MANAMA: The terror attack in Eastern Eker, which claimed the life of a policeman was denounced by the Cabinet on Sunday.
The Official Government Spokesperson and State Minister for Information Affairs Sameera Rajab told reporters that during the weekly post Cabinet meeting that the meeting which chaired by His Royal Highness the Prime Minister, Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, discussed a memorandum regarding the registration fees for lawyers entering the profession.
The Minister said that those renewing their licences as well as for internees got cabinet approval as memo was presented by the Minister of Justice and Islamic Affairs.
The hospitality extended by the Kuwaiti leadership to the Bahraini Prime Minister on his latest visit to Kuwait was commended by the cabinet. The premier discussed the recent Arab and regional developments with the Kuwaiti leadership, she said.
The cabinet discussed a memorandum presented by the Minister of Shura Council and Parliamentary Affairs. The memorandum pertained to the fourth session of the third legislative term of the council of Representatives and the Shura Council, for the period October 23 to June 26, 2014, the spokesperson added.
The memorandum contained a statistical review of the achievements of the legislative authority during the past eight months and a list of the laws ratified by the Council of Representatives and the Shura Council.
The cabinet emphasised the importance of laws issued by the executive authority. The Ministerial Committee for legal affairs was commissioned to follow-up on the preparation of the executive and explanatory regulations, required for certain laws, and render them more effective upon implementation.
The cabinet also reviewed a memorandum on the future of Bahrain Aviation Fuelling Co (BAFCO) and the future of trading jet fuel to Bahrain International Airport. It was presented by the Minister of Finance, Minister Supervisor of the National Oil and Gas Authority (NOGA).
It proposed that the authority and Bahrain International Airport form a joint committee to examine the status quo of selling, trading and supplying jet fuel to Bahrain International Airport. It also looked at developing and implementing optimum measures until a new company is established, the Spokesperson said.
Proposals from the lower House, the Council of Representatives, met with cabinet approval. The items include amendment to Article (9) of Law 11/ 1975 concerning passports.
Another proposal was related to parliamentary approval for amendment to the law of the Court of Cassation (law 8/ 1989,) draft law amending Law, issued by law 21 / 2001, another proposal to establish a fund for victims of car accidents, draft law on postage, amendment to certain provisions of the decree-law 54 / 2002 concerning the internal regulations of the council of representatives.
A proposed amendment to certain provisions of the law regulating pensions and bonuses for officers and members of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) and Public Security and certain provisions of law 19 / 2006, concerning labour market regulation, she said.