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Law No 1 of 1964 for the Establishment of a System of Public Housing (Repealed)

Law Summary Record Type: LawNumber: 1Date: 18/01/1964 Corresponding to 04/09/1383 HijriNumber of Articles: 22Status: Canceled

Official Gazette :Issue: 1Offcial Journal Issue Publication Date: 01/01/1964 Corresponding to 16/08/1383 HijriPage from: 684

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Article 3
Starting Date: 01/01/1964

(As amended by Decree-Law No. 23 of 1966; Law No. 9 of 1968; Decree-Law No. 23 of 1972; Decree-Law No. 23 of 1973 and Law No. 2 of 1973):

The following conditions must be found in the beneficiary of the provisions of this Law:

1 - He should be a Qatari citizen in accordance with the first and seventh articles of the Qatari Citizenship Law No. 2 of 1961 amended by Law No. 19 of 1963 and Decree-Law No. 17 of 1966.

2 - He should belong to the category of limited-income individuals whose total income is not less than (400) riyals and not more than (1800) riyals on the date of application.

3 - He should not be younger than twenty years and not older than fifty years of age.

4 - He should be married or the head of a family that has no other breadwinner.

5 - He should not be the owner of any immoveable property by himself, and should not have disposed of the same to his wife, by one of the methods of transfer of ownership, whether in exchange of compensation or not, after the effective date of Law No. 1 of 1964; or the dwelling which is owned by him should be uninhabitable in terms of health, according to the Department of Medical Services and Public Health in the Ministry of Public Health; or its collapse should be imminent and there should be fear of its collapsing without there being any point in trying to repair it, according to the Department of Engineering Services in the Ministry of Public Works.

6 - He should not be able to build adequate housing for himself.

7 - He should undergo a medical examination conducted by a government medical committee to determine the soundness of his health and his ability to work.

8 - If the applicant was the owner of a house and disposed of it by means of a sale, then it is required that the transaction should have taken place after the publication of this law, and at least five years before submitting the application. It shall also be required that he establishes proof that the transaction was genuine and that this transaction be registered at the Real Estate Registration office.

9 - He should not have been the beneficiary of another housing project from any other body.