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Law No 13 of 1987 on the establishment of Qatar Public Telecommunications Corporation

Law Summary Record Type: LawNumber: 13Date: 23/05/1987 Corresponding to 25/09/1407 HijriNumber of Articles: 71Status: In force

Official Gazette :Issue: 6Offcial Journal Issue Publication Date: 01/01/1987 Corresponding to 01/05/1407 HijriPage from: 3326

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Management of the Corporation

5 Article

A Board of Directors shall be responsible for the management of the Corporation, and shall consist of the President, Vice President and a number of members, whose appointment, quorum, term of membership, remuneration, shall be determined by resolution of the Emir.

6 Article

The Board of Directors shall have all the necessary authority to manage the affairs of the Corporation and shall manage the disbursements which the good functioning thereof shall require. In addition it may make what resolutions it deems necessary for the fulfilment of the Corporation's purposes.

Such resolutions of the Board of Directors shall be effective from the date of issue, save resolutions relating to matters specified below, which shall not be valid until the Council of Ministers has ratified the same:

The acquisition by the Corporation of any loan, whether domestic or foreign.
The acceptance of gifts, legacies or donations.
The founding of companies, independently or with others, and the acquisition of companies or shares therein.

7 Article

The Board of Directors shall, without limiting rules, regulations in effect in the Government or internal regulations, set down the financial, administrative and technical requirements necessary for the management thereof. This shall include rules for its funds, inviting bids and procurement, and the rules relating to the people working in the Corporation, including rules for joining and for remuneration at the end of their service.

These rules shall not come into effect until ratification by the Council of Ministers.

8 Article

The Board of Directors shall submit to the Council of Ministers an annual report on the activities of the Corporation in every regard, accompanied with its own proposals, opinions and recommendations.

The Council of Ministers may, at any time, request the Board of Directors to submit reports thereto on the technical, financial, administrative, regulatory status of the Corporation, or its status in any other aspect of its activities, or any other information of a general form relating to the same.

9 Article

The Council of Ministers may issue general guidance to the Board of Director, regarding what it is required to pursue in affairs relating to general policy, and the Board of Directors must be bound by this guidance.

10 Article

The President, or Vice President, shall represent the Corporation before the Courts and in its relations with third parties.

11 Article

a) The Board of Directors shall meet on the invitation of the President, or in his absence the Vice President, at least six times each year, just as it shall meet whenever a request is made by at least three of the members thereof.

The meeting of the Board shall not be valid unless at least three members are present, with the President or the Vice President being among them.
The general secretarial activities of the Board shall be undertaken by a secretary whom the Board shall elect, and whose functions it shall define.

12 Article

a) The Board shall issue resolutions by a majority of votes cast by the members being present, and in the event of a tie the President shall cast the deciding vote.

The Board of Director's meetings shall be confidential, and it neither attendance by proxy nor voting by proxy shall be permitted.
The attendance and resolutions of the Board shall be recorded in a special record, which the President of the Board and its members shall all sign.

13 Article

The Board of Directors shall have the power to summon the Director-General of the Corporation, or any of its employees or other person with knowledge or expertise, to attend a meeting of the Board and to provide information and clarification.

The Board shall summon the supervisor of the accounts upon sight of the financial reports or matters relating to the budget. The supervisor of the accounts shall be permitted to seek confirmation of his opinion in attendance of a meeting.

It shall not be permitted for any of these persons to participate in the voting on resolutions of the Board.

14 Article

The President, or in his absence the Vice President, shall have the right to sign on behalf of the Board of Director.

The Board of Directors shall have the right, in situations where the Director-General or another person working within the Corporation has the right, individually or as a group, in matters which the Board of Directors shall define and in accordance with the provisions of internal regulations.

15 Article

Documents from the Corporation shall not be considered signed unless endorsed by the signature of the President of the Board of Director, or the Vice President or a person authorised to sign.

16 Article

The Chairperson of the Board, or a member thereof, or any person working for the Corporation may not derive any personal benefit, direct or indirect, in the contracts which are made with the Corporation, or from the accounts of the projects it undertakes, or in the fields of its activities.

17 Article

The Corporation shall have a Director-General, appointed by resolution of the Emir on the recommendation of the Board of Director.

18 Article

The Director-General, under the supervision of the Board of Directors and its guidance, shall be responsible for the implementation of the resolutions of the Board of Director.

Internal regulations shall define the functions and duties of the Director-General. He shall be responsible to the Board of Directors for the performance of these functions and duties.

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