Law No. 5 of 1970 Identifying the Powers of Ministers and Defining the Functions of Ministries and Other Government Bodies

Law Summary Record Type: LawNumber: 5Date: 02/04/1970 Corresponding to 26/01/1390 HijriNumber of Articles: 11Status: Canceled
Official Gazette :Issue: 4Offcial Journal Issue Publication Date: 01/01/1970 Corresponding to 23/10/1389 HijriPage from: 3804
طباعة
 



We, Ahmad bin Ali Al-Thani, Ruler of Qatar,
Having perused the Amended Provisional Constitution, in particular Article 23 thereof;
And the proposal of the Deputy Governor and the Prime Minister;
Hereby promulgate the following Law:

Articles

Article 1

 
 
The Ministries in the first formation of the Cabinet shall be formed as follows:
 
  1. Ministry of Finance and Petroleum
  2. Ministry of Education
  3. Ministry of Interior
  4. Ministry of Justice
  5. Ministry of Public Health
  6. Ministry of Industry and Public Works (1)
  7. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture (1)
  8. Ministry of Communications and Transport
  9. Ministry of Water and Electricity
  10. Ministry of Economy and Commerce
  11. Ministry of Emiri  Diwan Affairs (1)

Article 2 (Amended By Law 41/2004)

 Every Minister shall be vested with the following powers:
  1. Overseeing the implementation of his Ministry's policy after its approval by the Council of Ministers; deciding on major issues related to this policy; and monitoring the progress of work in the Ministry.
  2. Issuing decisions on the appointment of employees in his Ministry and determining their salaries, transfer, promotion and dismissal, and all other issues related to employees' affairs that fall under the Minister's jurisdiction.
  3. Issuing decisions for determining the charges for service performed, modified or cancelled by the Ministry after approval by the Council of Ministers.

Article 3

 The Undersecretary of each Ministry shall be specialized in the management of the Ministry's affairs in the light of its established policy. Where there are several Undersecretaries, the work shall be distributed among them according to the Minister's decision.

Article 4

 The Director of Department of each Ministry shall manage the Department's affairs in accordance with his appointment under the Minister's decision.

Article 5

 Every Ministry shall perform the following general functions:
  1. Presenting topics and subjects related to the activities of the Ministry, and which require legislative action, to the Minister for presentation to the Council of Ministers.
  2. Issuing regulations and decisions necessary for the implementation, within its allocated budget, of legislation related to the technical, administrative and financial activities of the Ministry.
  3. Distributing work to the Ministry's various sections and departments, and supervising and directing it to ensure its proper performance.
  4. Cooperating with other Ministries in areas that require the coordination of work among them in the best interest of the public.
  5. Preparing the Ministry's draft budget.
  6. Appointing workers in the Ministry and determining their salaries, transfer, promotion and dismissal and all other issues related to their affairs in accordance with the provisions of the employee law and its implemented regulations.
  7. Preparing statistics related to the Ministry's activities.
  8. Cooperating with the competent federal authorities and coordinating work in order to achieve the objectives of the Federation.
  9. Any other functions prescribed by the law.

Article 6

Article 7

1.       The government adviser and consultant shall advise the Governor, Deputy Governor and the Prime Minister on all important political, legal and petroleum matters, and he shall assume all tasks assigned to him regarding such matters.
  1. The government adviser shall hold the rank of Minister and shall report directly to the Deputy Governor and the Prime Minister.

Article 8

 Departments and governmental bodies and agencies shall be distributed among the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and the ministries according to the statement attached to this Law, and their designations shall be amended according to such statement.
 

Article 9

 Employees and workers shall be transferred to new jobs without any amendment to their salaries.

Article 10

 Any provision contrary to the provisions of this Law shall be cancelled.

Article 11

 All competent authorities, each within its own jurisdiction, shall enforce this law from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.