Article 6 Starting Date: 23/06/2009
The Legal Affairs Department (LAD) shall be concerned with the following: Examining, studying and following up legal matters related to the activity of the Ministry, in coordination with the concerned administrative units; Preparing the Ministry's draft legislative instruments and expressing opinions on draft laws referred to it; Expressing legal opinions on matters referred to it; Preparing the Ministry's draft contracts, agreements and memoranda of understanding pertaining to the competencies of the Ministry, in coordination with the concerned administrative units; Investigating incidents and violations attributed to Ministry staff; preparing the necessary notes on results thereof, together with legal opinions and recommendations; submitting the same to the competent authority; and following up the execution of the decisions taken thereon; Following up disputes and issues to which the Ministry is a party, in coordination with the competent bodies.