Doha: The Shura Council held its regular weekly meeting on Monday under the chairmanship of Speaker of the Council HE Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud.
The Council discussed the report of the Public Services and Utilities Committee on Decree Law No. 21 of 2020 regarding private associations and institutions, which comprises 58 articles defining an association as a group that is composed of several natural or legal persons who participate together in carrying out a social, cultural, scientific, educational, or professional activity, not with the goal of making profit; defining the professional association as an association comprising the owners of one profession regulated by law; and defining a private enterprise as a private establishment set up by one or more natural or legal persons to achieve one or more purposes of charitable or public or private benefit, not with the goal of making profit.
The Decree Law specifies the conditions for establishing an association, the requirements of its founding contract, its articles of association, how to register it, its objectives, the period of its license, and aspects related to its management, finances, and control of its business.
After discussion, the Council decided to approve the aforementioned Decree Law and referring its recommendations to the esteemed government.
