7. In connection with article No. (55) of the proposed law, which stipulates that: “The Director of
the Child Protection Center prepares a report every three months on the Center’s activities, in
general, and on the cases received by the Center and the procedures followed to deal with them,
in particular. An annual report is also required on the activities of the Center during the previous
fiscal year, the obstacles facing the Center, and the proposed solutions in this regard. The Director
presents all the reports before the Board of Directors in a timely manner as scheduled for each
report; and within two months of the fiscal year end date for the annual report on the financial
situation of the Center, provided the Board of Directors submits the report to the Minister of
Labor and Social Development supplemented with the Board’s observations for the Ministry to
take the necessary action in this regard.”
8. T
he NIHR has made it clear in its views that it agrees in principle with the requirement stipulating
that the Board of Directors of the Child Protection Center prepares periodic reports on the Center’s
efforts, activities and other works, as well as its financial reports. However, it is advisable that the
periodicity of the Center’s reports is annual or bi-annual at most, as the three months period is a
short time to prepare such reports. Besides, it is necessary to refer to the competent governmental
body having the original jurisdiction to be familiar with its views in this regard, in view of the fact
that the explanatory note attached with the proposed law did not have any reference or explanation
for this amendment.
9. W
ith regard to article No. (20), which states that: “Natural or legal persons shall be licensed to
establish nurseries in accordance with the provisions established by a decision of the Minister
of Labor and Social Development. The decision to grant or reject a license shall be issued within
(thirty days) of the date of submission of the application, failure to make a decision within
the mentioned period is considered rejection of the application. The person, whose application
is rejected, explicitly or legally, may appeal before the competent court within (thirty days)
from the date of notification of the rejection decision or the expiration of the specified period
to decide on the application. The licensee shall develop internal regulations (by-law) for the
nursery within (thirty days) from the date of issuance of the license, which shall be approved
by the Ministry of Labor and Social Development. A decision by the Minister of Labor and
Social Development defining the rules and conditions to be included in the standard internal
regulations for nurseries shall be issued following consideration by the NIHR and obtaining its
comments on such.”
10. A
rticle No. (21), which stipulates that: “The competent technical bodies at the Ministry of Labor
and Social Development shall assume technical inspection and financial and administrative
oversight of the nurseries, to verify its compliance with the provisions of this Law and the issued
resolutions executing it. In addition, the Ministry of Labor and Social Development, after briefing
the NIHR on the findings of the supervision, notifies the nursery of the observed violations with
a warning to rectify the breaches within a reasonable period to be specified in the warning.”
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