16. A  rticle No. (25), which states that: “The Ministry of Labor and Social Development shall establish a system of alternative care, which aims to provide social, psychological and health care for children whose circumstances prevented them from continuing to live with their natural families; a decision from the Minister of Labor and Social Development shall be issued to organize alternative care.” 17. A  rticle No. (26), which states that: ���The social care institution for children deprived of parental care means all shelters for children, and includes those children deprived of family care, or those with unknown father or parents or orphans, or the like. The child may remain in the institution if he is enrolled in higher education until his graduation, if the circumstances that led him to join the institution still exist, and that he has successfully passed the stages of education. A decision by the Minister of Labor and Social Development shall be issued specifying a model regulation for those institutions and the information contained in such.” 18. A  rticle No. (28), which states that: “The Ministry of Labor and Social Development is committed to the allocation of places in the community centers in all governorates of the Kingdom for the implementation of visiting rules, that works during morning and evening periods throughout the week, and to provide specialized staff.” 19. Article No. (40), which stipulates that: “The prohibition on media shown to children in cinemas and similar public places shall be in accordance with the rules and conditions to be determined by a decision of the Minister of Information Affairs and the Culture and Antiquities Authority. Opportunists, managers of cinemas, profiteers, concert supervisors, and ushers are prohibited from allowing children to enter these theaters or to watch what is being screened if the show is prohibited for children as determined by the competent authority; it is also prohibited to go together with a child to watch such movies or concerts.” 20. A  rticle No. (54), which stipulates that: “(a) the Child Protection Center shall have a Director who is appointed pursuant to a decision of the Minister of Labor and Social Development on the recommendation of the Center’s Board of Directors. (b) The Child Protection Center shall be managed by a full-time competent Director, who manages the administrative and technical affairs of the Center and oversees the progress of work.” 21. T  he NIHR is in favor of introducing a new article in the proposed law stipulating the replacement of the term (Ministry of Human Rights and Social Development) with the term (Ministry of Children’s Affairs), and the replacement of the term (Minister of Human Rights and Social Development) with the term (Minister of Children’s Affairs), wherever mentioned in this law, in order to avoid repetition and lengthy proposal. This is consistent with the proper approach adopted by the Bahraini legislator in the formulation of national laws and legislation. In addition, article No. (40) of the proposed law replaced the term (Minister of culture) with the term (Minister of Information Affairs and The Authority for Culture and Antiquities) whilst the official name of the Authority is (The Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities). 27

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