who shall supervise financial records
and accounts, organize payment and
receipt vouchers, and sign payment
vouchers, related to the non-recurrent
capital expenditures, together with the
Chairman or the Commissioner
General.
present. The Board adopts its decisions
by the votes of at least two thirds of
those present.
(B) The Board of Trustees may delegate
any of its competences to the Chairman
or any of the Board’s committees or
members.
(C) At the recommendation of the
Chairman, the Board shall appoint a
Secretary, who shall organize the
Board’s meetings, record its decisions
and file its documents and other legal
papers.
(D) The Board shall select from among
its members a Treasurer, who shall
supervise financial records and accounts,
organize payment and receipt vouchers,
and sign payment vouchers together with
the Chairman or the Commissioner
General.2
Non-discrimination and equality between men and women (arts. 2-3, 23-24 and 26)
3Article (6) of the Jordanian Constitution provides for equality before the law and that
there shall be no distinction between them in rights and obligations, irrespective of their
race, language or religion". In addition, Jordan has ratified the Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and published it in
the Official Gazette in 2007. In addition, many relevant legislations were amended to align
them with the Convention, nonetheless, this does not mean that these modifications have
affected all legislations that contain discriminatory provisions against women, inter alia
(Penal Code, Citizenship Law, Personal Status Code, Social Security Law, Labor Law, the
Civil Service By-law.. etc.), in addition, there is no specific law for combating
discrimination against women, and women's unequal access to opportunities to hold senior
positions is still low. Jordan is making serious efforts to fulfill its obligations arising from
international conventions in its domestic legal system. As a result, all authorities, including
the Judiciary, apply the provisions of this Convention; where in many times the provisions
of the Convention had been taken into considerations.
4As for the personal status, the Jordanian Law of Personal Status No 61 for the year
1976 was repealed, and the Temporary Personal Status Law No. 36 was enacted which
added sections and chapters, inter alia: Capacity and incapacity, guardianship (wilaya) of
individuals and property, curatorship (wisayah), will, inheritance and takharuj, in addition
to the detailed provisions related thereto. Besides that, the Law contained a number of
thematic issues, which are considered a qualitative improvement in relation to the rights of
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