Abu Dhabi: President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Monday issued a number of federal laws and decrees.
Shaikh Khalifa issued a federal law on regulating Holy Quran memorisation centres.
Federal Law No. 1 of 2018, which was published in the last issue of the Federal Official Gazette, aims at regulating centres as part of efforts to bring up future generations who are fully aware of the principles, sciences and ethics of Islam.
The law stipulates that the Cabinet shall adopt the general policy necessary for the establishment of the centres. This policy shall comply with the objectives set out in this law based on the presentation of the General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments in coordination with the competent authorities responsible for licensing the Quran memorisation centres in each emirate.
The centres shall comply with the provisions of this law within a period not exceeding one year from the date of its implementation.
The law will come into force three months following the date of its publication in the Official Gazette and any provision contradicting it shall be repealed.
Shaikh Khalifa issued Federal Decree No. 58 of 2018 appointing Judge Abdullah Karam Ahmad Ali as president of the Court of Appeal.
The decree stipulated the appointment of Judges Nasser Rashid Ahmad Al Ramsi Al Marzouqi and Ebrahim Mohammad Abdullah Al Ali as First Instance Court judges.
The judges were sworn in before Sultan Bin Saeed Al Badi, Minister of Justice.
Shaikh Khalifa also issued Federal Decree No. 28 of 2018 promoting Shaikh Sultan Bin Hamdan Bin Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan from the rank of Minister Plenipotentiary to that of an Ambassador Extraordinary.
The President also issued Federal Decree No. 29 of 2018 appointing Shaikh Sultan as the UAE Ambassador to Bahrain.
