The Cabinet has given its nod to a draft decision of HE the Minister of Interior that requires taxi drivers to charge only what is shown on the meter and also prohibits the sharing of taxis.
This came during the Cabinet’s regular meeting in Doha on Wednesday.
The draft decision stipulates that provisions of the law shall apply to taxis operated by Mowasalat within the State in accordance with the concession granted to it, the official Qatar News Agency (QNA) has reported.
According to the draft law, a taxi driver is required to “charge no more than the value recorded by the meter” even if there is “more than one passenger in a group”.
The driver is “also prohibited from allowing another person to ride with the passenger, even if the destination is the same”, the law states.
After HE the Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani chaired the Cabinet’s regular meeting at the Emiri Diwan on Wednesday, HE the Minister of Justice and Acting Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Dr Hassan bin Lahdan al-Hassan al-Mohannadi said the Cabinet also approved a draft law on regulating the ownership of dangerous animals or creatures, and referred it to the Advisory Council.
The provisions of the draft law "prohibit the ownership, import, export or trade of any dangerous animals and creatures without a licence from the competent entity".
It is also prohibited to "take, walk around or hike" with any such dangerous animals and creatures in public places.
The owners and holders of dangerous animals and their custodians shall take precautions and measures issued by a decision of HE the Minister concerned to ensure that such creatures do not escape, QNA adds.
Meanwhile, the Cabinet approved a draft law on amending some provisions of the commercial companies law promulgated by Law No 11 of 2015.
It also gave its nod to a draft decision of HE the Minister of Municipality and Environment on endorsing Qatari technical regulations.
