AMMAN – In a series of legislative moves, the
Cabinet officially endorsed the electoral constituency by-law for 2023 on
Sunday. This by-law constitutes an integral part of the ongoing effort to
modernize the political system. This development follows the implementation of
the
Election Law for the House of Representatives in 2022 (No. 4), which
necessitated establishing a comprehensive system defining electoral
constituencies based on geographical parameters and seat allocation.
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Simultaneously, the Lower House of Parliament made progress on Monday by
passing a draft law that amends the
Real Estate Property Law for the year 2023.
This legislation marks the culmination of the legislative agenda set for the
parliamentary extraordinary session. The decision was the result of extensive
deliberation among
House deputies, as reported by the Jordan News Agency,
Petra. The primary objective behind these amendments is to empower the
Department of Lands and Survey to process and approve applications for
e-services, excluding the signing of disposal contracts. Furthermore, the bill
assigns assessment duties for property valuations to designated committees,
operating under
specific standards and criteria.
Transfer state-owned land plots to government-owned public investment
funds
Notably, this bill empowers the
Council of Ministers to facilitate the
transfer of state-owned land plots to government-owned public investment funds
or fully government-owned companies. These transfers enable these entities to
execute their responsibilities or offer portions of the land as in-kind shares
in various investment ventures. Additionally, the bill includes provisions to
ease restrictions on foreign ownership of property in the Kingdom, fostering an
environment conducive to increased investment.
Personal digital data protection bill
In a separate session led by Speaker Ahmad Safadi and attended by Prime
Minister Bisher Khasawneh and Cabinet members, the legislature provided its
endorsement for the
personal digital data protection bill. Concluding the
parliamentary extraordinary session, the real estate law emerged as the final
item on the agenda.
This comprehensive session encompassed diverse subjects such as
public-private sector partnership projects, real estate property regulations,
cybercrime measures, traffic regulations, corporate matters, and even the
revocation of the ratification of the production sharing agreement for oil
exploration in the Al-Jafr region and central Jordan between the
Natural Resources Authority and Ammonite Energy International Inc. A separate bill
pertaining to the establishment of Sharia courts was also addressed.
New allocations of seats for various groups
Within the electoral framework, the new law expressly outlines the
allocation of seats for various groups,
including Christians, Circassians, and
Chechens, across the governorates of the Kingdom. This allocation extends to
the northern, central, and southern badias, with a specific count established
for each. Dividing the Kingdom into eighteen local electoral districts and one
overarching general electoral district, the law dictates that all 138 seats be
distributed among them.
Adhering to the open list proportional
system, the local constituencies are granted 97 seats, while the remaining 41
seats are reserved for the general list, accommodating political parties and
partisan alliances.
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