Mohsin Thiyab Al Suwaidi

Web posted at: 12/21/2009 5:15:42
Source ::: THE PENINSULA/ By MOHAMED SAEED

DOHA: A law to be implemented from May 2010 would make post-dated cheques risky instruments for the issuer as they could be en-cashed right after being issued.

The law (No. 26) was passed in 2006 and will be enforced from May 2010, according to a report that appeared yesterday.

“The move,” said Professor Hassan Al Sayed of the Faculty of Law at Qatar University, “would create a lot of confusion as property rentals, car loan markets, and trade and industry depend heavily on the system of post-dated cheques.”

Cheques, according to the law (No. 26 of 2006), are Bills of Exchange and not debt instruments.

Regardless of whether or not you think it's ridiculous that they impose this on non-Muslims as well, it's probably worth reminding you all of this;

Adults found eating or drinking in public between dawn and dusk (the fasting time) during the holy month can be taken to task, said [lawyer] Mohsin Thiyab Al Suwaidi. The act attracts up to three months of imprisonment or a fine of up to QR3,000 or both under Article 267 of Qatar’s criminal code.

And while we're at it, this rule applies all the time but is probably policed more during Ramadan;

Dressing indecently is a crime punishable under Article 290 and action can be taken against the violators regardless of whether it is Ramadan or not, the lawyer said.