The government has submitted amendment bills to six acts which contradict with the new Decentralisation Act and its objectives.
In a press statement, the Attorney General’s Office (AG Office) said all laws which contradict with the newly amended Decentralisation Act are required to be amended within six months of the ratification of the 9th Amendment to the Decentralisation Act, ratified on December 23, 2020. The AG Office said the law requires the amendments to be submitted to the parliament within the specified duration. The AG Office revealed the amendment bills submitted include amendment bills to the Land Act, Public Finance Act, Land Transport Act, Marine Transport Act, Environmental Preservation Act and the Act on Uninhabited Islands.
Earlier this week, the AG Office revealed a total of 19 bills are planned to be submitted during the second parliamentary session of 2021. Bills already submitted to the parliament during the ongoing session include the amendment bill to the Judges Act and two amendment bills to the Penal Code of the Maldives.