A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has ratified the first amendment to the Local Council Elections Special Provision Act 2020 (Act no.: 03/2020). Parliament passed the bill at its third extraordinary sitting held on January 19, 2021. The Local Council Elections Special Provision Act—passed on May 10, 2020—led to the postponement of Local Council and Women’s Development […]
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has made appointments to the newly-established Office of the Ombudsperson for Transitional Justice. The office was established under the Transitional Justice Act (Act number: 28/2020) on December 17, 2020. The appointments are; Uz Abdul Samad Arif as the Chief Ombudsperson; and Uza Jihada Anees and Mariyam Laiza as ombudspersons. Uz Abdul […]
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has ratified the 10th amendment to the Maldives Tourism Act, outlining key changes in how islands are allocated for tourism purposes. The amendment was passed by the Parliament at the 28th sitting of its third session, on 07th December 2020. The new amendment vests the President with the powers to allocate […]
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has ratified the 9th Amendment to the Decentralization Act (Act no: 07/2010). Parliament passed the bill at the 27th sitting of its third session held on Sunday, December 6, 2020. The amendment stipulates the statutes under which Councils may create and implement policies and regulations while administering constituents. It also outlines […]
The Maldives Securities Act has now been amended to broaden the country’s capital market. President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih ratified the Second Amendment Bill to the Maldives Securities Act (Act No. 2/2006) yesterday. The amendment was passed by the Parliament on 6th December 2020, at the 27th sitting of the third session of the People’s Majlis. […]
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has on Thursday ratified the Transitional Justice Act (Act number: 28/2020). The Act was passed by the Parliament on 29 November 2020, at the 23rd sitting of the third session of the People’s Majlis. The key goals of the Transitional Justice Act are to end the culture of impunity and strengthen […]
Maldives International Arbitration Centre (MIAC) has announced the formal commencement of its services in matters of arbitration. Parties may now submit a case to MIAC through their website. Furthermore, MIAC also provides an option for arbitral proceedings to be conducted online via integrated virtual services. According to MIAC, the launch of virtual facilities by MIAC […]
2020 has been a productive year for the Police administration in the Maldives with successful major drug busts and criminal investigations. Last Tuesday, Maldives Police Service arrested 10 people and seized 71kg of illegal narcotics in Male’ city. This is one of the biggest drug busts conducted in the capital. Similarly, in April 2020, Maldives […]
It is established law that the Maldives courts will recognize and enforce overseas arbitral awards. In a recent development, the country has gone a step further by granting interim relief in an arbitration that had recently commenced in Singapore. For enthusiasts of commercial law and dispute resolution, the development is both loved and loathed at […]