A proposed law giving authorities broad powers to determine the conditions under which expatriates can obtain driving licences is set to be rejected by Bahrain’s upper chamber, with a key committee warning that it could undermine constitutional rights without providing meaningful relief from traffic congestion.
The foreign affairs, defence and national security committee said that blanket delegation of regulatory powers to the executive would leave expatriates’ access to driving licences vulnerable to restrictions without clear safeguards in the law .
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