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The government has referred a draft law to Parliament amending Decree-Law 14 of 1973 concerning the regulation of advertisements.
According to the Legislation and Legal Opinion Commission memorandum, the amendment aims to re-organise the advertising sector in Bahrain to enhance efficiency, protect the industry from harmful entities and provide effective mechanisms to facilitate obtaining licences in a rapid and organised manner.
The most significant amendments to the law include stricter penalties for violations. The draft law stipulates that anyone who transgresses the law be punished with imprisonment and a fine between BD1,000 and BD20,000 or one of these penalties.
Violations include advertising without a licence, violating the terms of a licence, providing false information, resorting to unlawful means to obtain a licence, hindering the inspectors’ work, or withholding any data required for the ministry to perform its duties.
The penalty shall be multiplied according to the number of violating advertisements. In all cases, the court shall order the removal of the violating advertisement and the restoration of the situation to its original state at the offender’s expense. Additionally, a fine of up to BD1,000 shall be imposed on anyone who removes, breaks, tears or damages a licensed advertisement.
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