Bahrain : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today issued Royal Decree (1) of 2022, amending some provisions of Decree (69) of 2004 on restructuring the Interior Ministry.
Article (1):
The text of item (11) of Article (1) of Decree 69/2004 on re-structuring the Interior Ministry, shall be amended as follows:
“11- Customs Affairs, which includes
The Customs President, who oversees
a- The Directorate of Monitoring and Performance Follow-up
b- The Directorate of Communication and Strategic Planning
c- The General Directorate of Customs Inspection and Security, which includes:
– Directorate of Seaports Customs
– Directorate of Airports Customs
– Directorate of Land Ports Customs
– Directorate of Customs Security
d- The General Directorate of Customs Clearance and Services, which includes
– Directorate of Customs Compliance and Risks
– Directorate of Customs Licenses and Customer Service
– Directorate of Customs Clearance
e- The General Directorate of Resources and Information Systems, which includes:
– The Directorate of Training and Development
– The Directorate of Financial Resources
– Directorate of Information Systems
– Directorate of Human Resources and Administrative Affairs”.
Article (2):
A new item (N’ 7) shall be added to (Second) of Article (1) of Decree 69/2004 on re-structuring the Interior Ministry, and the rest of the items shall be renumbered accordingly, as follows:
“7- The General Directorate of Verdict Enforcement and Alternative Sentencing, which includes:
– Directorate of Alternative Sentencing
– Directorate of Coordination and Legal Follow-up.
– Directorate of Verdict Enforcement”.
The Interior Minister shall implement the provisions of the decree, which takes immediate effect, and will be published in the Official Gazette.
