15. Representative of the Jordanian University, to be nominated by its
President
B. The Minister shall appoint a civil servant of the Ministry as
Secretary
C. At the discretion of the President of the National Council, the
Council of Ministers has the right to co-opt within the membership of the Council a
maximum
of three persons dealing with the welfare and affairs of disabled persons.
D. The term of office for the council shall be three years.
E. The Council shall meet at least once every three months and whenever
the need necessitates, at a call by its President. The meeting of the Council shall be
legal if the majority of its members and the President or his deputy are present.
Decisions shall be taken unanimously or by majority vote of those attending the meeting;
and if the votes of both sides are equal, the side including the chairman of the meeting
will prevail.
Article 7
The Council shall assume the following
tasks and powers:
A. Drafting the general policy for the welfare, rehabilitation and
education of disabled persons.
B. To lay down a national plan for the protection against the occurrence
of disability, the alleviation of its consequences and the mitigation of its aggravation.
C. Soliciting aid and donations to support projects pertaining to the
welfare of disabled persons providing that the approval of the council of Ministers is
obtained whenever such aid and donations come from foreign sources.
D. Proposing special draft regulations pertaining to disabled persons and
as required for the implementation of this Law.
E. Laying down internal executive and organisational instructions for the
administrative, educational and rehabilitation projects and programmes as required for the
implementation of this Law and the regulations issued thereunder.
Article 8
When constructing official and public
buildings and opening roads, the concerned parties shall make arrangements for the
required special lanes and facilities and the necessary devices for the use of disabled
persons to facilitate their ease of movement and to ensure their safety.
Article 9
A. Local and foreign special establishments
and centres for the welfare and rehabilitation of disabled persons, shall be established
in accordance with a license, to be issued by the Minister, and this license shall be
temporary or permanent according to the regulations issued for this purpose by the
Minister.
B. Any temporary or permanent license
issued by the Minister prior to the enforcement of this Law shall be considered as issued
thereunder.
Article 10
In the event that any school or
establishment or centre of the establishments, centres and schools for the welfare of
disabled persons violates any of the provisions of this Law or any regulations issued
thereunder; the concerned Minister shall serve it a warning to remove this violation
within a period he shall determine. If the transgressor fails to remove the causes of the
violation within that period of if the violation continues or re-occurs, the concerned
Minister may close down the establishment for the period he deems appropriate, or may
abolish its license absolutely.
Article 11
The Council of Ministers shall issue the
regulations necessary for the implementation of the provisions of this Law.
Article 12
The Prime Minister and the Ministers are
charged with the execution of the provisions of this Law.
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