In 2003, the Central Informatics Organisation of the Kingdom of Bahrain, being the government institution that has the mandate and authority to be in charge, among others, on national register, population and statistics, had embarked on the National ID Project.
To found the legal basis for the national ID Cards,
the laws were enacted in 2006.
قانون رقم (46) لسنة 2006 بشأن بطاقةالهوية
The operational aspects of the National ID Cards has been addressed in the Resolution known as: قرار نائب رئيس مجلس الوزراء رقم (1) لسنة 2007 بشأن اللائحة التنفيذية لقانون بطاقة الهوية رقم (46) لسنة 2006
The Central Population Register Laws has also been amended to be in line with and give the comprehensive effects for the National ID Cards operations and evade any possible conflicts. See قانون رقم (45) لسنة 2006 بتعديل بعض أحكام المرسوم بقانون رقم (9) لسنة 1984 في شأن السجل السكاني المركزي
While National ID laws and the regulations are concentrated
on the operational and procedural aspects of the National ID Cards, the
availability of the National IDs, their very nature as smart cards and
the advantage the cards have to offer will facilitate the implementation and
participations in eGovernment. The cards will enable the bearer to have online
presence, to complete transactions electronically, including executing a
contract online by the use of electronic signature, and affect electronic
payment once the e-purse facility is made available.
The law also contains some provisions penalising any civil offences in relation to the abuse, misuse and/or unathorised dealings with the cards, including any attempt to alter or amend the data, either those printed on the card or contained in the chip.
Along with the benefits the National IDs have to
offer, the utilization of those facilities necessitates careful study as to
whether the law is to be amended to sanction recognition for e-purse, for
example, or whether the e-purse distinctive operations and procedures may
warrant a separate legal document to govern those.
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