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On Monday, 20th November 2006, under the patronage of His Excellency the Minister of State and Chairman of the National Oil & Gas Authority, Dr. Abdul Hussain bin Ali Mirza, a seminar was held on “the legal aspects of inspection in the light of Ministerial Order No. (4) for the year 2006”. Held at Awali Banquet Hall, Sheraton Hotel, the seminar was attended by 80 participants from Government Ministries, oil companies, oil sector investors and from certain academic bodies associated with legal matters.

The topics of the 3-chapter seminar were presented by Dr. Mahmood Salama Jabr, Legal Adviser to His Excellency the Minister of State and Chairman of NOGA. The first chapter covered the definition of inspection, its objectives and scope. The second chapter dealt with the functions, powers and duties of inspectors. The third chapter discussed the challenges faced by inspectors, and a conclusion with proposed recommendations.The purpose of the seminar was to introduce the rules and regulations related to the functions of NOGA in terms of the legal aspects of inspection. It was also to introduce NOGA’s programmes of enforcing the inspection Ministerial Order, and to familiarize participants with the actions to be taken by the Inspection Section with respect to offences. The seminar also covered the difficulties facing organizations and companies in inspection and proposed solutions therefore, guiding participants to the best practices in applying the rules, regulations and orders regulating inspection work to avoid possible violations in performing duties. Additionally, the seminar discussed the possible problems that may arise during field inspection visits.