UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION PROVIDED BY SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS
18 SEPTEMBER 2014
Law No. (14) of 2014
Promulgating the Cybercrime Prevention Law
We, Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar,
Having perused the Constitution;
Law No. (3) of 2004 on counterterrorism;
The Penal Code promulgated by Law No. (11) of 2004, as amended;
The Criminal Procedure Code promulgated by Law No. (23) of 2004 as amended by Law No. (24)
of 2009;
The Telecommunications Law issued by Decree Law No. (34) of 2004;
The Anti‐Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism Law as issued by Law No.
(4) of 2010;
The Electronic Transactions and Commerce Law issued by Decree Law No. (16) of 2010;
The proposal of the Minister of Interior; and
The draft law submitted by the Cabinet; and
Having referred to the Advisory Council;
Have promulgated the following law:
Article (1)
The provisions of the attached Cybercrime Prevention Law shall come into force.
Article (2)
All service providers addressed under the provisions of the attached Law and operating at the
time of its entry into force shall remedy their status in accordance with the provisions of the
attached Law within six months from the date of its operation. The Minister of Interior may
extend this period up to another six months as necessary.
Article (3)
The Minister of Interior shall be responsible for issuing the decisions implementing the attached
Law.