the Civil Law promulgated by Legislative Decree No. 19 of 2001;
the Commercial Companies Law promulgated by Legislative Decree No. 21 for 2001;
Legislative Decree No. 28 of 2002 Regarding Electronic Transactions;
the Law regulating Governmental Tenders and Purchases promulgated by Legislative
Decree No. 36 of 2002;
the Criminal Procedural Law promulgated by Legislative Decree No. 46 of 2002;
and on the basis on the proposal submitted by the Minister of Transportation, and after
the approval thereof by the Council of Ministers,
Has decreed the following Law:
The First Article
The provisions of the law attached hereto shall apply to telecommunications.
The Second Article
The provisions of this law attached hereto shall govern all telecommunications except the
radio frequency spectrum, telecommunications networks and services used by the Bahrain
Defence Forces and all security organs in the Kingdom.
The Third Article
Every contrary provision shall be superseded by the provisions of the attached Law. This
Law shall be construed in accordance with the provisions of the relevant international
agreements applicable in the Kingdom and the regulations of any international body or
commission or organisation operating in the field of telecommunications of which the
Kingdom is a member.
The Fourth Article
The Prime Minister and the Ministers shall, each according to his Authority, implement the
provisions of this Law which shall take effect on the day following the date of its publication
in the Official Gazette.
The King of the Kingdom of Bahrain
Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa
The Prime Minister
The Minister of Transportation
Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa Ali Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa
Issued at Al-Rifa Palace:
Date: 17 Sha’aban 1423 (h) (23 October 2002)
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This is an unofficial translation of the Law. It is provided for information purposes only. Reliance may only be placed upon the
official Arabic version of the Law published in the Official Gazette of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Any comments on this translation
will be gratefully received by the Authority. Please email any comments to: contact@tra.org.bh