President Dr Mohamed Waheed has decided to reinstate the changes to the mandate and the areas of jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defence and National Security, following the Majlis’ rejection of his postposed changes.
As per Article 116(a) of the Constitution, the President proposed the following changes to the mandate of the Ministry of Defence and National Security and sent them to the People’s Majlis for approval:
- To transfer the National Disaster Management Centre, that was previously functioning under the Ministry of Housing and Environment, under the Ministry of Defence and National Security
- To transfer the Department of Immigration and Emigration, that was previously functioning under the Ministry of Home Affairs, under the Ministry of Defence and National Security
- To establish Aviation Security Command as a separate office under the Ministry of Defence and National Security
The People’s Majlis, however, on its fourth sitting of its second session for this year, rejected the President’s proposed changes.
Therefore, under the powers vested on him by Article 116(a) of the Constitution, the President has decided to reinstate the above changes to the mandate and re-determine the areas of jurisdictions of the Ministry of Defence and National Security accordingly.