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A Cabinet session held Wednesday, headed by Prime Minister Dr. Bishr Khasawneh, approved an amended bylaw for Development and Investment Projects Fund for Jordan Armed Forces (JAF) and Security Departments for 2023.

Under the new regulation, necessary care and attention are given to Jordan's defense industries sector and security solutions to "institutionalize" and develop the sector, to establish a unified and comprehensive umbrella for this purpose to follow up and supervise its affairs.

This effort also seeks to develop the mechanism of managing this development and investment projects fund and activate role of the administrative body entrusted to run and oversee its operations.

The Council of Ministers also approved an amended bylaw for driving training centers for 2023, aimed to accredit training certificates issued by Jordanian Armed Forces and security departments, to become training permits for driver trainers after their assessment by Jordan Traffic Institute (JTI).

Moreover, the Cabinet approved an amended regulation for Jordanian Charity Lottery Bylaw for 2023, aimed to setting disbursement of charitable lottery revenues on charitable work, restrict the powers to disburse charitable lottery income, and form a national committee from relevant authorities to supervise lottery funds.

The Cabinet approved an amended bylaw for shelters for victims and people affected by human trafficking crimes for 2023, aimed to securing psychological and social rehabilitation programs for cases, building a related special information base.

This process would be linked electronically with Anti-Human Trafficking Unit in the Public Security Directorate (PSD). In addition, other related multiple matters are regulated and the bylaw's provisions are aligned with clauses of Law on the Prevention of Trafficking in Human Beings.

Additionally, the Council approved the administrative organization bylaw for Jordan Enterprise Development Corporation (JEDCO) for 2023, aimed to entrusting JEDCO with the task of establishing commercial centers, holding exhibitions, opening markets inside and outside the Kingdom, and organizing trade missions to promote and market national products and all related matters by launching its Exhibitions Directorate.

During the session, the Cabinet approved the mandating reasons for the draft Electoral District Bylaw for 2023, in preparation for sending it to the Legislation and Opinion Bureau (LOB) to complete procedures for issuing the regulation in accordance with rules in force.

The bylaw comes after endorsing Lower House Election Law No. (4) of 2022, and the necessity to issue a regulation to define constituencies, in accordance with the provisions of this law in terms of geography.

Under the bylaw, the number of parliamentary seats for each constituency are set, especially the electoral districts in the capital Amman and northern Irbid governorates, in addition to determining seats allocated to Christians, Circassians and Chechens in Amman and Irbid electoral districts.

Moreover, the Cabinet approved the validating reasons for a draft bylaw for establishing and licensing private and foreign educational institutions for 2023, in preparation for sending it to the Legislation and Opinion Bureau to complete procedures for issuing the system in accordance with the rules in place.

On the other hand, the Cabinet decided to approve National Strategy for Vocational and Technical Education and Training (2023-2027), and form a committee to follow up the strategy, headed by Chairman of Technical and Vocational Skills Development Commission (TVSDC).

The committee will submit periodic reports on the progress of the strategy's work to achieve desired goals.

The Council of Ministers also decided to approve formation of a higher steering committee for National Social Protection Strategy, headed by Minister of Social Development, to maintain the current team of the coordinating committee to follow up on the strategy's implementation and form technical action teams to update it.