"Ras Al Khaimah Economy" closed a non-compliance hall

Legal: Event halls are responsible for the precautionary measures for the invitees

• Wedding and events halls are required to adhere to the conditions and controls in order to restart their activities.

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Legal confirmed that the owners of the event halls bear legal responsibility, in the event that the invitees do not adhere to the precautionary and preventive measures, of physical distancing, and wearing masks and gloves throughout their stay in the wedding hall, and the decisions of the Attorney General, which stipulate the violation of preventing or restricting gatherings or meetings, or Holding private and public celebrations, gathering or being in public places, or private farms and estates, with a fine of 10 thousand dirhams, for those who hold the invitation or organization, and 5,000 dirhams for everyone who participated.

For its part, the Department of Economic Development in Ras Al Khaimah closed a wedding hall, for not adhering to the precautionary measures.

In detail, the lawyer and legal advisor, Ibrahim Al Hosani, told "Emirates Today" that the regulation issued by the competent authorities obliges the owner of the hall to apply precautionary and preventive measures, including that the percentage of invitees does not exceed 50% of the capacity of the hall, and it is mandatory to wear masks.

He explained that these conditions are binding on the owner of the hall, and in the event of violating them by the invitees, the owner of the hall is violated for not applying the preventive conditions, and the invitees are violated for not adhering to the precautionary measures, pointing out that the owner of the hall is obligated to prevent any person from entering the hall above the capacity specified by the competent authorities, Being responsible for the capacity of the invitees, and he must pay attention to the number of guests, and monitor the extent of compliance with the preventive measures inside the hall.

Lawyer and legal advisor, Mansour Al-Mazmi, said that the owners of the banquet halls, who are not committed to the preventive measures, are subject to the penalties mentioned in the schedule of violations issued by the State Attorney General, which stipulate the violation of preventing or restricting gatherings or meetings or holding private and public celebrations, gathering or being In public places or private farms and estates, a fine of 10 thousand dirhams for the one who instituted the call or organization and who is the owner of the hall, and a fine of 5,000 dirhams for everyone who participated, who are invited from both parties.

The lawyer and legal advisor, Muhammad Al-Najjar, stated that the owner of the wedding hall must inform the competent authorities of any violations, which he monitors by the invitees, in the event that they do not adhere to the precautionary measures, so that he is not subjected to legal accountability, and the concealment of the hall owner of the guests' violations is considered participation in the crime. It is subject to the law.

He explained that wedding halls must appoint supervisors and supervisors to monitor the invitees' implementation of legal procedures, so that the invitees bear legal responsibility if they insist on violating the procedures.

For his part, Director of the Control and Commercial Protection Department at the Department of Economic Development in Ras Al Khaimah, Faisal Aliyoun, said that the department has carried out 45 visits to wedding halls, events and wedding tents, since the start of the "Covid-19" pandemic, until the beginning of this month, which resulted in the closure of the wedding hall. For non-compliance with the precautionary measures.

He explained that the owners of the wedding and events halls must abide by the requirements and controls imposed by the department in order to restore its activity, most notably by placing posters of physical spacing on the ground with a distance of two meters between one sign and another, and that the percentage of invitees should not exceed 50% of the capacity of the prayer hall, and preventing the attendance of senior citizens. Among the invitees, who are over the age of 70, are mandatory to wear a mask, and to sterilize hands continuously, and other requirements.

Apply preventive measures

Lawyer and legal advisor, Ibrahim Al Hosani, confirmed that the regulations related to precautionary and preventive measures directly bear the owner of the hall responsible for implementing the conditions issued by the competent authorities, and the regulation issued by the economic development in Ras Al Khaimah obliges the hall to implement the procedures, and therefore the management of the hall is obligated to supervise the application Invited precautionary and preventive measures.

Violation of requirements

Lawyer and legal advisor, Mansour Al-Mazmi, confirmed that the hall owners are required to prevent violating the requirements set forth in the regulations, since there are penalties that reach a fine and closure, in the event that the invitees do not abide by the procedures, those concerned with the hall must contact the Emergency and Crisis Committee, in the emirate in which the hall is located. To take action against the violators, and to disclaim their responsibility, so that the hall is not fined or closed.

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