MALDIVES LAW AND PRACTICE Contributed by: Shaaheen Hameed, Hassan Maaz Shareef, Aminath Amathulla, Nazahath Ahmed, Isha Ali Raoof, Aifa Shareef, Noorul Hudha Ahmed and Mohamed Azmee, Premier Chambers LLP
9. Looking Forward 9.1 Upcoming Legal Reforms
As part of the core pillars comprising the govern - ment of the Maldives 2.0 initiative to transform the Maldives into a digital Maldives, a Personal Data Protection Bill and a Cyber Security Bill have been submitted to the Attorney-General’s Office. The government is currently working on drafting a Digital Identity Bill for the Maldives, a critical component of digital transformation, which is expected to be completed in July 2025. These bills are planned for submission to Parlia - ment this year.
The government of the Maldives has proposed a bill to amend the existing Civil Aviation Act (Law 2/2001). The bill is currently being reviewed at committee stage, and if approved, will introduce a comprehensive and modern legal framework that ensures effective regulation and oversight of all aspects of civil aviation in the Maldives. The key areas of the proposed bill include: • updated safety and security standards to align the regime in the Maldives with interna - tional civil aviation treaties; • enhanced regulatory mechanisms to reflect current global aviation practices; • a new legal framework to enable aviation accidents and incidents to be investigated.
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