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Under the Maldives Tourism Act (Act No: 2/99), the President decrees projects eligible for cross subsidies and the minimum thresholds of investment required for them. Below is the updated l...

IntroductionPrior to the enactment of the Evidence Act 2022 (EA), there was no statutory definition to the term documentary evidence, although, section 2 of the Evidence Act 1976 (Act No. 24...

IntroductionThe 1st Amendment to the Policy on limits for construction projects awarded through National Tender (Guideline No: 2023/G-1) came into force on 11th January 2023. This amendment...

IntroductionThose following the case closely would be aware that the High Court in Sun Travels and Tours Pvt Ltd v Hilton International Manage (Maldives) Private Limited [2022/HC-A/26] held...

IntroductionThe 1st Amendment to the Cross Subsidy Regulation (Regulation No: 2022/R-247) came into force on 21st December 2022. This amendment has been brought into effect to change the pos...

IntroductionGuideline on resolving disputes arising out of public-private agreements (Policy No: 2022/G-42) (“Dispute Settlement Policy”) was published in the Government Gazette on 28th Nove...

Introduction On 16 June 2022, High Court of the Maldives issued its Regulation on Civil Procedure (Regulation no: 2022/R-101) (“Regulation”) which establishes a procedural framework for the...

Introduction Regulation on Construction Period Extension and Deferment of Rent and Fines (Regulation No. 2022/R-236) (“CP Regulation”) was published in the Government Gazette on 6 December 2...

IntroductionOn 22nd November 2022, the 6th Amendment to the GST Act (“Sixth Amendment”) was ratified and published in the Government Gazette. The 6th amendment increases the current GST rate...

Introduction On 14th September 2022, the government submitted an amendment bill to the existing Goods and Service Tax Act (Law No. 10/2011) (the “GST Act”) to the People’s Majlis. The Govern...