The Ministry of Culture has said it is mandatory to obtain Civil Defence and security systems licences as prerequisites to conduct artistic and cultural events in order to ensure the safety and security of participants in these events.
The ministry stated that the authorities concerned required the submission of certificates that qualify the venues for conducting events and activities to safeguard security and safety. Accordingly, essential requirements have been added to obtain artistic permits for events and activities that are held at different kinds of venues, such as hotels, halls, shopping malls and others, to ensure the provision of security and safety.
Issuance of the essential licence to hold events - which is finalised through the Ministry of Culture's portal - requires compulsory security licences to finalise entry of the events' data to obtain the required licences, as well as a licence from Qatar Tourism for restaurants, shopping malls and others, the ministry noted.
The key objective of this mandatory procedure is to ensure the safety of all people and make sure that events are conducted in a safe atmosphere, the ministry stressed.
From January until June, the Ministry of Culture has issued roughly 3,000 licences to hold cultural, artistic and social events.
