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... The following are examples of legal provisions that have been revoked or amended for being discriminatory against women:
- Under Act No. 19 of 2008, the blood money payable for the wrongful killing of a woman is equal to that payable for a man. Prior to the enactment of this law, the amount payable for a woman was half of that payable for a man;
- Act No. 8 of 2009 on the management of human resources abolished the exclusion of women from access to housing allowance on an equal basis with men;
- Act No. 5 of 2009 amending the Passports Act (Act No. 14 of 1993) abolished the requirement for the consent of a guardian for the issuance of a passport to a woman. The consent of a guardian is required only in the case of persons with diminished or no legal capacity;
- Act No. 2 of 2007 on the housing system gives citizens of both sexes access to the housing system. Council of Ministers Decree No. 17/2007 on priorities and conditions for housing eligibility grants unmarried citizens of both sexes who are heads of households, regardless of whether they have reached 35 years of age, the right to benefit from the housing system, whereas that right was formerly limited to men;
- Legislative Decree No. 19/2007 promulgating the Traffic Act, under which men and women are subject to the same requirements in order to obtain a driving licence. [Para 48]
- Under Act No. 19 of 2008, the blood money payable for the wrongful killing of a woman is equal to that payable for a man. Prior to the enactment of this law, the amount payable for a woman was half of that payable for a man;
- Act No. 8 of 2009 on the management of human resources abolished the exclusion of women from access to housing allowance on an equal basis with men;
- Act No. 5 of 2009 amending the Passports Act (Act No. 14 of 1993) abolished the requirement for the consent of a guardian for the issuance of a passport to a woman. The consent of a guardian is required only in the case of persons with diminished or no legal capacity;
- Act No. 2 of 2007 on the housing system gives citizens of both sexes access to the housing system. Council of Ministers Decree No. 17/2007 on priorities and conditions for housing eligibility grants unmarried citizens of both sexes who are heads of households, regardless of whether they have reached 35 years of age, the right to benefit from the housing system, whereas that right was formerly limited to men;
- Legislative Decree No. 19/2007 promulgating the Traffic Act, under which men and women are subject to the same requirements in order to obtain a driving licence. [Para 48]
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