# sources.yml
schema_version: "1.0"
mcp_name: "Bahrain Law MCP"
jurisdiction: "BH"

sources:
  - name: "Legislation and Legal Opinion Commission (LLOC)"
    authority: "Government of Bahrain"
    official_portal: "https://legalaffairs.gov.bh"
    canonical_identifier: "legalaffairs.gov.bh"
    retrieval_method: "automated (POST /legislation/search TypeID=K, paginated)"
    api_documentation: "N/A (reverse-engineered jQuery AJAX)"
    update_frequency: "as enacted"
    last_ingested: "2026-02-28"
    license_or_terms:
      type: "Government Publication"
      url: "https://legalaffairs.gov.bh"
      summary: "Official government legal database; legislation is public domain as government publication"
    coverage:
      scope: "1,622 laws and decree-laws (1957-2026); 13,506 provisions; 2,187 definitions"
      limitations: "Ratification laws, amendment laws, and budget tables have zero provisions due to lack of article structure. English translations available as .docx files but not yet ingested."
    languages:
      - "ar"

data_freshness:
  automated_checks: false
  check_frequency: "monthly"
  last_verified: "2026-02-28"