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Table 5 Module
5

Decision Brief title

Governmental Decree dated 24 May 1941 Prohibition of dredging clay and cutting Mangrove
trees in the area situated between Maqta Tubli and
Radm al-Qawari
Law no. 3 of 1975 Prohibition of dumping waste on beaches, streets, Abu Dhabi, UAE
and/or public and private places

Law no. 16 of 1989 Prohibition of dumping waste on beaches, streets,
and/or public and private places
Municipal decree no. 5 of 1990 Limiting the transport of construction and demolition
debris.
Cabinet Decree dated 16 April 1995 Banning all landfilling activities in Tubli Bay and
declaring it a natural reserve
The Central Municipal Authority decree no 15 of Banning landfilling and construction in Tubli Bay
1995
Law no. 2 of 1995 Protection of Wild Life
Law No. 21 of 1996 On the Environment

Ministerial decree no. 10 of 1999 On environmental standards (air and water)
Royal Decree No. 19 of 2002 Prohibiting landfilling, discharging, and ownership in
Tubli Bay

Law no. 20 of 2002 Management of fishing and the exploitation of
marine resources, and the protection of marine
wealth

Wasta Municipal Council decree no. 94 dated Banning landfilling and construction in the Tubli Bay as
January 2004 well as landfilling in other coastal areas and the Bahir
zone till the end of 2006

Metropolitan Municipal Council decree no. 2 dated Banning all new landfilling permits in Tubli Bay
December 2004
Law 20 of 2006 On the protection of coasts, beaches, and marine
outlets

Law no 53 of 2006 declaring Tubli Bay a natural reserve

Cabinet decision dated 2007 Unclogging channel in the southern outlets of Tubli
Bay

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