Order Concerning Compliance with Public Health and Safety and Environment Protection Legislation in the Emirate of Dubai

We, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai,

After perusal of:

• Local Order No. (61) of 1991 Concerning Environment Protection Systems in the Emirate of Dubai; and
• Local Order No. (11) of 2003 Concerning Public Health and Community Safety in the Emirate of Dubai, and

For the purpose of protecting public health and safety, and the environment, in the Emirate of Dubai,

Do hereby issue this Order.

Article (1)

The authorities, public corporations, companies, and economic establishments operating in the Emirate of Dubai, including those operating in free zones and the like, must, in conducting their industrial, commercial, and service activities and operations, comply with the public health and safety and environment protection standards, conditions, and requirements stipulated in the legislation issued by the Dubai Municipality. This includes obtaining the required licences and approvals from the Dubai Municipality.

Article (2)

The competent inspectors of the Dubai Municipality will have the power to monitor and inspect the entities referred to in the preceding Article; to access the sites where these entities conduct their activities and business to verify whether they are in compliance with the public health and safety and environment protection legislation issued by the Dubai Municipality; and to impose on violating entities the penalties and measures prescribed by such legislation.

Article (3)

This Order shall be published in the Official Gazette and comes into force on the day on which it is issued.

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Crown Prince of Dubai

Issued in Dubai on 21 January 2004 Corresponding to 29 Thu al-Qidah 1424 A.H.

Footnotes:

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