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General UAE Legal Questions LawDecree No. (16) of 2016

Dubai Law·16 of 2016

Issued Date
April 18, 2016
Effective from
April 18, 2016
Articles
2
Last synced
Jul 20, 2026
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Establishes the Board of Trustees of the Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre with designated chairman and members to oversee maritime arbitration operations.

Synced from the official UAE Legislation portal · Plain-language summary by the LEXAI editorial team

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    Article (1) a. The Board of Trustees of the Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre is hereby formed as follows: 1. Sir Anthony Colman, as chairman; 2. Majid Obaid bin Bashir, as vice chairman; 3. Dr. Ali Obaid Al Yabhouni, as member; 4. Dr. Mohamed Saeed Al Kindi, as member; 5. Saadi Abdul Rahim Al Rais, as member; 6. Ahmed Essa Al Falahi, as member; 7. Mohammed Juma Al Shamisi, as member; 8. Mohammed Yusuf Al Moalem, as member; 9. Saeed Abdul Karim Al Malik, as member; 10. Dr. Chi Sang Kim, as member; ©2017 The Supreme Legislation Committee in the Emirate of Dubai 1Every effort has been made to produce an accurate and complete English version of this legislation. However, for the purpose of its interpretation and application, reference must be made to the original Arabic text. In case of conflict the Arabic text will prevail.

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    Decree No. (16) of 2016 Forming the Board of Trustees of the Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre Page 2 of 2 11. Jitendra Misra, as member; 12. Christopher John Mills, as member; 13. Essam Abdul Latif Bala, as member; 14. Edward Newett, as member; and 15. Richard Briggs, as member. The Board of Trustees is appointed for a renewable term of three (3) years. b. Where the Board of Trustees is not reconstituted upon expiry of the term of membership of the members mentioned in paragraph (a) of this Article, these members will continue to perform their duties until they are reappointed or replaced by new members. Commencement and Publication

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    Article 2

    Article (2) This Decree comes into force on the day on which it is issued, and will be published in the Official Gazette. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Ruler of Dubai Issued in Dubai on 18 April 2016 Corresponding to 11 Rajab 1437 A.H.

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Note: This legislation is sourced from the Dubai Legislation Portal (dlp.dubai.gov.ae). The original Arabic text is the authoritative version.

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