General UAE Legal Questions LawFederal Decree by Law No. (1) of 2001 Concerning the Guard of the State’s Land and Sea Borders

Article 1 The following terms and phrases shall have the meanings assigned next to each, unless the context requires otherwise: State : United Arab Emirates. Armed Forces : The armed forces of the United Arab Emirates. Land Borderline : The border separating the State's terrestrial territory from other terrestrial territories of neighboring states. Land Border Area : The distance extending from the borderline to the end of forty kilometers inside the State's territory, or as determined in

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Federal Decree of 2001 Concerning the Guard of the State’s Land and Sea Borders 3 accordance to the Border Agreement signed with neighboring States. Ports : Entries and exits located within the land border area as approved by the State's competent authorities. Roads, Pathways, and Tracks : Places allocated by the State's competent authorities and armed forces, for crossing within land border areas, from and to land ports and border guard's centers and checkpoints. Vehicles : All modes of land transport. Sea Regions : All of the State's sea areas designated in accordance with the provision of Federal Law No. (19) of 1993. Sea Border : The border separating the State's sea regions from the sea regions of neighboring States. Border Guard, Coast Guard : The competent authority within the armed forces, entrusted with implementing the provisions of this Decree by Law, each in its own jurisdiction. Ship : : Every medium which operates or is designed to operate in a marine environment, without regards to its power, load, or purpose of its navigation, and it includes ships and boats move using slides, and vehicles that move using airbags above the water surface, and seaplanes.

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Article 3 The Armed Forces shall undertake all responsibilities essential to the protection of sea and land barriers and the enforcement of laws in this respect. They have the right to fire at any smuggler and infiltrator in the sea and border zones in accordance with the instructions of the general chief officers of the Armed Forces. In protecting the land and sea borders the Armed Forces shall have the following specific tasks: A. Tasks of the land border guards: a. The guarding of all land borders, roads, tracks, paths, and passages. b. Fighting the smuggling and infiltrators in the land border zones, and all types of persons and machines may be stopped and searched. c. Early warning regarding any suspect activity on the land border lines in the border zones. d. Concluding reports on all accidents that take place in the land border zones. e. Providing assistance in search and rescue operations in the land and border zones. f. Guarding land vehicles during its crossing of land borders and watch it as it travels on roads and tracks. g. Safeguarding archaeological places regarding national heritage and conserving the

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Federal Decree of 2001 Concerning the Guard of the State’s Land and Sea Borders 5 environment and sea riches within land borders according to applicable laws. B. Tasks of the seashore guards: a. The guarding of sea boundaries bordering other nations, early warning on any suspect activity through sea patrols, setting up all necessary establishments on the seashores and the islands of the state or by any other means necessary. b. Preventing the violation of State laws and security, custom, immigration, health, and environmental regulations. c. Search and rescue operations and providing assistance in emergencies. d. Guarding sea navigation with the Ministry of Communications and port authorities and reporting navigation dangers. e. Protection of petrol establishments, cables, and sea pipelines. f. Protection of means of facilitating navigation, navigation facilities and other establishments.