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We, Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates,
After perusal of the Constitution constitution; and
- The Federal Law No. (1) of 1972 concerning the competencies of Ministries and the powers of ministers, as amended; and
- The Federal Law No. (6) of 1973 concerning the entry and residence of the foreigners, as amended; and
- The Federal Law No. (8) of 1980 in respect of organizing the labour relations, as amended; and
- The Federal Law No. (3) of 1987 concerning the issuance of the Penal Law issued by; and
- The Federal Law No. (35) of 1992 concerning the Penal Procedures Law; and
- Based on what has been presented by the Minister of Labour & Social Affairs, and the approval of the Cabinet and the Federal National Council and the sanction of the Supreme Federal Council,
We have promulgated the following law:
Article (1)
Participation of the persons whose ages are less than eighteen Gregorian years from both genders shall be prohibited by any means in (the camel races) and all procedures of recruiting them shall be cancelled.
Article (2)
Without prejudice to any more strict punishment provided for in another Law, anyone who commits a violation to any other provision of this law, shall be punished by imprisonment for a period of not more than three years and by a fine not less than fifty thousand dirhams or by one of these two punishments, and the punishment shall be doubled in case of repetition.
Article (3)
The Ministry of Labour & Social Affairs shall undertake, in cooperation and coordination with all of the concerned authorities, implementing the provisions of this Law.
Article (4)
This law shall be published in the official gazette, and shall be enforced as from the date of its issuance.
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