We, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates

After perusal of the Constitution,

Federal Law No. 3/1971 on the Federal Armed Forces;

Federal Law No. 1/1972 on the Competencies of Ministries and Powers of Ministers, and its amending laws;

Federal Law No. 19/1972 on the Supreme Council of Defence;

Federal Law No. 12/1976 on the Police and Security Force, and its amending laws;

Federal Law No. 6/1978 on the Establishment of Federal Courts and Transfer of the Jurisdiction of the Local Judicial Authorities in some Emirate to them, and its amending laws;

Federal Law No. 26/1981 on the Maritime Commercial Law;

Federal Law No. 35/1992 on the Promulgation of the Criminal Procedure Law;

Federal Law No. 19/1993 on the Appointment of Maritime Areas for the State of the United Arab Emirates;