Decree for Abu Dhabi’s ports issued

President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued a Federal Law Decree No. 12 of 2018 amending certain provisions of Federal Law No. 6 of 2011 concerning the establishment of the General Authority of Ports, Borders and Free Zones Security.

The Decree, published in the latest issue of the official gazette stipulates the amendment of provisions of Articles 6, 11, and 12 of Federal Law Decree No. 6 of 2011.

Article No. 8 shall be added to the Decree and states the deputy head of the Authority shall be responsible for monitoring the implementation of laws, decisions, policies, plans and programmes related to its work.

The deputy head will formulate mechanisms of action, take appropriate measures, and contribute to decisions pertaining to the organisational structure, administrative and financial regulations to be proposed to the chairman, as well as present the chairman with a draft annual budget and its final account for approval.