We Hamad Bin Khalifa Al- Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar

Having considered the Provisional Amended Constitution, in particular articles 23, 27 and 37 thereof;
Decree-Law No. 29 of 1966 on the Organisation of Qatar Sea Ports, and amending laws thereof;
Law No. 8 of 1974 on Public Hygiene and amending laws thereof;
Law No. 9 of 1977 on the Neglected Animals and amending laws thereof;
Law No. 3 of 1975 on the Commercial, Industrial and Public Premises, and amending laws thereof;
Decree -Law No. 4 of 1977 on the Conservation of Petroleum Resources;
The Maritime Law promulgated by Law No. 15 of 1980;
Law No. 12 of 1981 on the Agricultural Quarantine amended by law No. 6 of 1996;
Law No. 4 of 1983 on the Exploitation and Protection of Living Aquatic Resources in Qatar and amending laws thereof;
Law No. 1 of 1985 on Animal Health and amending laws thereof;
Law No. 10 of 1987 on the Public and Private Property and amending laws thereof;
Law No. 1 of 1988 on the Organisation of Excavation of Groundwater Wells, and amending laws thereof;
Law No. 1 of 1993 on the Prohibition of Dredging of Agricultural Lands and Beaches as amended by law No. 33 of 1995;
Law No. 19 of 1995 on the Organisation of Industry;
Law No. 32 of 1995 prohibiting the damage to the vegetation ecosystem;
Law No. 13 of 1997 on the Civil Defence;
Law No. 11 of 2000 on the Establishment of the Supreme Council for Environment and Natural Reserves (SCENR);
Law No. 4 2002 on the regulation of hunting wild animals, Aves and reptiles;
Decree No. 55 of 1978 ratifying the accession of the State of Qatar to the Kuwait Regional Convention for Cooperation on the Protection of the Marine Environment from Pollution and the Special Protocol on Regional Cooperation to Combat Oil Pollution and other Harmful Substances in Cases of Emergencies;
Decree No. 51 of 1988 ratifying the accession of the State of Qatar to the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds), Brussels 1971;
Decree No. 52 of 1988 ratifying the accession of the State of Qatar to the International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties, Brussels 1969 and its annexes;
Decree No. 53 of 1988 ratifying the accession of the State of Qatar to the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, Brussels, 1969 as amended by the Protocol of 1976;
Decree No. 36 of 1989 ratifying the accession of the State of Qatar to the Protocol on Marine Pollution Resulting from Exploration and Exploitation of the Continental Shelf;
Decree No. 40 of 1992 determining the size of the territorial waters of the State of Qatar and the contiguous zones;
Decree No. 55 of 1992 on the Protocol of Marine Environment Protection from Land-Based Sources;
Decree No. 15 of 1996 ratifying the accession of the State of Qatar to Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal;
Decree No. 47 of 1996 ratifying the accession of the State of Qatar to the Protocol on the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change;
Decree No. 90 of 1996 ratifying the accession of the State of Qatar to the Convention on Biodiversity of 1992;
Decree No. 23 of 1999 ratifying the accession of the State of Qatar to the Vienna Convention on the Protection of the Ozone Layer (1985) and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer 1987 and its amendments for the years 1990 and 1992;
Decree No. 29 of 1999 ratifying the accession of the State of Qatar to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought / Desertification, particularly in Africa;
The Council of Ministers Resolution No. 17 of 1998 establishing the Permanent Contingency Committee and amendments thereof;
The proposal of the Chairperson of the Supreme Council for the Environment and Natural Sanctuaries; and
The draft law submitted by the Council of Ministers.

Hereby promulgate the following Law: