Law No. 18 of 2007 amending some provisions of Law No. 17 of 2005 concerning the establishment of Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services Company

Law No. (18) of 2007 Amendment of Some Provisions of Law No. (17) of 2005 Concerning the Establishment of Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services Company IMPORTANT NOTE: This is an unofficial translation intended as a guide only, and should not be relied upon in the event of any dispute or legal proceedings. Where there is a conflict between the Regulation and Supervision Bureau’s unofficial translation and the original Arabic law, the Arabic law will prevail. I Ci...-:tlllJJlg. a! I::::::, i ill,., i:::'::::> o Regulation & Supervision Bureau Page 2 of 3 Law No. (18) Of 2007 Amendment of some Provisions of Law No. (17) of 2005 Concerning the Establishment of Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services Company WE KHALIFA BIN ZAYED AL NAHYAN, RULER OF ABU DHABI Having perused Law No. (1) Of 1974 Concerning the Re-organisation of the Government System in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the amendments thereof; AND Law No. (2) Of 1971, Concerning the National Consultative Council and its amendments thereof; AND Law No. (2) Of 1998, Concerning the Regulation of Water and Electricity Sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi; AND Law No. (17) Of 2005, Concerning the Establishment of Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services Company, which was amended by Law No. (18) of 2007; And in accordance with what has been submitted to the Executive Council and approved by the Executive Council; WE issue the following LAW – Article (1) Articles (5), (10) and (13) of Law No. (17) of 2005 shall be replaced by the following: “Article (5) The Company shall fulfill the objectives under its foundation statement, particularly: (1) ownership of all sewerage services utilities and facilities including the sewerage network, pipelines and pumping stations in the Emirate which was owned by the Department on the date this Law came into effect; (2) the collection, treatment, disposal and recycle of sewerage, and the maintenance and development of sewerage utilities and facilities in the Emirate, which has been transferred to the ownership of the Company in accordance with the provisions of the previous paragraph of this Article.” Page 3 of 3 “Article (10) (1) The ownership of all the sewerage pumping and treatment units and networks, together with all related equipment and laboratories in the Emirate under the management and supervision of the Department, shall be transferred to the Company on the date this Law came into effect. (2) The Company shall connect to its networks and utilities other sewerage services providers licensed by the Regulation and Supervision Bureau, in accordance with terms and conditions determined by the Regulation and Supervision Bureau. (3) All employees of the Sewerage Directorate in the Department shall be transferred to the Authority and retain their employment rights and benefits.” “Article-(13) The Authority’s Board of Directors, after obtaining the approval of the Regulation and Supervision Bureau, shall be authorized to merge the Company with any subsidiary company of the Authority, or it may sell any of the Company’s assets in the manner deemed appropriate by the Authority’s Board of Directors.” Article (2) Anything that contravenes this Law shall be null and void. Article (3) This Law shall become effective on the date of issue and shall be published in the official Gazette. KHALIFAH BIN SULTAN AL NAHYAN Ruler of Abu Dhabi Issued in Abu Dhabi 1 July 2007