Laws of Maldives

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19th Amendment to the Export Import Act of the Maldives (Act No. 19 of 2024)

Act · Made 2024-10-31

1st Amendment to Environment Protection and Preservation Act of Maldives

Act · Made 2014

1st Amendment to the Water and Sewerage Act (Act No. 4 of 2022)

Act · Made 2022-05-10

2nd Amendment to Environment Protection and Preservation Act of Maldives

Act · Made 2021-11-10

3rd Amendment to Environment Protection and Preservation Act of Maldives

Act · Made 2021-11-28

Agricultural Pesticide Control Act (Act No. 21/2019)

Act · Made 2019-12-08

Agricultural Pesticides Control Regulations (No. 2021/R-12)

Regulation · Made 2021-01-27

Amendment of article 1 of the Constitution of Maldives

Act · Made 1975-04-15

Anti-Corruption Commission Act

Act · Made 2008

Aquaculture Regulation No: 2020/R-94

Regulation · Made 2020-10-03

Climate Change Policy Framework (2015-2025)

policy · Made 2015-08

Climate Emergency Act (Act No. 9 of 2021)

Act · Made 2021-05-18

Co-operatives Societies Act (Act No. 2 of 2007)

Act · Made 2007-07-01

Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR) Framework

policy · Made 2014

Constitution of Maldives

Constitution · Made 2008

Consumer Protection Act (Act No. 1 of 1996)

Act · Made 1996-04-01

Repealed

Consumer Protection Act (Act No. 12 of 2020)

Act · Made 2020-08-31

Disaster Management Act 2006

Act · Made 2007-10-03

Drainage and Plumbing Regulations 1996

Regulation · Made 1996

Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2007

Regulation · Made 2007

Repealed

Environmental Protection and Preservation Act of Maldives (Law No. 4/93)

Act · Made 1993

Export and Import Act (Act No. 31 of 1979)

Act · Made 1979-09-15

First Amendment to the Fisheries Act of the Maldives (No. 10/2022)

Act · Made 2022-07-17

Fisheries Act of the Maldives (No. 14/2019)

Act · Made 2019

Fisheries Law of the Maldives (Law No. 5/87)

Act · Made 1987-08-24

Repealed

Fisheries-related Activities Licensing Regulations (No. 2023/R-82)

Regulation · Made 2023-03-01

Food Safety Act (Act No. 6/2024)

Act · Made 2024-05-23

Gender Equality Act No. 18/2016

Act · Made 2016-08-23

General Fisheries Regulation of the Maldives [Regulation No. R-75/2020]

Regulation · Made 2020-08-30

General Fisheries Regulations

Regulation · Made 1987

General Regulation for Food Establishments and Services

Regulation · Made 2007

General Regulations on Water and Sewerage Services in the Maldives, no. R/23 of 2021

Regulation · Made 2021-02-11

Guidelines and Manual for Rainwater Harvesting in Maldives

Other · Made 2009-07

Health National Adaptation Plan (HNAP) 2020-2024

policy · Made 2020-11

Integrated National Nutrition Strategic Plan 2013-2017

policy · Made 2016-05-12

Law No. 1/74 relating to Fishing in the lagoons of Maldives (enacted 1374 Hejira, amended by laws 19 of 1971 and 22 of 1975)

Act · Made 1975

Law No. 30/76 of 27th November 1976, relating to the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Republic of Maldives

Act · Made 1976-12-05

Repealed

Law on Foreign Investments (1979)

Act · Made 1979

Maldives Billfish Fishery Management Plan, 2020

policy · Made 2020-12

Maldives Clean Environment Project Environmental and Social Assessment and Management Framework (ESAMF) and Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF)

policy · Made 2016-11

Maldives Diamondback Squid Fishery Management Plan, 2020

policy · Made 2020-12

Maldives Family Act No. 4/2000

Act · Made 2000-12-12

Maldives Fifth Tourism Master Plan 2023-2027

policy · Made 2023

Maldives Grouper Fishery Management Plan

policy · Made 2020-12

Maldives Health Master Plan 2016‒2025

policy · Made 2014-12

Maldives' Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC)

policy · Made 2015-09

Maldives Lobster Fishery Management Plan

policy · Made 2020-12

Maldives Marine Aquarium Fishery Management Plan, 2020

policy · Made 2020-12

Maldives National Framework for Management of Protected and Conserved Areas (2024-2029)

policy · Made 2024-08

Maldives National Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (NPOA-IUU)

policy · Made 2019-07

Maldives Reef Fishery Management Plan

policy · Made 2020-12

Maldives Sea Cucumber Fishery Management Plan

policy · Made 2020-12

Maldives' Third Nationality Determined Contribution

policy · Made 2025-02

Maldives’ Third Nationally Determined Contribution, 2025

policy · Made 2025-02

Maldives Tourism Act No. 2 of 1999

Act · Made 1999

Maldives Tuna Fishery Management Plan, 2021

policy · Made 2021-01

Maldivian Land Act (Act No. 1 of 2002)

Act · Made 2002

Maritime Zones of Maldives Act (No. 6/96)

Act · Made 1996

Maximum Pricing for Water and Sewerage Services Regulations, no. R/21 of 2021

Regulation · Made 2021-02-04

National Action Plan for Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance 2017-2022

policy · Made 2017

National Action Plan on Air Pollutants

policy · Made 2019

National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (NAP AMR) 2024-2029

policy · Made 2024-12

National Awareness Strategy for Water and Sewerage

policy · Made 2017

National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2016-2025

policy · Made 2015

National Environment Action Plan (NEAP)

policy · Made 1990

National Fisheries and Agricultural Policy 2019-2029

policy · Made 2019-07

National Food Safety Policy (2017-2026)

policy · Made 2017-04-06

National Gender Equality Action Plan 2022-2026

policy · Made 2016-08-23

National Healthcare Waste Management Policy

policy · Made 2016-04-25

National Healthcare Waste Management Strategic Plan

policy · Made 2017-02-23

National Implementation Plan for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

policy · Made 2017

National Multi-sectoral Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases in Maldives (2023- 2031)

policy · Made 2023-11-16

National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks 2015

policy · Made 2015

National Solid Waste Management Policy for the Republic of Maldives

policy · Made 2008-01-20

National Standard for Carbon Monoxide Treated Fish

Regulation · Made 2017

National Standard for Labelling Prepackaged Food

Regulation · Made 2014

National Water and Sewerage Policy

policy · Made 2017

National Water and Sewerage Strategic Plan 2020-2025

policy · Made 2020

Net Metering Regulations no. R/46 of 2020

Regulation · Made 2020-06-22

Ozone Layer Protection Act (Act No. 41 of 2015)

Act · Made 2015-12-06

Plant Protection Act, 2011 (Act No. 12/2011)

Act · Made 2011-09-11

Plant Quarantine Regulation

Regulation · Made 0000

Presidential Decree no. 3/2021 on single use of plastic products

Regulation · Made 2021-05-31

Presidential Decree no. 9/2021 to ban the production and sales of single-use plastic products

Regulation · Made 2021-12-29

Prevention and prohibition of corruption Act

Act · Made 2000

Protected Areas Regulation (No. 2018/R-78)

Regulation · Made 2018

Reef Fishery Management Regulation (Regulation No. R-4/2025)

Regulation · Made 2025-01-13

Regulation no. 2020/R-100 on Conduction of Marine Research in the Maldives

Regulation · Made 2020-10-19

Regulation no. 2020/R-4 on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate IUU Fishing

Regulation · Made 2020-01-07

Regulation No: 2020/R-74 on Administration of Penalties for Fisheries Related Offences

Regulation · Made 2020-08-30

Regulation No: 2020/R-91 on issuing permits for the establishment of fisheries project

Regulation · Made 2020-10-03

Regulation No: 2020/R-92 on the General Process of Issuing Licenses and Permits for Fishing, Fishing Related Activities and Aquaculture Activities

Regulation · Made 2020-10-03

Regulation No: 2020/R-93 on minimum price for sales and purchase of fish

Regulation · Made 2020-10-03

Regulation No. 2023/R-123 - First Amendment to the General Fisheries Regulations of the Maldives

Regulation · Made 2023-06-13

Regulation No. 2023/R-141 - First Amendment to the Aquaculture Regulations

Regulation · Made 2023-08-09

Regulation No. 2025/R-15 - Second Amendment to the General Fisheries Regulations of the Maldives

Regulation · Made 2025-01-20

Regulation no. R/10 of 2014. 1st Amendment to the Waste Management Regulations

Regulation · Made 2014-02-04

Regulation no. R/111 of 2021. 1st Amendment to the Natural Resources and Naturally Protected Species Regulations

Regulation · Made 2021-08-23

Regulation no. R/128 of 2022. 4th Amendment to the Natural Resources and Naturally Protected Species Regulations

Regulation · Made 2022-08-17

Regulation no. R/138 of 2022. 1st Amendment to the abstraction and discharge of water from the ground for construction and other industrial projects Regulations

Regulation · Made 2022-08-28

Regulation no. R/29 of 2014. 2nd Amendment to the Waste Management Regulations

Regulation · Made 2014-04-08

Regulation no. R/34 of 2022. 2nd Amendment to the Natural Resources and Naturally Protected Species Regulations

Regulation · Made 2022-02-28

Regulation no: R/35 of 2022. 1st Amendment to Regulations no. 2021/R-22 (Water Resources Protection and Management Regulation)

Regulation · Made 2022-02-28

Regulation no. R/36 of 2022. 3rd Amendment to the Natural Resources and Naturally Protected Species Regulations

Regulation · Made 2022-03-02

Regulation no. R/96 of 2024. 7th Amendment to the Natural Resources and Naturally Protected Species Regulations

Regulation · Made 2024-10-08

Regulation on the Preparation of Environmental Impact Assessment Report 2012 (No. 2012/R-27)

Regulation · Made 2012

Regulation on the Protection and Conservation of Environment in the Tourism Industry

Regulation · Made 2006

Regulation on the provision of house connections under water and sewerage projects in inhabited islands, no. R/90 of 2022

Regulation · Made 2022-05-25

Regulations for Issuing the Licence to Fish in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Republic of Maldives

Regulation · Made 0000

Regulations no. 2023/R-98 on Control of International Trade in Endangered Species and Registration of Traders and Goods

Regulation · Made 2023-04-20

Regulations no. R-105/2023 on Registration of Water and Sewerage Service Systems and Issuance of Licenses and Permits for the Use and Operation of Water and Sewerage Systems

Regulation · Made 2023-05-18

Regulations no. R/109 of 2021. 5th Amendment to the Waste Management Regulations

Regulation · Made 2021-08-17

Regulations no. R/20 of 2021 on the abstraction and discharge of water from the ground for construction and other industrial projects

Regulation · Made 2021-02-03

Regulations no. R/54 of 2023. 1st Amendment to the General Regulations on Water and Sewerage Services

Regulation · Made 2023-01-23

Regulations no. R/63 of 2018. 4th Amendment to the Waste Management Regulations

Regulation · Made 2018-07-12

Regulations no. R/90 of 2017. 3rd Amendment to the Waste Management Regulations

Regulation · Made 2017-12-04

Regulations on Registration and Billing for Waste Management Services, no. R/115 of 2023

Regulation · Made 2023-05-28

Regulations on the protection and maintenance of forestry in the Maldives rural areas, no. R/92 of 2022

Regulation · Made 2022-06-04

Sea Cucumber Fishery Management Regulation (Regulation No. R-3/2025)

Regulation · Made 2025-01-13

Second National Environment Action Plan (NEAP II)

policy · Made 1999

Seventh National Development Plan

policy · Made 2006

Sewage Disposal Regulations 1996

Regulation · Made 1996

Strategic Action Plan 2019 - 2023

policy · Made 2019

Strategic Economic Plan (SEP)

policy · Made 2005

The Energy Act, no. 18 of 2021

Act · Made 2021-10-11

The International Trade Controls on Endangered Species (CITES) Act, no. 13 of 2022

Act · Made 2022-07-20

The Natural Resources and Naturally Protected Species Regulations, no. R/25 of 2021

Regulation · Made 2021-02-17

Third Amendment to the Tuna Fisheries Regulations of the Maldives (Regulation No. R-17/2025)

Regulation · Made 2025-01-21

Tuna Fishery Management Regulation (Regulation No. R-139/2022)

Regulation · Made 2022-08-29

Update of Nationally Determined Contribution of Maldives, 2020

policy · Made 2020

Utility Regulatory Authority Act (Act No. 26 of 2020)

Act · Made 2020-12-13

Waste Management Act, no. 24 of 2022

Act · Made 2022-12-18

Waste Management Regulations, no. R/58 of 2013

Regulation · Made 2013-08-05

Water and Sewerage Act, No. 8 of 2020

Act · Made 2020-08-05

Water and Sewerage Master Plan 2021-2035

policy · Made 2021

Water and Sewerage Subsidies Regulations, no. R/17 of 2021

Regulation · Made 2021-02-03

Water Resources Protection and Management Regulations, no. R/22 of 2021

Regulation · Made 2021-02-11