Page 7 - Federal Law No. (14) of 2014 Concerning the Prevention of Communicable Diseases

Article 16
The Ministry and the health authority shall coordinate with each other and with the concerned
authority to order the removal of any temporary building or the destruction of luggage, clothes or
any other stuff, if it is proven that it is contaminated or there is a probability to be contaminated
with any pathogen with no possibility to be disinfected through the normal ways.
The order shall be issued by the Minister, and the concerned authority shall implement thereof,
each within its competency.

Article: 17
The Ministry and the health authority shall coordinate with each other and with the concerned
authority to order the following:
1. Destruct any food or drink or any materials used in preparing foods that have been confirmed
to be contaminated by pathogen of any of the communicable diseases transmitted through
foods or drinks, or safely get rid of any animal infected or suspected of being infected with the
pathogen.
2. Prevent product trading when there is any infection transmitted through foods or drinks in one
of the food or drinks factories, farms, or food preparation stores, especially dairy and its
derivatives, except after ensuring that they are free from pathogens and after taking the
necessary health measures in this regard.
The order shall be issued by the Ministry or the health authority, as the case may be, and the
concerned authority shall implement thereof, each within its competency.

Article 18
The Ministry and the health authority, in coordination with each other and with the concerned
authority, should, in the event of a pandemic, take the necessary measures in that regard and issue
orders with regard to the following:
1. Declare that any place or geographical area as contaminated place and regularize entry to and
exit from it;
2. Prevent or restrict gatherings or hold private and public celebrations;
3. Take the appropriate health measures with regard to the regulation of markets, roads and other
public places;
4. Take appropriate measures with the patient or the person suspected of being infected or their
contacts in order to prevent or eliminate the spread of the disease;
5. Take the necessary health measures to ensure the safety of water and protect its resources from
contamination by any pathogens.
6. Take any other action it deems necessary to protect public health and prevent the further spread
of epidemic disease.

Article 19
No corpse of any person died as result of any of the communicable diseases is allowed to be
transported, and it is not permissible to open a box containing corpse of a diseased person who
died in a foreign State as a result of any of the communicable diseases or to bury a diseased person

*In case of any misinterpretation, the Arabic version of this legislation prevails.