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Law No. 8 of 2017 Regulating Maritime Activities in Qatari Waters
Qatar · Law / Act
Sector RegulationIn Force
Establishes the modern public-law framework for conducting regulated maritime activities within Qatari waters — licensing/permission, operational and safety-fac…
Law No. 8 of 2019 Regulating Road Transport
Qatar · Law / Act
Sector RegulationIn Force
This Law establishes the licensing and supervision framework for commercial land-transport activities involving passengers and goods by road. It regulates entry…
Law No. 8 of 2021 Amending Certain Provisions of the Commercial Companies Law Promulgated by Law No. 11 of 2015
Qatar · Law / Act
Companies & CorporateIn Force
The Law amends selected provisions of the 2015 Commercial Companies Law rather than establishing a separate corporate code. Its changes are materially associate…
Law No. 87 of 2015 Issuing the Electricity Law
Egypt · Law / Act
Sector RegulationIn Force
Egypt's primary electricity-sector framework law, unbundling generation, transmission and distribution and introducing third-party grid access for private gener…
Law No. 9 of 2019 on the Land Transport of Hazardous Materials
Qatar · Law / Act
Sector RegulationIn Force
The Law creates a specialist licensing and safety regime for transporting hazardous materials by land. It governs participants, vehicles, packaging and document…
Law Regulating Government Tenders, Auctions, Purchases and Sales
Bahrain · Decree
Public ProcurementIn Force
Establishes the Bahrain Tender Board as an independent regulator of government procurement, with juristic personality reporting to the Council of Ministers, and…
Law of Arbitration in Civil and Commercial Disputes
Oman · Law / Act
Arbitration & Dispute ResolutionIn Force
Framework arbitration statute. A new Investment and Trade Court (Royal Decree 35/2025) now holds jurisdiction over arbitration-adjacent commercial disputes — a…
Law of Expropriation of Real Estate for Public Benefit and Temporary Taking
Saudi Arabia · Law / Act
Land / Real Estate / Land UseAmended
Governs expropriation of real estate for public benefit and temporary taking of property by the relevant acquiring authorities. Current, as amended.
Law of Real Estate Ownership by Non-Saudis
Saudi Arabia · Law / Act
Land / Real Estate / Land UseIn Force
The Law governs the ability of non-Saudi persons and entities to own or acquire qualifying real-estate rights in the Kingdom under the current 2026 framework. I…
Law on Conservation of the Environment and Prevention of Pollution
Oman · Law / Act
Environmental / PermittingIn Force
Framework environmental statute. The statutory text names the former Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs (MECA); the current regulator is the Environmen…
