Table 2 The heritage protection laws in Gulf Cooperation Countries
From: New perspectives on World Heritage management in the GCC legislation
Legally binding principal cultural heritage law | ||
|---|---|---|
Country | Year of issue | Full name |
Kuwait | 1960 | Princely Decree No. 11 of 1960 of the Law of Antiquities, amended by Law 9 of 1994 Establishing the Council for Culture, Arts and Letters. |
Qatar | 1980 | Law No. 2 of 1980 on Antiquities. (Draft new law is under review) |
Bahrain | 1995 | Decree-Law No 11 of 1995 for the Protection of Antiquities. |
Saudi Arabia | 2014 | Royal Decree No 9/M of 2014 issuing Law of Antiquities, Museums and Urban Heritage. |
Oman | 2019 | Cultural Heritage Law promulgated by Royal Decree 35/2019, amended by the Royal Decree 41/2020. |
United Arab Emirates | 2017 Federal Law 2020 Sharjah | Federal Law No. 11 of 2017 on Antiquities; Law No. 4 of 2020 on Cultural Heritage of Sharjah. |