Local Order
No. (115) of 1997
Concerning
Medical Waste Management in the Emirate of Dubai[1]
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We, Hamdan
bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Municipality,
After perusal of:
The
powers legally vested in Us pursuant to the Order Establishing the Dubai
Municipality; and
The
presentation of the Director General of the Dubai Municipality, and
For
the purpose of achieving the public interest,
Do hereby issue this Order.
This Order will be cited as “Local Order No. (115) of 1997
Concerning Medical Waste Management in the Emirate of Dubai”.
In
implementing the provisions of this Order, the following words and expressions
will have the meaning indicated opposite each of them unless the context
implies otherwise:
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Emirate: |
The Emirate of Dubai. |
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DM: |
The Dubai Municipality. |
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Director General: |
The director general of the DM. |
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Competent Department: |
The Environment Protection Department of the DM. |
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Medical Waste: |
Any substances or waste material which is generated from medical, therapeutic, nursing, or diagnostic procedures; laboratory tests,
laboratory medical research and studies, or any other similar procedures or activities, and which can cause
harm or pose an infection hazard to humans. This includes human or animal
tissues; blood or other body fluids; gauze or other
dressings; syringes, needles, or other sharp instruments; swabs; medications and other
pharmaceutical products; agar plates, and other related or similar substances. |
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Person: |
A natural person or a public or private legal person
licensed, under the legislation in force in the Emirate, to conduct medical,
pharmaceutical, or nursing activities. This includes all types of hospitals,
healthcare centres, clinics, and medical laboratories. |
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Medical
Waste Treatment: |
Safe disposal of Medical Waste. |
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Medical
Waste Treatment Plant: |
A facility specifically designated for the disposal of Medical Waste in the Emirate. |
This
Order applies to any Person whose activities result
in generating Medical Waste.
No
Person may carry out Medical Waste Treatment within the Emirate at other than
the Medical Waste Treatment Plants designated
by the DM for this purpose; and no Person may dispose of Medical Waste into the
containers allocated for general waste in the
Emirate.
The
Persons to whom this Order applies must transport their Medical Waste to
Medical Waste Treatment Plants either by
their own transport vehicles or by the transport vehicles of the establishments
licensed to conduct that activity in the Emirate and recognised by the Competent Department.
A
Person must maintain a register recording the nature
and quantity of the Medical Waste resulting from conducting his activity. The Competent Department will
determine the form of the register and the information that must be entered
therein.
The
following fees will be charged for using a
Medical Waste Treatment Plant:
a. two
dirhams (2.00 AED) for each kilogramme of Medical Waste generated from
the activities of federal or local government hospitals, healthcare centres,
clinics, and medical laboratories; or
b. four
dirhams (4.00 AED) for each kilogramme of Medical Waste generated from
the activities of any Person other than those referred to in the preceding
paragraph.
The
inspectors of the Competent Department and the DM employees assigned by the
Director General will have the capacity of law enforcement officers to record
the acts committed in breach of this Order and its implementing bylaw and to
issue the relevant violation reports. They will also be authorised to
access the facilities of the Persons to whom this Order applies; and to request
access to the register referred to in Article (6) hereof.
Without
prejudice to any stricter penalty stipulated in any other law or local order, a
Person who violates the provisions of this Order or its implementing bylaw will
be punished by one or more of the following penalties:
1. a fine of not less than one thousand
dirhams (AED 1,000.00) and not more than ten thousand dirhams (AED 10,000.00);
2. in case of repetition of violations, closure of the violating private
establishment,
pursuant to a resolution of Director General, for a period of no less than one (1) month and no more
than three (3) months; and/or
3.
in
case of
repetition of violations,
revocation of the transport
permit issued to the private establishment assigned to transport the Medical
Waste.
The
fees and fines collected pursuant to the provisions of this Order and its
implementing bylaw will be paid to the DM.
The
Director General will issue the resolutions and bylaws required for the
implementation of the provisions of this Order.
Any
provision that contradicts or conflicts with the provisions of this Order is
hereby repealed.
This
Order will be published in the Official Gazette and will come into force on the
day on which it is published.
Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Chairman of
the Dubai Municipality
Issued on 2 November 1997
Corresponding
to 2 Rajab 1418 A.H.
©2021 The Supreme
Legislation Committee in the Emirate of Dubai
[1]Every effort
has been made to produce an accurate and complete English version of this
legislation. However, for the purpose of its interpretation and application,
reference must be made to the original Arabic text. In case of conflict, the
Arabic text will prevail.