Decree-Law No. 13 of 2026 concerning Safeguarding and Protecting the Supreme Interests of Military Entities
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- Article 2The supreme interests of military bodies shall be secured and protected by preventing any threat or attack against them, obstruction of their objectives, harm to them or…
- Article 3Ministries, institutions, public authorities, companies, and individuals shall preserve the supreme interests of the military entities provided for in this Decree-Law,…
- Article 4Entering military organisations or carrying out any work or procedure therein is prohibited except with permission and in accordance with the procedures and controls…
- Article 5Documents, papers, instruments, correspondence, information, data, maps, drawings, photographs, and recording tapes of any kind relating to military matters and…
- Article 6The unit designated by the competent authority within the military entities shall have the power to establish the necessary requirements, in coordination with the…
- Article 7As an exception to Article (26) of the aforementioned Decree-Law No. 67 of 1976, each military entity shall establish the rules and procedures necessary to regulate…
- Article 8Road users shall clear the road, make way, or stop their vehicles during the passage of military columns or military or official processions when alerted thereto by…
- Article 9The force assigned to guard protected areas within military entities shall have the power to take all necessary measures to secure and protect these areas, including…
- Article 10The leaders and commanders of protected areas in military entities may coordinate, take preventive security measures and establish checkpoints or deterrence points to…
- Article 11Military entities shall clearly place signs indicating firing ranges, training areas, and protected areas, or announce them. A decision shall be issued by the competent…
- Article 12The presence of unauthorized persons is prohibited in protected areas, minefields, places of radiation emission, or land and naval manoeuvre areas designated by the…
- Article 13The force assigned to guard military entities shall place signs and guidance boards, erect fixed or movable barriers, or install gates to indicate protected areas in…
- Article 14The force charged with guarding protected areas may, when its personal security or the security of these areas is endangered, use force or open fire on anyone who…
- Article 15The competent authority shall, in coordination with the relevant entities, issue the procedures and controls relating to dealing with extraordinary situations.
- Article 16The Supreme Defence Council or its delegate shall designate the force or unit assigned to guard the State's borders. It shall have the power to detain, stop, search,…
- Article 17The force or unit assigned to guard the State's borders shall take the procedures and measures necessary to secure and protect the State's land and maritime borders and…
- Article 18The Air Force may intercept any hijacked aircraft, whether civilian or military, and may, during pursuit, do the following: a - Prevent the hijacked aircraft from…
- Article 19Without prejudice to the provisions of international treaties and agreements, the Supreme Defence Council or its delegate shall designate the force or unit charged with…
- Article 20The Supreme Defence Council shall issue a resolution specifying the rules and procedures for coordination and resolution of disputes concerning jurisdiction between…
- Article 21The force or unit designated pursuant to Article (19) of this Decree-Law shall conduct search and rescue operations in economic waters or in international waters within…
- Article 22The competent authority shall issue a decision specifying the rules and procedures relating to the conduct of armed conflict and the weapons used therein, and the…
- Article 23The Council of Ministers shall issue a resolution specifying the rules and procedures relating to coordination between the military authorities and all relevant…
- Article 24Every military entity shall cooperate with other entities, whether military or civilian, and provide assistance, support, and all requirements and facilities to protect…
- Article 25Without prejudice to any more severe penalty prescribed by another law, anyone who violates the provisions of Articles (8), (11), (12) of this Decree-Law shall be…
- Article 26Without prejudice to any more severe penalty provided for by another law, imprisonment for a term of no less than three years and no more than ten years and a fine of no…
- Article 27Without prejudice to any more severe penalty prescribed by another law, imprisonment for life or for a fixed term of not less than seven years shall be imposed on anyone…
- Article 28The penalties shall be doubled if the offences provided for in this Decree-Law occur in time of war, martial law or general mobilisation.
- Article 29The entity concerned with conducting inquiries and gathering evidence within protected areas in respect of the crimes provided for in this Decree-Law shall be designated…
- Article 30The Public Prosecution shall have exclusive jurisdiction to investigate, dispose of, and prosecute the offences provided for in this Decree-Law and the offences…
- Article 31Except in cases where a military serviceman is referred for investigation through his employing entity for a crime occurring because of and during the performance of his…
- Article 32The limitation provisions prescribed in Article (4) of the aforementioned Law No. (16) of 1960 shall not apply to the offences prescribed in Articles (27, 26, 5) of this…
- Article 33The competent authority shall—each within its respective competence—issue the decisions necessary to implement this Decree-Law.
- Article 34The Ministers—each within his respective competence—shall implement this Decree-Law, and it shall enter into force from the date of its publication in the Official…