1. A claim concerning the establishment of an endowment and a claim of inheritance shall not be admissible against a person who has possessed an immovable property and has disposed thereof as an owner, without dispute or interruption for a period of thirty-three (33) years, where such person was legally capable and had no acceptable excuse. 2. Property owned by the State or any of its Emirates, public legal persons, or endowment property may not be acquired, nor may any real right (jus in rem) be acquired over such property by the lapse of time. 3. Encroachment upon the property referred to in Paragraph (2) of this Article is prohibited. In the event of encroachment, the competent authority shall have the right to remove it at the expense of the encroacher.
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