In the UAE, a relationship union between a Muslim woman and non-Muslim male is punishable by regulation, considering the fact that it is deemed a kind of "fornication". The Trucial Oman Scouts have been turned over to the United Arab Emirates, as the nucleus of its defence forces in 1971, with the formation of the UAE, and was absorbed into the Union Defence Force. One is jointly controlled by Oman and Ajman, the other by Fujairah and Sharjah.