General UAE Legal Questions LawDecree No. (29) of 2015

Article (1) The following words and expressions, wherever mentioned in this Decree, will have the meaning indicated opposite each of them unless the context implies otherwise: Emirate: The Emirate of Dubai. ©2019 The Supreme Legislation Committee in the Emirate of Dubai 1Every 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.

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Decree No. (29) of 2015 Concerning Impoundment of Vehicles in the Emirate of Dubai Page 2 of 6 Police: The Dubai Police. General Commander: The general commander of the Police. Vehicle: Any motorised machine, motorcycle, carriage, or other machine designed to run on roads, whether mechanically propelled or otherwise. This includes heavy Vehicles and Recreational Motorcycles. Recreational Motorcycle: A two- or more-wheeled motor Vehicle licensed for use in all terrains, except paved Roads. Road: Any public way on which Vehicles are allowed to travel, including all roads, public squares, bridges, public car parks, pavements, and pedestrian crossings. Cases of Mandatory Administrative Impoundment of Vehicles

Article (2) Without prejudice to the penalties and measures prescribed by the legislation in force in the Emirate, a Vehicle will be impounded by the Police in the following cases: 1. participating in a Road race without first obtaining a permit from the Police; 2. riding the Recreational Motorcycle on a paved Road; 3. making substantial modifications to the Vehicle which result in increasing its speed limit or making loud sounds or noise when operating or driving it; 4. issuing traffic fines in excess of six thousand Dirhams (AED 6,000.00) against the Vehicle; 5. driving the Vehicle with an expired licence after the lapse of three (3) months from expiry of the same, without any valid reason; 6. driving the Vehicle recklessly or in a manner that compromises the safety of others; or 7. escaping from the Police personnel.

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Decree No. (29) of 2015 Concerning Impoundment of Vehicles in the Emirate of Dubai Page 3 of 6 Cases of Discretionary Administrative Impoundment of Vehicles

Article (4) a. A Vehicle impounded in any of the cases referred to in sub-paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of Article (2) of this Decree will be released upon the payment by its Owner of the following amount: 1. one hundred thousand Dirhams (AED 100,000.00), where the Vehicle is impounded pursuant to sub-paragraph (1) of Article (2) of this Decree; 2. fifty thousand Dirhams (50,000.00), where the Vehicle is a Recreational Motorcycle impounded pursuant to sub-paragraph (2) of Article (2) of this Decree; or 3. ten thousand Dirhams (10,000.00), where the Vehicle is impounded pursuant to sub-paragraph (3), (6), or (7) of Article (2) of this Decree. b. A Vehicle impounded pursuant to sub-paragraph (4) of Article (2) of this Decree will be released upon the payment by its Owner of the fines imposed on him. c. A Vehicle impounded pursuant to sub-paragraph (5) of Article (2) of this Decree will be released upon renewal of the Vehicle’s licence by its Owner. d. A Vehicle impounded by the Police in any of the cases mentioned in the Schedule attached to this Decree will be released subject to the following: 1. lapse of the impoundment period, or payment by the Vehicle's Owner of the amounts stated in paragraph (e) of this Article to release the impounded Vehicle; 2. settlement of all fines payable as per the traffic file; 3. remedy or redress of the violation; and 4. fulfilment of any other conditions determined pursuant to the relevant resolutions issued by the General Commander.

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Decree No. (29) of 2015 Concerning Impoundment of Vehicles in the Emirate of Dubai Page 4 of 6 e. A Vehicle impounded pursuant to the provisions of the above-mentioned Ministerial Resolution No. (127) of 2008 in any case other than those provided for in this Decree will be released upon the payment by the Vehicle Owner of one hundred Dirhams (AED 100.00), if it is a light Vehicle, or two hundred Dirhams (AED 200.00), if it is a heavy Vehicle, per each day of the impoundment period or of the remaining days thereof. f. If the Owner of an impounded Vehicle fails to reclaim it after the lapse of the impoundment period, he must pay fifty Dirhams (AED 50.00) per each day of stay of the Vehicle in the impoundment area after the lapse of that period. Additional Measures

Article (11) This Decree will be published in the Official Gazette and will come into force on the day on which it is published. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Ruler of Dubai Issued in Dubai on 10 August 2015 Corresponding to 25 Shawwal 1436 A.H.

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Decree No. (29) of 2015 Concerning Impoundment of Vehicles in the Emirate of Dubai Page 6 of 6 Schedule Cases and Periods of Discretionary Impoundment of Vehicles ــــــــــــــ ــــــــــــــــــــــ ــــــــ SN Case Maximum Impoundment Period 1 Exceeding the maximum number of passengers allowed in mass transport Vehicles 30 days 2 Stopping or overtaking on the hard shoulder of a Road in other than emergency situations 30 days 3 Driving a Vehicle which bears only one (1) number plate 30 days 4 Driving a Vehicle with unroadworthy tyres 30 days 5 Obstructing Road traffic 14 days 6 Driving a Vehicle which bears a damaged or illegible number plate 7 days 7 Making modifications to the Vehicle chassis without an authorisation 7 days 8 Changing the Vehicle colour without an authorisation 7 days 9 Non-compliance with mandatory routes while driving a heavy Vehicle 7 days 10 Making modifications to a Vehicle engine without an authorisation 7 days 11 Driving a Vehicle which causes environmental pollution 7 days

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