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General UAE Legal Questions LawLaw No. (2) of 1998

Dubai Law·2 of 1998

Issued Date
March 21, 1998
Effective from
March 21, 1998
Articles
3
Last synced
Sep 14, 2026
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Amends Article 10 of Law No. 1 of 1997 and establishes penalties for violations of this Law and its implementing regulations under the Penal Code.

Synced from the official UAE Legislation portal · Plain-language summary by the LEXAI editorial team

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  1. 1

    Article 1

    Article (1) Article (10) of the above-mentioned Law No. (1) of 1997 is hereby superseded by the following:

  2. 2

    Article 2

    Article (2) This Law will be published in the Official Gazette and will come into force on the day on which it is published. Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Ruler of Dubai Issued in Dubai on 21 March 1998 Corresponding to 23 Thu al-Qidah 1418 A.H. ©2015 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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  3. 10

    Article 10

    Article (10) Without prejudice to any stricter penalty prescribed by the Penal Code or any other law, any person who violates the provisions of this Law or the regulations issued in pursuance hereof will be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred thousand Dirhams (AED 100,000.00). An additional penalty of temporary or permanent closure of the violating facility may also be imposed.

Note: This legislation is sourced from the Dubai Legislation Portal (dlp.dubai.gov.ae). The original Arabic text is the authoritative version.

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