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General UAE Legal Questions LawLaw No. (2) of 2013

Dubai Law·2 of 2013

Issued Date
May 1, 2013
Effective from
May 1, 2013
Articles
3
Last synced
Aug 31, 2026
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Adds a ten dirham registration fee for warehouse sale contracts to the Land Registration Fees Schedule under Law No. 7 of 1997.

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

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    Article 1

    Article (1) The fee mentioned below is hereby added to the Land Registration Fees Schedule attached to the above-mentioned Law No. (7) of 1997: Registration of a Warehouse Sale Contract: Ten Dirhams (AED 10.00) for each square metre of the plot upon which the warehouse is constructed. The fee may not be less than ten thousand Dirhams (AED 10,000.00). Payment of the Fee

  2. 2

    Article 2

    Article (2) The fee collected pursuant to the provisions of Article (1) of this Law will be paid to the Public Treasury of the Government of Dubai. ©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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    Law No. (2) of 2013 Amending Law No. (7) of 1997 Concerning Land Registration Fees Page 2 of 2 Commencement and Publication

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    Article 3

    Article (3) This Law comes into force on 1 May 2013, and will be published in the Official Gazette. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Ruler of Dubai Issued in Dubai on 1 May 2013 Corresponding to 21 Jumada al-Thaniyah 1434 A.H.

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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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