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Dubai Law·7 of 2019

Issued Date
September 4, 2019
Effective from
September 4, 2019
Articles
3
Last synced
Sep 7, 2026
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Amends Law No. 7 of 2006 by superseding Article 9, requiring all dispositions affecting real property rights and validating rulings to be recorded in the Real P…

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

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    Article 1

    Article (1) Article (9) of the above-mentioned Law No. (7) of 2006 is hereby superseded by the following: ©2020 The Supreme Legislation Committee in the Emirate of Dubai 1Every effort has been made to produce an accurate and complete English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. (7) of 2019 Amending Law No. (7) of 2006 Concerning Real Property Registration in the Emirate of Dubai Page 2 of 2 Registration

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    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. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Ruler of Dubai Issued in Dubai on 4 September 2019 Corresponding to 5 Muharram 1441 A.H.

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    Article 9

    Article (9) a. All dispositions that create, transfer, change, or extinguish Real Property Rights, and all the final rulings validating these dispositions, must be recorded in the Real Property Register. These dispositions will not be deemed effective unless recorded in the Real Property Register. b. Without prejudice to the rights of Persons acting in good faith, and subject to the provisions stipulated in the above-mentioned Federal Law No. (5) of 1985 concerning claims for infectiveness of debtors' dispositions as against creditors, all Real Property dispositions that create Real Property Rights, and are recorded in the Real Property Register of the Land Department, are hereby deemed effective as against all Persons even if the party undertaking the Real Property disposition is indebted to a third party, unless the disposition is intended to be detrimental to the rights of that third party. Publication and Commencement

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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