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Article (1) Pursuant to this Law, the Dubai Real Estate Institute regulated by the above-mentioned Law No. (5) of 2020 is dissolved. Succession and Transfer
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General UAE Legal Questions LawLaw No. (16) of 2020
Dubai Law·16 of 2020
Law ID
dubai-law-2020-16
- Issued Date
- November 24, 2020
- Effective from
- November 24, 2020
- Articles
- 5
- Last synced
- Jul 20, 2026
Plain-language summary
Dissolves the Dubai Real Estate Institute and transfers all its rights, obligations, and employees to the Dubai Land Department effective upon publication.
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Article 2
Article (2) a. All rights and obligations of the DREI are hereby transferred to the DLD. b. The DREI Employees, whom the DLD deems required for achieving its objectives and enabling it to perform its duties and functions under applicable legislation, will be transferred to the DLD. ©2021 The Supreme Legislation Committee in the Emirate of Dubai 1Every effort has b een made to produce an accurate and complete English version of this legislation. However, for the purpose of its interpretation and application, reference must b e made to the original Arab ic text. In case of conflict, the Arab ic text will prevail.
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Law No. (16) of 2020 Dissolving the Dubai Real Estate Institute Page 2 of 2 Issuing Implementing Resolutions
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Article (3) The Chairman of the Executive Council will issue the resolutions required for the implementation of the provisions of this Law. Repeals
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Article (4) The above-mentioned Law No. (5) of 2020 and Executive Council Resolution No. (42) of 2018 are hereby repealed. Any provision in any other legislation will also be repealed to the extent that it contradicts the provisions of this Law. Publication and Commencement
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Article (5) 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 24 November 2020 Corresponding to 9 Rabi al-Thani 1442 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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