Article (3)
Administrative Penalties
The Cabinet may impose, within the provisions of the administrative regulations, one or
more of the following administrative penalties on the persons or establishments committing
the administrative violations:
1. Serving a notice;
2. Administrative fine of not less than (AED 100) UAE Dirhams One Hundred and not
exceeding (AED 1,000,000) UAE Dirhams One Million;
3. Imposing twice the value of the administrative fine in case of a repeated violation,
provided that the fine does not exceed (AED 2,000,000) UAE Dirhams Two Million;
4. Imposing the administrative attachment on the establishments and movable and
immovable property of the violator which are the subject of the administrative violation,
provided that the term of attachment does not exceed six months and renewable only
once;
5. Administrative closure of the administratively violating establishments for a term not
exceeding six months and may be renewed for a further term. The unlicensed
establishments may be permanently closed down;
6. Revoking the licenses and approvals issued by the federal agencies to the persons or
establishments committing the administrative violations or those responsible for same;
7. Administrative banishment of the foreigner who commits the administrative violation;
or
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8. The violator shall incur the expenses and costs of removing and rectifying the damage
arising out of the violation if the violator fails to remove or remedy the same.
