General UAE Legal Questions LawCabinet Resolution No. (17) of 2020 Concerning Issuing the Regulation for Controlling Violations of Precautionary Measures, Instructions, and Duties Imposed to Reduce Corona Virus (Covid 19) Outbreak;

Article (1) Violation 1. Any natural or legal person shall not violate the precautionary measures, preventive measures, instructions, and duties concerning the maintenance of health and safety in order to control the risk of Corona Virus (Covid 19) outbreak issued by the Ministry of

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Cabinet Resolution of 2020 Regarding Issuing the Regulation for Controlling Violations of Precautionary Measures, Instructions, and Duties Imposed to Reduce Corona Virus (Covid 19) Outbreak; 2 Health and Community Protection, the Ministry of Interior and National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority. 2. The aforementioned entities shall take the procedures of advertising and publishing these measures and instructions by all means.

Article (2) Control and Supervision Entities The Ministry of Interior and Police General Headquarters in the State and the competent judicial control officers in the concerned federal and local government agencies, each according to their competence shall manage the following: 1. Controlling the extent to which the natural or legal person complies with the precautionary measures, preventive measures, instructions, and duties concerning the maintenance of health and safety in order to control the risk of Corona Virus (Covid 19) outbreak issued by the Ministry of Health and Community Protection, the Ministry of Interior and National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority. 2. Warning and giving instructions to abide by the measures and instructions and monitor the violations against such measures and instructions. The above warning or notice may be printed. 3. Making a report of the violation in case of refusing to respond to the warning or guidance, including the violator data, violation type of violation, administrative penalty imposed, violation date, and attaching any documents proving it. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Federal Public Prosecutor or his delegate may investigate and impose the fines prescribed in this resolution for any violations of Article (1) of this resolution that is seized.

Article (3) Administrative Penalty Anyone who violates the precautionary measures, preventive measures, instructions and duties issued by the authorities referred to in Article 1/1 of this Resolution shall pay an

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Cabinet Resolution of 2020 Regarding Issuing the Regulation for Controlling Violations of Precautionary Measures, Instructions, and Duties Imposed to Reduce Corona Virus (Covid 19) Outbreak; 3 administrative fine of no less than (500) five hundred dirhams and not exceeding (50,000) fifty thousand dirhams. The fine shall be doubled in case of repetition for one time only. The violator shall be referred to the Emergency, Crises and Disasters Prosecution of the Federal Public Prosecution if he commits the violation for the third time. In all cases, the following is acceptable: 1. The violator shall be charged any expenses or costs for handling damages resulting from the violation. 2. The violator shall be referred to Emergency and Crises and Disasters Prosecution of the Federal Public Prosecution if the violation is criminalized according to the laws applicable in the State. 3. The violating facility shall be closed for a period not exceeding six months, and such period may be extended. Under a resolution of The Federal Public Prosecutor, in the light of what is issued by the authorities referred to in Article 1/1 of this resolution, the violations to which the provisions of this decision are applied and the value of the fine for each of them shall be determined, provided that the fine shall not exceed the limit referred to in this Article in addition to the closing period of the violating facility.

Article (5) Grievance against the Administrative Penalties The violator may file a grievance against the administrative penalty imposed on him within (15) days from the date of notification of the violation of a justifiable grievance to be submitted to the Federal Emergency, Crises and Disasters Prosecution of the Federal Public

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Cabinet Resolution of 2020 Regarding Issuing the Regulation for Controlling Violations of Precautionary Measures, Instructions, and Duties Imposed to Reduce Corona Virus (Covid 19) Outbreak; 4 Prosecution. The Federal Public Prosecution shall consider the grievance within (15) days from the date of its submission. The Federal Public Prosecution may, by a reasoned decision, take any of the following actions: 1. Grievance Denial 2. Reducing the administrative penalty. 3. Cancelling the grieved penalty.