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UAE Cabinet Resolution·Cabinet Resolution No. (96) of 2021

قرار مجلس الوزراء بشأن الغرامات الإدارية المترتبة على مخالفة قرار مجلس الوزراء بشأن النظام الوطني لتتبع الشاحنات والشحنات في الدولة

Authoritative Arabic version per the official UAE Legislation portal

Issued Date
October 27, 2021
Effective from
October 31, 2021
Articles
7
Last synced
Jul 20, 2026

Plain-language summary

Establishes administrative fines for violations of the national truck and shipment tracking system regulations under Cabinet Resolution No. 95 of 2021.

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

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    Article 1

    Article (1) Definitions In application of the provisions of this Resolution, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings assigned to each, unless the text requires otherwise: State : United Arab Emirates. Authority : Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs, and Ports Security. Chairman : Chairman of the Authority. Truck : Every transport vehicle designed to transport commodities or other things.

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    Cabinet Resolution of 2021 Concerning the Administrative Fines Imposed for Violating Cabinet Resolution of 2021 Concerning the National System for Tracking Trucks and Shipments in the State 2 Truck Owner : Every natural or legal person owning the truck. System : The national system for tracking trucks and shipments in the State, approved pursuant to Cabinet Resolution No. (95) of 2021 referred to above.

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    Article 2

    Article (2) Scope of Application The provisions of this Resolution shall be applicable to shipments and trucks, as well as its owners, which violate the provisions of Cabinet Resolution No. (95) of 2021 referred to above.

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    Article 3

    Article (3) Administrative Fines 1. Without prejudice to any more severe penalty stipulated in any other legislation, the Chairman of the Authority, or whoever he delegates, may impose administrative fines on trucks, or their owners, for violating the provisions of Cabinet Resolution No. (95) of 2021 referred to above, in accordance with the violations and fines shown in the following table: No Violation Administrative Fine (in AED) 1 The truck owner’s, who practices the land transport activity, failure to register the truck for import, export, and transit operations, within the time period designated by the Chairman in coordination with the Minister of Finance, as of the enforcement of this Resolution. (1,000) One Thousand for the first month and (100) One Hundred for each month afterwards and capped at (5,000) Five Thousand 2 Failure to renew of the registration in the system within (60) sixty days as of its expiry date. (500) Five Hundred for every month and

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    Cabinet Resolution of 2021 Concerning the Administrative Fines Imposed for Violating Cabinet Resolution of 2021 Concerning the National System for Tracking Trucks and Shipments in the State 3 3 Failure to update the information in the system within (30) thirty days as of the date of changing the information. capped at (2,500) Two Thousand Five Hundred 4 Provision of misleading or incorrect information on the system registration application. (5,000) Five Thousand and capped at (10,000) Ten Thousand 5 Destruction, removal, or manipulation of electronic monitoring device’s locks, or the affiliated devices, or opening the shipment before arrival to its destination. (1,000) One Thousand and capped at (5,000) Five Thousand 6 Changing the truck’s determined course, changing the truck’s driver, or changing the truck’s head without notifying the competent authority. (500) Five Hundred Dirhams and Capped at (2,000) Two Thousand 7 Loading or offloading the goods off the truck before arrival to its final destination within the permitted time period. (5,000) Five Thousand and capped at (10,000) Ten Thousand 2. For the purposes of applying the administrative fines imposed pursuant to this Article, the part of each month shall be calculated as a full month. 3. The Authority shall collect the administrative fines, imposed pursuant to this Article, through the means determined by the Ministry of Finance.

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    part of each month shall be calculated as a full month.: each month shall be calculated as a full month.

    Article 4

    Article (4) Grievance Against the Administrative Fines 1. Any interested person may file a grievance against any of the administrative fines, stipulated in Article (3) of this Resolution imposed on him, within (15) fifteen days from the date of being notified of the decision subject of the grievance, provided that the said

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    Cabinet Resolution of 2021 Concerning the Administrative Fines Imposed for Violating Cabinet Resolution of 2021 Concerning the National System for Tracking Trucks and Shipments in the State 4 grievance shall be justified and annexed with all the supporting documents, in accordance with the procedures determined pursuant to a Chairman’s resolution. 2. The Authority shall rule upon the grievance within (30) thirty days, as of its date of submission, in accordance with the procedures determined pursuant to the Chairman’s resolution; and its non-response to the grievance, within the said period, shall be deemed as a rejection. 3. The decision issued for the grievance shall be final.

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    Article 5

    Article (5) Executive Resolutions The Chairman shall issue the resolutions and instructions necessary for implementing this Resolution.

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    Article 6

    Article (6) Repeals Any provision conflicting or contradicting with the provisions of this Resolution shall be repealed.

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    Article 7

    Article (7) Publication and Enforcement This Resolution shall be published in the Official Gazette and it shall come into force as of 31 October 2023. Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum Prime Minister Issued by Us, On: 20 / Rabi Ul Awal / 1443 A.H. Corresponding: 27 / October / 2021 AD

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Note: The Arabic text of this legislation is the authoritative version as per the official UAE Legislation portal.

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