UAE Federal Decree-Law
مرسوم بقانون اتحادي بشأن توزيع الاختصاصات والصلاحيات بين هيئة الأوراق المالية والسلع وأسواق الأوراق المالية والسلع المرخصة في الدولة
Authoritative Arabic version per the official UAE Legislation portal
Law ID
1962
Plain-language summary
Defines the distribution of regulatory powers and competencies between the Securities and Commodities Authority and licensed securities and commodities entities…
Synced from the official UAE Legislation portal · Plain-language summary by the LEXAI editorial team
Article-level text
8 articles
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Article (1) The securities and commodities licensed in the State, each according to their competence, shall solely assume all the operational and executive powers and competencies established for the SCA, as mentioned in Federal Law No. (2) of 2015 concerning commercial companies, and those contained in Federal Law No. (4) of 2000 concerning the UAE SCA and Market, and the regulations, rules and decisions issued in implementation thereof.
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Article (2) Without prejudice to the text of Article 1 of this Law by Decree, the SCA shall have the authority to regulate, monitor, and supervise securities and commodities in the State.
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Article (3) For the purposes of implementing the provisions of this Law by Decree, the boards of directors of the SCA, and SCA managers, shall undertake the operational and executive competencies
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Federal Law by Decree No. (22) of 2020 Concerning the Distribution of Competencies and Powers between the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), and the securities and commodities licensed in the State 2 established for the board of directors of the SCA and the SCA CEO, as the case may be.
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Article (4) The SCA shall coordinate with the markets, each within the limits of their competence, to transfer all regulations and data related to the market implementation of the competencies entrusted to it under the provisions of this Law by Decree.
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Article (5) The Cabinet or whomever it authorises may issue all necessary decisions to implement the provisions of this Law by Decree, including specifying the operational and executive powers and competencies established for the SCA, and these decisions shall be published in the Official Gazette.
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Article (6) The Cabinet or whomever it authorises, upon the request of the concerned market, may form one or more committees, whose competence and powers shall be defined in the formation decision, to carry out the operational and executive competencies stipulated in Articles One and Five of this Law by Decree, until all logistical arrangements at the markets are completed to carry out these competencies. The decision to form the Committee, their competence and powers shall be published in the Official Gazette.
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Article (7) Any text or provision contained in any other legislation that violates or contradicts the provisions of this Law by Decree shall be repealed.
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Federal Law by Decree No. (22) of 2020 Concerning the Distribution of Competencies and Powers between the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), and the securities and commodities licensed in the State 3
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Article (8) This Law by Decree shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall be enforced as of the day following the date of its publication. Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan President of the UAE Issued by Us at the Presidency Palace in Abu Dhabi: Date: 10 Safar 1442 H Corresponding to: September 27, 2020
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