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UAE Federal Law·Federal Law No. 1 of 1971

قانون اتحادي بشأن الجريدة الرسمية للإمارات العربية المتحدة

Authoritative Arabic version per the official UAE Legislation portal

Issued Date
December 21, 1971
Effective from
December 21, 1971
Articles
7
Last synced
Sep 14, 2026
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Plain-language summary

  • Creates the Official Gazette as UAE's official government publication.
  • All federal decrees, laws, and regulations published here become legally binding.
  • Government agencies must announce official decisions through the Gazette.
  • Citizens and businesses can access laws and regulations via the Gazette.
  • Gazette publication is the official way government communicates legal changes.

Establishes the Official Gazette of the United Arab Emirates as the official publication for government decrees, laws, regulations, and official announcements.

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

Article-level text

Key Articles

7 articles

  1. 1

    Article 1

    Article (1) An official newspaper of the United Arab Emirates will be established under the name of "the official gazette", in which any legislation issued by the state will be published. Also, any act, decision, order, announcement, agreement or any document that should be published as decided by one of the specialized authorities of the state. Commercials of the bodies of the state could be published for the benefit of individuals; prices will be set by the public trust of the Ministry of Justice.

  2. 2

    Article 2

    Article (2) The official gazette will be published in Arabic. Some of the articles may be translated into a foreign language.

  3. 3

    Article 3

    Article (3) Any new legislation issued after the activation of this law will be considered known in all over the U.A.E. 30 days after publication in the official gazette. This period may be extended or shortened by a plain phrasing in the new legislation.

  4. 4

    Article 4

    Article (4) 1. Upon a suggestion from the Minister of Justice, the Cabinet shall issue a resolution

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    Federal Law No. (1) of 1971 Concerning the Official Gazette of the United Arab Emirates 2 regulating circulation of the official gazette, selling price of its issues and value of subscription and announcement therein. 2. The Cabinet shall be entitled to assign the Minister of Justice with the authorities prescribed in item (1) of this article or make any amendments on the resolution referred to.

  5. 5

    Article 5

    Article (5) The Ministry of Justice will supervise the administration of the official gazette and it will be responsible for preparations of printing it out as well as circulation and collecting sale revenues.

  6. 6

    Article 6

    Article (6) Cancelled by Article 3 of Fed. Law (14) of 2008.

  7. 7

    Article 7

    Article (7) This law will be in force as from the date of its issuance. Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan The President of the United Arab Emirates Issued in the Presidency Palace in Abu Dhabi Date 4th Zee Al Qaeda 13 91 H. Corresponding to 21st, December 1971 A.D.

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

Articles in this law(7)
  1. 1Article (1) An official newspaper of the United Arab Emirates will be establishe
  2. 2Article (2) The official gazette will be published in Arabic. Some of the articl
  3. 3Article (3) Any new legislation issued after the activation of this law will be
  4. 4Article (4) 1. Upon a suggestion from the Minister of Justice, the Cabinet shall
  5. 5Article (5) The Ministry of Justice will supervise the administration of the off
  6. 6Article (6) Cancelled by Article 3 of Fed. Law (14) of 2008.
  7. 7Article (7) This law will be in force as from the date of its issuance. Zayed Bi
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