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UAE Federal Decree-Law·Federal Law No. (1) of 2020

قانون اتحادي بإلغاء المرسوم بقانون اتحادي بإنشاء وتنظيم ديوان ممثل رئيس الدولة

Authoritative Arabic version per the official UAE Legislation portal

Issued Date
February 3, 2020
Effective from
February 3, 2020
Articles
4
Last synced
Jul 20, 2026

Plain-language summary

  • Cancels the 2013 law that created and ran the President's Representative office.
  • The cancellation took effect in February 2020.
  • All rules and structures from the 2013 law no longer apply.

Repeals Federal Decree by Law No. 3 of 2013 which established and organized the Bureau of the President's Representative, effective from February 2020.

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

Article-level text

Key Articles

4 articles

  1. 1

    Article 1

    Article (1) Federal Decree by Law No. (3) of 2013, Establishing and Organizing the Bureau of the President's Representative, shall be repealed.

  2. 2

    Article 2

    Article (2) The Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Presidential Affairs, shall issue the necessary Resolutions for the implementation of this Law.

  3. 3

    Article 3

    Article (3) Any other text contradicting or conflicting with the provisions of this Law shall be repealed.

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    Federal Law of 2020 Repealing Federal Decree by Law of 2013 Establishing and Organizing the Bureau of the President's Representative 2

  4. 4

    Article 4

    Article (4) This Law shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall come into force as of its date of issuance. Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan President of the United Arab Emirates Issued by us at the Presidential Palace: On: 9 Jumada II 1441 AH Corresponding: 3 February 2020 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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