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UAE Cabinet Resolution·Cabinet Resolution No. (117) of 2024

قرار مجلس الوزراء بشأن اللائحة الفنية لمتطلبات السلامة في السيارات المعدلة

Authoritative Arabic version per the official UAE Legislation portal

Issued Date
October 22, 2024
Effective from
April 29, 2025
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3
Last synced
Oct 19, 2026
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  • Sets UAE-wide safety rules for modifying vehicles, covering what changes are allowed and how.
  • Applies to vehicle owners, workshops, importers, and inspection centres handling modified cars.
  • Requires approvals and technical checks before modifications like engine, body, suspension, or lighting changes.
  • Modified vehicles must pass safety testing and be registered as modified with the relevant authority.
  • Aims to reduce road risks from unsafe aftermarket changes and align workshops with one national standard.

Establishes UAE-wide safety requirements for modified vehicles, requiring approvals and technical inspections before engine, body, suspension, or lighting chang…

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    Article 1

    Article (1) The Technical Regulation for Safety Requirements for Modified cars, the number and title of which are shown in the Table attached to this Resolution, is a Technical Regulation that is mandatory to be applied in the United Arab Emirates.

  2. 2

    Article 2

    Article (2) The Technical Regulation No. (UAE.S 5014:2016) with the title Safety Requirements for Modified Vehicles approved by the aforementioned Cabinet Resolution No. (45) of 2016 shall be repealed.

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    Cabinet Resolution of 2024 on the Technical Regulation for Safety Requirements for Modified Vehicles 2

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    Article 3

    Article (3) This Resolution shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall enter into force one hundred and eighty (180) days after the date of its publication. Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Prime Minister Issued by Us: On: 19 Rabi' II 1446 H Corresponding to: 22 October 2024 AD

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    Cabinet Resolution of 2024 on the Technical Regulation for Safety Requirements for Modified Vehicles 3 Table Attached to Cabinet Resolution No. (117) of 2024 On the Technical Regulation for Safety Requirements for Modified Vehicles S Number of the Technical Regulation Title of the Technical Regulation in Arabic Title of the Technical Regulation in English Status 1 UAE.S 5014:2024 متطلبات السالمة في السيارات املعدلة Safety Requirement for Modified vehicles Updated

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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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