Article (9)
Publication and Entry into Force
This Resolution shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall enter into force on the day
following the date of its publication.
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Prime Minister
Issued by us:
On: 9 Jumada al- Awwal 1447 A.H.
Corresponding to: 31 October 2025 A.D.
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The Schedule annexed to Cabinet Resolution No. (146) of 2025
regarding the Administrative Penalties Regulation for Acts Committed in
Violation of the Provisions of Federal Decree by Law No. (20) of 2022
concerning the Regulation of the Notary Profession and its Executive
Regulations
SN Description of the Violation Penalty/AED
1. Failure to verify the identity, legal capacity, status, or
consent of the concerned parties to the content of the
transaction.
(20,000)
2. Failure to read out the content of the transaction and explain
the legal effects arising from its drafting or notarization, or
failure to record such reading and explanation in the
minutes, in accordance with Clause (3) of Article (7) of the
Decree by Law.
(10,000)
3. Failure to comply with any of the procedures relating to
transactions of persons with special circumstances specified
in Article (8) of the Decree by Law.
(15,000)
4. Failure to comply with the controls and procedures for
correcting material clerical or arithmetical errors affecting
the instrument, or errors committed by the concerned
parties in relation to the data and information recorded
therein.
(5,000)
5. Failure to prepare, sign, seal, and deliver the minutes to the
concerned parties after they sign the instrument, or refusal
to issue certificates from the register to the concerned
parties who request them.
(10,000)
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6. Issuing a certificate extracted from the register to a person
other than the concerned parties without a written order
from the Department Director.
(20,000)
7. Drafting or notarizing affidavits made under oath before
administering the oath to the concerned parties or without
administering the oath thereto.
(20,000)
8. Notarizing the signatures of the concerned parties on
private instruments upon request, without recording the
notarization in the register.
(10,000)
9. Failure to record the date of private instruments under
sequential numbering in the register, and to prepare
minutes at the end of the instrument stating the date of its
submission and the number of its registration in the register,
and to sign, seal, and deliver it to the concerned parties.
(10,000)
10. Failure to maintain a register to record all transactions that
they draft or notarize.
(20,000)
11. Failure to retain, in the register, original copies of the
instruments, numbered according to the dates on which
they were drafted, notarized, had their dates recorded, or
any other transaction carried out.
(20,000)
12. Failure to retain a copy of any documents or papers relied
upon in conducting the transaction.
(20,000)
13. Certifying the signatures of employees working in the
federal or local government, public authorities, public
institutions, or other governmental agencies on certificates,
documents, or other papers that they sign by virtue of their
official functions in the authorities in which they work.
(20,000)
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14. Drafting or notarizing signatures, or recording the date of an
instrument, where it is established that legal capacity, status,
or consent is lacking in the concerned parties, or where the
subject matter of the instrument is manifestly void, or
contrary to the applicable legislation, public order, or public
morals, or intended to circumvent the law.
(30,000)
15. Drafting or notarizing any instruments relating to the
personal status of Muslims.
(30,000)
16. Drafting or notarizing any instruments relating to the
establishment of an endowment (Waqf), the amendment of
its provisions, or its revocation.
(30,000)
17. Drafting or notarizing any instruments relating to the
establishment of ownership rights or any real right over
immovable property, or the transfer, alteration, or extinction
thereof.
(30,000)
18. Drafting or notarizing any instruments whose drafting or
notarization is stipulated by the applicable legislation to fall
within the competence of another authority.
(20,000)
19. Undertaking any procedure in which they, or any of their
ascendants, descendants, spouse, or either of their parents,
has an apparent or concealed personal interest, or accepting
any of them as a translator or assistant
(30,000)
20. Disclosing any information relating to the concerned parties
to third parties, which they obtained or became aware of by
virtue of their work.
(20,000)
21. Removing any registers, instruments, or official papers
under their custody from the office.
(10,000)
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22. Leaving the office to conduct any transaction under the
provisions of the Decree by Law in cases other than those
specified in the Executive Regulations.
(10,000)
23. Combining their position with any public or private
employment in cases other than those stipulated in the
Decree by Law.
(15,000)
24. Failure to comply with the confidentiality of the electronic
register, or circulating it, allowing others to access, copy, or
delete it from the electronic information system without the
permission of the Department Director.
(10,000)
25. Practicing activities through an office not licensed for that
purpose, or through an unlicensed law firm, in accordance
with the controls and procedures specified in the Executive
Regulations.
(5,000)
26. Practicing the activities of a Private Notary before taking the
legal oath.
(5,000)
27. Failure to comply with the procedures for administering the
oath and notarizing affidavits made under oath, as specified
in Article (5) of the Executive Regulations.
(5,000)
28. Failure to comply with the procedures for correction in the
register, as specified in Article (9) of the Executive
Regulations.
(5,000)
29. Failure to comply, in the management of the office, with the
controls as specified in Article (22) of the Executive
Regulations.
(5,000)
30. Failure to observe the controls as specified in Article (23) of
the Executive Regulations when practicing activities through
a licensed law firm.
(5,000)
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