Decree No. (1) of 1987
Establishing
Dnata[1]
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We, Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince and
Deputy Ruler of Dubai, do hereby issue this Decree.
a. Pursuant to this Decree, an independent public corporation named “Dnata” (the “Corporation”)
is established.
b. The Corporation will have legal personality and financial and
administrative autonomy, and will be owned by Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum.
c. The Corporation may sue and be sued in its own name and may, for this
purpose, appoint any person to represent it in the judicial proceedings in
which it is involved.
The Corporation will
have the following objectives:
1. to own all the assets of the Dubai National Air Travel Agency (the “Agency”)
and to manage these assets in the Emirate of Dubai or elsewhere in
the world, except the United Kingdom and the United States of America;
2. to conduct business as general sales agents
for international passenger and cargo airlines, performing all tasks related to
such business, and to implement the relevant agreements concluded with
international airlines;
3. to solely and exclusively conduct business
as ground service agents for international passenger and cargo airlines at the Dubai
International Airport, including by providing engineering and technical
services. The Corporation my carry on similar business in other
airports outside of the Emirate of Dubai;
4. to provide catering and other services to aircraft
at the Dubai International Airport or at any other airport outside of the
Emirate of Dubai;
5. to provide computer services to
international airlines and to other establishments, companies, and individuals;
6. to organise recreational trips and flights
to and from Dubai at special rates, and to provide ground services to the
operators of these flights;
7. to possess, take lease of, and manage the
buildings required to achieve its objectives; and
8. in general, to engage in and conduct any
business which is directly or indirectly related or conducive to promoting its objectives
and generating profits; to draw, accept, and negotiate any negotiable
instruments; to borrow funds with or without security to achieve its objectives; to invest its property in any manner it
deems appropriate; and to hold shares in other companies.
Effective as of the date on which this Decree is
issued, all equipment, machinery, and assets of the Agency owned by Sheikh
Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, including all rights and goodwill, are hereby
transferred to the Corporation. The Corporation will be liable for all the
Agency’s obligations and debts of any kind, except for the Agency’s assets, rights,
goodwill, obligations, and debts in the United Kingdom and the United States of
America.
The Corporation may open branches within and outside of
the Emirate of Dubai, except within the United Kingdom and the United States of
America.
The Corporation will be represented, managed, and
operated by a chairman (the “Chairman”) appointed, from time to time, by Sheikh Rashid
bin Saeed Al Maktoum.
Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum will not be liable
for any debts or obligations claimed from the Corporation or the Chairman.
In the course of managing and operating the
Corporation, the Chairman will not be liable to third parties for any act or
omission with respect to such management or operation. The Corporation will be
solely liable to third parties for such act or omission.
No entity may recover any debt from, or enforce any
obligation against, the Corporation by way of taking possession, seizure, sale by
public auction, or acquisition by any other legal process, of equipment,
machinery, or other tangible assets owned by the Corporation, whether or not a definitive
court judgement in respect of such debt or obligation has been rendered.
a. Subject to the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Article, the Chairman may
issue the regulations and rules required to manage and operate the Corporation and
may, from time to time, amend the same. These regulations and rules will be
binding on all persons.
b. Without prejudice to his exemption from liability pursuant to Article
(6) hereof, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum may amend or replace
the above-mentioned regulations and rules at his own discretion, or exempt any entity
from compliance with any or all of their provisions.
c. The above-mentioned regulations and rules, and any amendments thereto, whether issued by the
Chairman or by Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, will take effect as of the
date on which they are issued.
The Corporation is hereby exempted from customs duties
on all imports and purchases of supplies and other materials required for its
operations or distributed for promotional purposes.
This Decree comes into force on the day on which it is
issued, and will be published in the Official Gazette.
Maktoum
bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
Crown
Prince and Deputy Ruler of Dubai
Issued in Dubai on 4 April 1987
Corresponding to 5 Shaban 1407 A.H.
©2018 The Supreme Legislation
Committee in the Emirate of Dubai
[1]Every effort has been made to
produce an accurate and complete English version of this legislation. However,
for the purpose of its interpretation and application, reference must be made
to the original Arabic text. In case of conflict, the Arabic text will prevail.