Decree No. (22) of 2005
Concerning
Use of the Electronic
Information System of Car Rental Agencies[1]
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We, Maktoum bin
Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai,
After perusal of:
Law No. (5)
of 1994 Establishing the Dubai Transport Corporation, as amended by Law No. (7)
of 2000,
Do hereby issue this Decree.
The
following words and expressions will have the meaning indicated opposite each
of them unless the context implies otherwise:
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Emirate: |
The Emirate of Dubai. |
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DTC: |
The Dubai Transport Corporation. |
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Agencies: |
Car rental agencies in the Emirate. |
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System: |
A computer software designed for Agencies licensed in the Emirate and installed
on their computers for the purpose of entering data relating to their business
and activities as per the categories determined in this system. |
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Electronic Connection: |
Connecting two (2) or more computers through an electronic information
system or software for the purpose of exchanging information between these computers. |
All Agencies
must install and run the System on their computers, enter the required data as
per the categories determined in the System, and ensure the Electronic Connection
of the System to the Government departments and corporations stated in Article
(4) of this Decree.
The Dubai
Police General Headquarters will undertake technical and
administrative supervision of the System, including to:
1. design the System and supervise its operation, maintenance,
and upgrades; and pay any relevant expenses;
2. determine the data to be entered into the
System;
3. pay charges for the telephone lines used for
running the System; and
4. connect the Agencies with any Government
department or public corporation or authority through the System.
Effective
as of the date on which this Decree comes into force, the Electronic Connection
of the following entities to the System will be established:
1. the Dubai Police General Headquarters;
2. the Dubai Transport Corporation;
3. the Department of Economic Development;
4. the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing; and
5. the Dubai Municipality.
The Electronic
Connection of any other Government department or public corporation or authority
to the System may be established in coordination with the Dubai Police General
Headquarters.
The DTC will
charge the Agencies annual fees as prescribed in the Schedule attached to this
Decree in return for installing and running the System on their computers.
Agencies
currently based in the Emirate must comply with the provisions of Article (2)
of this Decree in order to be granted a new or renewed licence.
The Director
General of the DTC may impose the following administrative penalties on any Agency
that violates the provisions of this Decree, or the regulations, bylaws, and resolutions
issued in pursuance hereof:
1. a fine of no less than five hundred
Dirhams (AED 500.00) and no more than ten thousand Dirhams (AED 10,000.00); and
2. temporary closure of the Agency for a
period not exceeding two (2) months. Where the same violation is repeated, the Agency
may be permanently closed.
An Agency,
upon which an administrative penalty is imposed, may submit to the Board of
Directors of the DTC a grievance against the decision imposing such penalty
within fifteen (15) days of being notified of the same. The Board of Directors must
determine the grievance within thirty (30) days of its submission. If the grievance
is admitted, the Board of Directors may amend or rescind the penalty, or dismiss
the grievance.
The Board of
Directors of the DTC will issue the bylaws and resolutions required for the implementation
of the provisions of this Decree.
This Decree
will be published in the Official Gazette and will come into force two (2) months
following the day on which it is published.
Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Ruler
of Dubai
Issued in Dubai on 10 May 2005
Corresponding to 2 Rabi
al-Thani 1426 A.H.
Schedule
Annual Fees Prescribed for
Car Rental Agencies in the Emirate of Dubai
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Category |
Number of Cars Licensed for Rental |
Annual Fee (in Dirhams) |
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Category 1 |
100 or less |
2,000.00 |
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Category 2 |
101 to 500 |
4,000.00 |
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Category 3 |
501 to 1,000 |
5,000.00 |
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Category 4 |
1,001 and above |
6,000.00 |
©2016
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.