Executive Council
Resolution No. (31) of 2011
Regulating
Trade in Vehicle Number
Plates in the Emirate of Dubai[1]
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We, Hamdan bin
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of the
Executive Council,
After perusal of:
Law No. (3) of 2003 Establishing the Executive Council of the
Emirate of Dubai;
Law No. (17) of 2005 Establishing the Roads and Transport Authority;
Law No. (14) of 2009 Concerning the Pricing of Government Services
in the Emirate of Dubai;
Law No. (35) of 2009 Concerning Management of the Public Funds of
the Government of Dubai;
Executive Council Resolution No. (8) of 2008 Establishing the Licensing
Agency of the Roads and Transport Authority; and
Executive Council Resolution No. (13) of 2010 Approving the
Organisational Structure of the Roads and Transport Authority,
Do hereby issue this
Resolution.
The
following words and expressions, wherever mentioned in this Resolution, 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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RTA: |
The Roads and Transport Authority. |
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Chairman of the Board of Directors: |
The Chairman of the Board of Directors and Executive Director of the RTA. |
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Agency: |
The Licensing Agency of the RTA. |
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Person: |
A natural or legal person. |
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Vehicle: |
A motorised machine, motorcycle, carriage or any other machine adapted
to run on roads whether mechanically propelled or otherwise. |
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Business: |
Trading in Vehicle number plates. |
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Permit: |
Official document issued by the Agency which authorises a Person to
conduct the Business. |
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Permit Holder: |
A Person who conducts the Business. |
a.
No Person may
conduct the Business in the Emirate unless that Person obtains a Permit from
the Agency and a license from the Department of Economic Development.
b.
A Permit will be valid
for a period of one (1) year renewable for the same period. The conditions and
requirements for obtaining the Permit and
documents required to issue it will be determined by a resolution issued by the
Chairman of the Board of Directors.
c.
Pursuant to this Resolution,
a register of Vehicle number plates (the “Register”) will be maintained
by the Agency. The Chairman of the Board of Directors will determine the form
of the Register and the data to be entered in it, including the names of Persons
authorised to conduct the Business in the Emirate.
Subject to disciplinary action, employees of the
Agency may not conduct the Business, whether in person, through third parties,
or otherwise.
The RTA will charge the fees specified in the
attached Schedule (1) in return for the Permits and services it provides pursuant
to this Resolution.
a.
RTA will collect
from the Permit Holder a cash security deposit of twenty five thousand Dirhams
(AED 25,000) for participating in any Vehicle number plate auction organised by
the Agency.
b.
The security deposit
referred to in paragraph (a) of this Article will be refunded to a Permit Holder
whose bid has not been successful and to a Permit Holder who paid the price of
number plates awarded to him at the auction.
c.
The security deposit
referred to in paragraph (a) of this Article will be forfeited where a Permit
Holder whose bid has been successful fails to pay the price of the Vehicle number
plates awarded to him within ten (10) days from the date of winning the auction.
A Permit Holder must abide by the conditions and requirements
adopted by the Agency when conducting the Business, and may not perform any of
the following acts:
1.
conducting any
business other than the Business authorised within the service centres of the
Agency;
2.
discontinuing or
ceasing to conduct the Business for a period exceeding six (6) months without
notifying the Agency;
3.
organising Vehicle
number plate auctions without obtaining the prior approval of the Agency;
4.
allowing others
to use the Permit without obtaining the prior approval of the Agency;
5.
selling the same Vehicle
number plate to more than one (1) Person;
6.
advertising the Business
in the service centres of the Agency without obtaining prior approval of the
Agency; or
7.
delaying or obstructing
the work of the RTA employees.
Without prejudice to any stricter penalty stipulated
in any other legislation, a Person who commits any of the violations stipulated
in Schedule (2) attached to this Resolution will be punished by the fine
indicated opposite that violation. Upon repetition of the same violation within
one (1) year from the date of the previous violation, the value of the fine will
be doubled, provided that the fine will not exceed thirty thousand Dirhams (AED
30,000).
In addition to the penalty of a fine prescribed
pursuant to Article (7) of this Resolution, the Agency may take one or more of
the following measures against a Permit Holder:
1.
suspending the Permit
for a period not exceeding two (2) months;
2.
suspending the
procedures of disposing of the Vehicle number plate listed in the traffic file
of the Permit Holder for a period to be specified by the Agency;
3.
excluding the Permit
Holder from participating in the Vehicle number plate auctions held by the
Agency for a period to be specified by the Agency; and/or
4.
revoking the Permit.
A Permit Holder may submit a written grievance against
any decisions or measures taken against him by the Agency under this Resolution
within a period not exceeding thirty (30) days from being notified thereof. Such
grievances will be considered by a committee formed by the Chairman of the
Board of Directors. A grievance must be determined by the committee within a
period not exceeding fifteen (15) days from the date on which it is filed. The decision
of the committee in respect of the grievance will be final.
Officers and inspectors of the RTA nominated by a
resolution issued by the Chairman of the Board of Directors will have the
capacity of law enforcement officers to record the acts committed in breach of
the provisions of this Resolution and the resolutions issued in pursuance
hereof. For this purpose, they may issue
the necessary violation reports.
The fees and fines collected pursuant to this Resolution
will be paid to the Public Treasury of the Government of Dubai.
All Persons conducting the Business in the
Emirate by the effective date of this Resolution must comply with the
provisions of this Resolution within six (6) months from the date on which it
comes into force.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors will issue
the resolutions and instructions required for the implementation of the
provisions of this Resolution.
This Resolution will be published in the Official
Gazette and will come into force on the date on which it is published.
Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al
Maktoum
Crown Prince of Dubai
Chairman of the Executive Council
Issued in
Dubai on 16 October 2011
Corresponding to 19 Thu al-Qidah 1432 A.H.
Schedule (1)
Fees for Permits
and Services Related to Conducting the Business
|
SN |
Description |
Fees (in Dirhams) |
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1 |
Issuing a Permit |
500.00 |
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2 |
Renewing a Permit |
500.00 |
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3 |
Variation of the data of a Permit |
100.00 |
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4 |
Issuing a replacement for a lost or damaged Permit |
100.00 |
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5 |
Transferring the ownership of a Vehicle number plate |
100.00 |
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6 |
Issuing an approval to organise an auction |
200.00 |
Schedule No. (2)
Violations and Fines
|
SN |
Description
of Violation |
Fines (in
Dirhams) |
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1 |
Conducting the Business without Permit |
5,000.00 |
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2 |
Conducting the Business with an expired Permit |
3,000.00 |
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3 |
Conducting any business other than the authorised Business within the
service centres of the Agency |
3,000.00 |
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4 |
Discontinuing or ceasing to conduct the Business for a period not
exceeding six (6) months without notifying the Agency |
1,000.00 |
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5 |
Organising Vehicle number plate auctions without the approval of the
Agency |
5,000.00 |
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6 |
Failure to provide the Agency with the documents, data, and statistics
related to the Business, which the Agency deems necessary to be reviewed |
3,000.00 |
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7 |
Failure to abide by the amount of fees authorised to be collected on
behalf of the Agency |
1,000.00 |
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8 |
Allowing others to use the Permit without prior approval of the Agency |
3,000.00 |
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9 |
Failure to comply with any conditions or requirements prescribed by
the Agency to conduct the Business |
3,000.00 |
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10 |
Delaying or obstructing the work of the RTA employees |
5,000.00 |
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11 |
Selling a Vehicle number plate to more than one (1) Person |
10,000.00 |
|
12 |
Advertising the Business within the service centres of the Agency
without obtaining the prior approval of the Agency |
3,000.00 |
© 2014 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.