Executive
Council Resolution No. (1) of 2015
Approving
the Fees and Fines Prescribed for the
Event
eLicensing and eTicketing System 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. (1) of 1997 Establishing the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing
(the “DTCM”) and its amendments;
Law
No. (3) of 2003 Establishing the Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai;
Law
No. (14) of 2009 Concerning the Pricing of Government Services
in the Emirate of Dubai and its amendments;
Law No. (35) of 2009 Concerning Management of
the Public Funds of the Government of Dubai and its amendments; and
Decree No. (25) of 2013 Concerning the Event
eLicensing and eTicketing System in the Emirate of Dubai,
Do hereby issue this Resolution.
In
return for subscription to the Event eLicensing and eTicketing System in the
Emirate of Dubai, the DTCM will charge the fees stated in Schedule (1) attached
to this Resolution.
a. Without prejudice to any
stricter penalty stipulated in any other legislation, any person who commits
any of the violations mentioned in Schedule (2) attached to this Resolution
will be punished by the fine indicated opposite that violation.
b. Upon repetition of the same
violation within one (1) year from the date of the previous violation, the amount
of the fine indicated in Schedule (2) referred to in paragraph (a) of this
Article will be doubled, provided that a fine does not exceed one hundred
thousand Dirhams (AED 100,000.00).
c. In addition to the penalty of a
fine referred to in paragraph (a) of this Article, the DTCM may take one or
more of the following measures against the violating entity:
1. suspending the activity for a period
not exceeding six (6) months; and/ or
2. revoking the trade licence in
coordination with the competent entity in the Emirate.
Any
provision in any other legislation will be repealed to the extent that it
contradicts the provisions of this Resolution.
This
Resolution will be published in the Official Gazette and will come into force
on the day 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 3 February 2015
Corresponding
to 14 Rabi al-Thani 1436 A.H.
Schedule (1)
Fees for Subscription to the Event eLicensing and
eTicketing System
|
SN |
Description |
Fee (in Dirhams) |
|
1 |
Subscribing
an Event organiser to the eTicketing System or renewing his annual
subscription |
5,000.00 |
|
2 |
Subscribing
a Ticket vendor to the eTicketing System or renewing his annual subscription |
5,000.00 |
|
3 |
Subscribing
a Ticket distributor to the eTicketing System or renewing his annual
subscription |
500.00 |
|
4 |
Subscription
to the eLicensing System or renewal of an annual subscription |
300.00 |
|
5 |
Submitting
an Event licensing application through the eLicensing System |
200.00 |
|
6 |
Connection
to the eTicketing System |
10,000.00 |
|
7 |
Training
on the eTicketing System |
AED 500.00 per trainee |
|
8 |
Urgent
services |
500.00 |
Schedule (2)
Violations and Fines
Prescribed for the
Event eLicensing and eTicketing System
|
SN |
Violation |
Fine (in Dirhams) |
|
1 |
Sale
of Tickets that do not contain an electronic code, or sale of Tickets by an
entity not subscribed to the eTicketing System |
10,000.00 |
|
2 |
Resale
of used Tickets |
10,000.00 |
|
3 |
Issuing
or distributing free tickets for a fee |
10,000.00 |
|
4 |
Failure
to refund, within the prescribed time frame, the amount of a Ticket to a buyer
where the relevant Event is cancelled |
2,000.00 |
|
5 |
Failure
to pay, within the time
frame determined by the DTCM, the
fee prescribed for issuing Tickets |
2,000.00 |
|
6 |
Distribution
of Tickets by an entity not authorised by the DTMC to do so |
2,000.00 |
|
7 |
Entering
data into the eTicketing System by a person not authorised to do so |
2,000.00 |
|
8 |
Entering
incorrect data into the eTicketing System or the eLicensing System |
5,000.00 |
|
9 |
Conducting
an Event before entering the relevant data into the eLicensing System, and
before the relevant approval is issued |
10,000.00 |
|
10 |
Connecting
the computer on which the
eLicensing System or the eTicketing System is set up to another system or
programme without obtaining the relevant prior approval of the DTCM |
1,000.00 |
|
11 |
Failure
by the entities organising or conducting Events, or marketing, distributing,
or issuing Tickets, to comply with the above-mentioned Decree No. (25) of
2013 |
1,000.00 |
©2015 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.