Administrative Resolution No. (2) of 2017

Granting Law Enforcement Capacity to Employees of the Dubai

Creative Clusters Authority^{^[1]}

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The Director General of the Dubai Creative Clusters Authority,

After perusal of:

Law No. (15) of 2014 Concerning Creative Clusters in the Emirate of Dubai;

Law No. (32) of 2015 Concerning the Official Gazette of the Government of Dubai;

Law No. (8) of 2016 Regulating the Grant of Law Enforcement Capacity in the Government of Dubai; and

The legislation regulating commercial companies and corporations, activities, and business within Creative Clusters in the Emirate of Dubai,

Does hereby issue this Resolution.

Granting Law Enforcement Capacity

Article (1)

The Employees of the Dubai Creative Clusters Authority (the "DCCA"), whose names and designations are set out in the Schedule attached hereto, are hereby granted law enforcement capacity to record the acts committed in breach of the legislation regulating commercial companies and corporations, activities, and business within Creative Clusters in the Emirate of Dubai.

Obligations of Law Enforcement Officers

Article (2)

The employees who are granted law enforcement capacity pursuant to Article (1) of this Resolution must:

1. comply with the legislation regulating commercial companies and corporations, activities, and business within Creative Clusters in the Emirate of Dubai, and with the procedures stipulated therein, when performing their duties;

2. ensure that the Persons to whom the legislation regulating commercial companies and corporations, activities, and business within Creative Clusters in the Emirate of Dubai applies are in compliance with the provisions thereof, and that they meet their obligations thereunder;

3. record the violations they are assigned to investigate and collect relevant evidence and information in accordance with the rules approved in this regard;

4. receive reports and complaints relating to the violations that they are assigned to record in accordance with the procedures approved by the DCCA in this regard;

5. take the procedures and measures required to preserve the evidence relevant to any committed violation;

6. prepare fact-finding reports in which the relevant incidents and the measures taken by them are stated;

7. adopt professional integrity and honesty, impartiality, and objectivity;

8. produce evidence of having law enforcement capacity when performing their duties; and

9. not use their law enforcement capacity to achieve personal goals or benefits.

Powers of Law Enforcement Officers

Article (3)

The employees who are granted law enforcement capacity pursuant to Article (1) of this Resolution will have the duties and powers to:

1. where required, seek assistance from police personnel;

2. where required, seek assistance from experts and translators;

3. hear and record the statements of reporting persons and witnesses; and

4. perform inspection, conduct interrogations, request clarifications, and access authorised places to collect information related to committed violations.

Implementing Procedures

Article (4)

The Deputy Director General of the DCCA will take the actions required for the implementation of the provisions of this Resolution, including to:

1. issue identification cards to the law enforcement officers to whom Article (1) of this Resolution applies; and

2. approve violation report forms, including their basic details, in accordance with the above-mentioned Law No. (8) of 2016.

Commencement and Publication

Article (5)

This Resolution comes into force on the day on which it is issued, and will be published in the Official Gazette.

Ahmed Abdullah bin Bayat

Director General

Dubai Creative Clusters Authority

Issued in Dubai on 7 March 2017

Corresponding to 8 Jumada al-Thaniyah 1438 A.H.

Schedule

Names and Designations of Employees

Granted Law Enforcement Capacity

SN	Name	Designation
1	Ihab Reyad Qaradaya	Compliance Officer
2	Basel Ali Al Tayeb Farah	Compliance Officer
3	Dharma Raju Minambati	Executive Director, Compliance Affairs
4	Abdul Rahim Rashidi Bajai	Director, Compliance
5	Abdul Wahed Mahmoud Abdullah	Director, Compliance
6	Ali Mohammed Hassan Khedr	Compliance Officer
7	Ali Nidal Al Rahma	Compliance Officer
8	Sultan Fahmi Farouq Omar	Senior Administrative Officer
9	Saif Ahmed Al Marri	Compliance Officer
10	Mohammed Ibrahim Mumani	Compliance Officer
11	Musabah Mohammed Al Marri	Director, Compliance
12	Yusuf Hussain Labad	Compliance Officer
13	Nahyan Mohammed Salim	Compliance Officer

[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.