Administrative Resolution
No. (478) of 2018 Issuing the
Implementing Bylaw of
Executive Council Resolution No. (18) of 2017
Concerning Licensing and
Regulating the Use of
Recreational Motorcycles
in the Emirate of Dubai[1]
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The Director General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors,
After perusal of:
Law No. (17) of 2005 Establishing the Roads and Transport
Authority and its amendments;
Executive Council Resolution No. (8) of 2008
Establishing the Licensing Agency of the Roads and Transport Authority; and
Executive Council Resolution No. (18) of 2017
Concerning Licensing and Regulating the Use of Recreational Motorcycles in the
Emirate of Dubai,
Does 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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DM: |
The Dubai Municipality. |
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Resolution: |
Executive Council Resolution No. (18) of 2017
Concerning Licensing and Regulating the Use of Recreational Motorcycles in
the Emirate of Dubai. |
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Agency: |
The Licensing Agency of the RTA. |
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Licensing Authority: |
The entity legally authorised to issue commercial
licences in the Emirate. |
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Concerned Entity: |
Any
Government entity having jurisdiction, under the legislation in force, to
issue the approvals required for obtaining Permits from the Agency to use
Recreational Motorcycles and Recreational Motorcycling Tracks, or to operate
Rental Agencies. |
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Recreational Motorcycle: |
A two- or more-wheeled Vehicle equipped with an internal-combustion
engine and designed for riding on rough terrain such as sand, mud, and rocks
for recreational purposes. |
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Rental Agency: |
An establishment licensed by the Licensing Authority and authorised by
the Agency to rent out Recreational Motorcycles in the Emirate. |
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Recreational Motorcycling Track Operator: |
An establishment licensed by the Licensing Authority and authorised by
the Agency to manage and operate a Recreational Motorcycling Track and supervise
Recreational Motorcycles riding thereon. |
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Recreational Motorcycling Track: |
A field of specific dimensions which is designated for use by
Recreational Motorcycles, and whose location is determined by the Agency in
coordination with the DM in accordance with the planning regulations adopted
by the DM in this respect. |
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Permit: |
A document issued by the Agency
authorising a Rental Agency or Recreational Motorcycling Track Operator to
conduct its activity in the Emirate, subject to satisfying the conditions and
requirements prescribed by the Resolution and by the legislation in force in
the Emirate. |
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Recreational Motorcycle User Manual: |
A booklet prepared by a Rental Agency, and approved
by the Agency, containing information on how to use Recreational Motorcycles
and on the safety and security measures to be taken upon riding thereon. |
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Temporary Event: |
A Recreational Motorcycle riding event that is
organised in the Emirate for a limited period of time regardless of its
venue. |
In
addition to the Recreational Motorcycle riding conditions stipulated in the
Resolution, the following must be observed upon riding a Recreational
Motorcycle:
1.
the number of riders permitted on the Recreational Motorcycle must not
be exceeded;
2. Recreational
Motorcycle riders must ride only within the area designated for their
respective age groups on the Recreational Motorcycling Track;
3. riders
of Recreational Motorcycles must comply with the age-based classification of
Recreational Motorcycles set out in the Table attached hereto;
4. Recreational
Motorcycles must not be modified in any way that may result in increasing its
prescribed speed or its engine starting and running noise; and
5. riders
of Recreational Motorcycles must not deliberately perturb or intimidate others
while motorcycling.
Upon
passing the prescribed technical inspection, the licence of a Recreational
Motorcycle owned by an individual will be valid for a renewable term of three
(3) years. Application for renewal must be submitted by the owner of the
Recreational Motorcycle to the Agency no later than thirty (30) days from the
date of expiry of the licence.
To be issued a Permit, a Rental Agency must:
1. obtain
an initial approval from the Licensing Authority for conducting the activity of
renting out Recreational Motorcycles;
2. open
a single traffic file for all the Recreational Motorcycles it owns;
3. provide
at least twenty (20) Recreational Motorcycles for each age group as per the
age-based classification set out in the Table attached hereto;
4. ensure
that a first-time registered Recreational Motorcycle is not more than four (4)
years old, and that it passes the technical inspection prescribed by the
Agency; and
5. sign
the undertaking prepared by the Agency with respect to complying with the
conditions and requirements for conducting the activity of renting out
Recreational Motorcycles.
A
Permit will be issued to a Rental Agency as per the following procedures:
1.
An application for a Permit will be submitted to the Agency on the form
it prescribes for this purpose, supported by the following documents:
a. where
the applicant is a UAE national, copies of his passport and family book (Khulasat
Qaid);
b. where
the applicant is a non-UAE national, copies of his passport and residence visa;
c. a
copy of the applicant's Emirates Identity Card; and
d. for
non-UAE nationals, a no-objection certificate from the sponsor.
2.
The Agency will consider the application and verify that it meets the
prescribed requirements and is supported by the required documents. The Agency
may require any other documents it may deem necessary for determining the
application.
3.
Where the application for a Permit is approved, the applicant will be
instructed to pay the relevant prescribed fees and will be issued the Permit
upon payment of these fees.
In addition to the obligations stipulated in the Resolution, a Rental Agency must:
1. provide
Recreational Motorcycle riding gear in various sizes;
2. provide
parking spaces designated for Recreational Motorcycles and obtain the relevant
required approvals from the Concerned Entities in the Emirate;
3. not
use or rent out any Recreational Motorcycle for more than four (4) years;
4. not
rent out any Recreational Motorcycle whose licence is expired;
5. prepare
a Recreational Motorcycle User Manual and submit the same to the Agency for
approval; and
6. notify
the Agency of its intention to cease the activity.
To be issued a Permit, a Recreational Motorcycling Track Operator must:
1. obtain
an initial approval from the Licensing Authority for conducting the activity of
operating a Recreational Motorcycling Track;
2. open
a single traffic file for all the Recreational Motorcycles it owns;
3. obtain
the required approvals from the Concerned Entities in the Emirate, including
the Directorate General of Civil Defence in Dubai's approval of the plan of the
Recreational Motorcycling Track and the fuel pumps locations thereon;
4. provide
at least twenty (20) Recreational Motorcycles for each age group as per the
age-based classification set out in the Table attached hereto;
5. ensure
that the land plot to be used as a Recreational Motorcycling Track is allocated
for such activity as per the relevant planning regulations adopted by the DM;
6. ensure
the exploitation period of the land plot to be used as a Recreational
Motorcycling Track is not less than five (5) years;
7. sign
the undertaking prepared by the Agency with respect to complying with the
conditions and requirements for conducting the activity of operating a
Recreational Motorcycling Track;
8. ensure
that the area of the Recreational Motorcycling Track is not be less than
eighty-three thousand and four hundred square meters (83,400 m2) and that the
track is designed by a specialised consultancy company; and
9. ensure
that the Recreational Motorcycling Track is designed for recreational purposes
only and not for racing purposes.
A
Permit will be issued to a Recreational Motorcycling Track operator as per the
following procedures:
1. An application for Permit will be submitted
to the Agency on the form it prescribes for this purpose, supported by the
following documents:
a. where
the applicant is a UAE national, copies of his passport and family book (Khulasat
Qaid);
b. where
the applicant is a non-UAE national, copies of his passport and residence visa;
c. a
copy of the applicant's Emirates Identity Card;
d. for
non-UAE nationals, a no-objection certificate from the sponsor;
e. an
initial approval of the DM for using the land plot as a Recreational
Motorcycling Track accompanied by the map of the plot. This initial approval
must state the exploitation period of the land plot; and
f. a
plan of the Recreational Motorcycling Track containing its specifications and
all relevant details, such as the expected construction completion date and the
operational plan.
2. The Agency will consider the application and
verify that it meets the prescribed requirements and is supported by the
required documents. The Agency may require any other documents it may deem
necessary for determining the application.
3. Where the application for a Permit is
approved, the applicant will be instructed to pay the relevant prescribed fees,
and will be issued the Permit upon payment of these fees.
In addition to its obligations stipulated in the Resolution, a Recreational
Motorcycling Track Operator must:
1. ensure
that the number of riders permitted on any Recreational Motorcycle is not
exceeded;
2. provide
Recreational Motorcycle riding gear in various sizes;
3. provide
information signs showing how to ride a Recreational Motorcycle or provide a
trainer to demonstrate how to ride Recreational Motorcycles to all age groups;
4. provide
the Recreational Motorcycling Track with the necessary information and warning
signs;
5. obtain
the relevant licences for constructing the Recreational Motorcycling Track from
the Concerned Entities;
6. refrain
from leaving Recreational Motorcycles on the Recreational Motorcycling Track in
a way that may violate the safety and security requirements or endanger others;
7. repair
and maintain Recreational Motorcycles only at the areas designated by the
Agency and the Concerned Entities;
8. not
allow others to use their Recreational Motorcycles that do not satisfy the
prescribed rules and conditions on the Recreational Motorcycling Track;
9. dispose
of waste oils and old spare parts of Recreational Motorcycles only at the areas
determined by the Concerned Entities; and
10. notify
the Agency of its intention to cease the activity at least two (2) months prior
to the cessation date.
To be
issued an approval for a Temporary Event involving Recreational Motorcycles,
the organiser of the Temporary Event must:
1. be
a company specialised in organising events and licensed to conduct an activity
related to riding Recreational Motorcycles;
2. obtain
the required approvals from the Concerned Entities in the Emirate;
3. specify
the duration of the Temporary Event that must not be longer than one (1) month
per year;
4. specify
the area and boundaries of the venue where the Temporary Event will be held;
and
5. obtain
the approval of the DM for using the land where the Temporary Event will be
held.
An application for a Temporary Event approval will be submitted to the Agency on the
form it prescribes for this purpose, supported by the following documents:
1. copy
of the trade licence of the company organising the Temporary Event stating the
partners' names;
2. a
letter issued by the company organising the Temporary Event and signed by the
authorised signatory as specified by the trade licence; and
3. a
statement containing all details of the Temporary Event, including the
duration, purpose, and programme of the event, and the number of the
Recreational Motorcycles expected to participate in the event.
An organiser of a Temporary Event must:
1. comply
with the timings set by the Agency or Concerned Entities for driving
Recreational Motorcycles during the Temporary Event;
2. hold
the Temporary Event at the specified venue;
3. comply
with the number of Recreational Motorcycles permitted to participate in the Temporary
Event; and
4. provide
the security and safety equipment required by the Concerned Entities throughout
the Temporary Event.
The
Chief Executive Officer of the Agency will issue the 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 day on which it is published.
Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer
Director General and Chairman of
the Board of Executive Directors
Issued in
Dubai on 18 June 2018
Corresponding to 4 Shawwal 1439 A.H.
Table of Age-based Classification of
Recreational Motorcycles
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SN |
Age of the Rider of the Recreational Motorcycle |
Engine Displacement |
Maximum Speed of the Recreational Motorcycle |
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1
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More than five (5) but less than eight (8) years |
50 CC or less |
Less than twenty-five km/h |
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2
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From eight (8) up to sixteen (16) years |
More than fifty (50) CC but less than ninety (90) CC |
From twenty-five (25) up to eighty (80) km/h |
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3
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More than sixteen (16) years |
Ninety (90) CC and more |
More than eighty (80) km/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.