Executive Council Resolution No. (40) of 2018

Concerning the Family Village[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. (5) of 1995 Establishing the Department of Finance;

Law No. (27) of 2006 Concerning Management of the Government of Dubai Human Resources and its amendments;

Law No. (9) of 2007 Establishing the Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation (the “AMAF”);

Law No. (8) of 2015 Concerning the Community Development Authority in Dubai (the “CDA”);

Law No. (1) of 2016 Concerning the Financial Regulations of the Government of Dubai;

Law No. (14) of 2017 Regulating Endowments and Gifts in the Emirate of Dubai;

Executive Council Resolution No. (26) of 2015 Approving the Organisational Structure of the Community Development Authority in Dubai,

Do hereby issue this Resolution.

Transfer of Family Village Affiliation

Article (1)

Pursuant to this Resolution, the affiliation of the Family Village is transferred from the AMAF to the CDA and the Family Village is incorporated into the CDA Organisational Structure.

Transfer of Rights and Obligations

Article (2)

Pursuant to this Resolution, all the assets, rights, and obligations of the Family Village is transferred to the CDA.

Reallocation of Financial Appropriations

Article (3)

a.    The Department of Finance must reallocate the financial appropriations earmarked for the Family Village in the annual budget of the AMAF to the annual budget of the CDA.

b.    As of the effective date of this Resolution, all the funds allocated to the Family Village, as well as any grants, Gifts, or donations to be provided to the Family Village after the effective date hereof, will be transferred to the CDA.

Transfer of Employees

Article (4)

As of the effective date of this Resolution, all Employees of the Family Village will be transferred to the CDA, and will retain their existing rights. Law No. (27) of 2006 Concerning Management of the Government of Dubai Human Resources and its amendments, and any other superseding law, will apply to these Employees.

Endowment Trusteeship

Article (5)

Without prejudice to the above-mentioned Law No. (14) of 2017, the AMAF will continue to act as Trustee of the Endowments of the Family Village. However, the AMAF must transfer the proceeds of these Endowments to the CDA in accordance with the legislation in force in the Emirate.

Family Village Account and its Objectives

Article (6)

a.    A special account named the “Family Village Account” will be created at the CDA. The proceeds of the Endowments, Gifts, bequests, and donations made to the Family Village will be deposited in the Family Village Account.

b.    The objectives of creating the account referred to in paragraph (a) of this Article is to:

1.    promote the spirit of social solidarity and strengthen ties of cooperation between community members with a view to providing aid to the groups sheltered by the Family Village;

2.    provide social assistance to the groups sheltered by the Family Village, and help them overcome the ordeals and hardships that they face;

3.    bridge the gap between community members and ensure decent living conditions for the groups sheltered by the Family Village; and

4.    achieve sustainable financial empowerment of the groups sheltered at the Family Village, and guarantee them sustainable decent living.

Family Village Account Management

Article (7)

The Family Village Account referred to in Article (6) of this Resolution will be managed in accordance with the accounting principles stipulated in the above-mentioned Law No. (1) of 2016, and with the standards adopted by the Government of Dubai.

Issuing Implementing Resolutions

Article (8)

The Director General of the CDA will issue the resolutions required for the implementation of this Resolution.

Repeals

Article (9)

Any provision in any other resolution will be repealed to the extent that it contradicts this Resolution.

Commencement and Publication

Article (10)

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

Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Crown Prince of Dubai

Chairman of the Executive Council

Issued in Dubai on 30 September 2018

Corresponding to 20 Muharram 1440 A.H.

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[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.