Law No. (7) of 2019

Amending Law No. (7) of 2006

Concerning

Real Property Registration in the Emirate of Dubai[1]

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We, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai,

After perusal of:

Federal Law No. (5) of 1985 Issuing the Civil Code of the United Arab Emirates and its amendments; and

Law No. (7) of 2006 Concerning Real Property Registration in the Emirate of Dubai,

Do hereby issue this Law.

Superseded Article

Article (1)

Article (9) of the above-mentioned Law No. (7) of 2006 is hereby superseded by the following:

Registration

Article (9)

a.     All dispositions that create, transfer, change, or extinguish Real Property Rights, and all the final rulings validating these dispositions, must be recorded in the Real Property Register. These dispositions will not be deemed effective unless recorded in the Real Property Register.

b.    Without prejudice to the rights of Persons acting in good faith, and subject to the provisions stipulated in the above-mentioned Federal Law No. (5) of 1985 concerning claims for infectiveness of debtors' dispositions as against creditors, all Real Property dispositions that create Real Property Rights, and are recorded in the Real Property Register of the Land Department, are hereby deemed effective as against all Persons even if the party undertaking the Real Property disposition is indebted to a third party, unless the disposition is intended to be detrimental to the rights of that third party.

Publication and Commencement

Article (2)

This Law will be published in the Official Gazette and will come into force on the day on which it is published.

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Ruler of Dubai

Issued in Dubai on 4 September 2019

Corresponding to 5 Muharram 1441 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.