Administrative
Resolution No. (110) of 2020
Regulating
the Provision of Services at
Labour
Accommodation[1]
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The Director General of the Dubai Municipality,
After perusal of:
Cabinet Resolution No. (13) of 2009 Approving the General
Standards Manual for Group Labour Accommodation and Related Services, and its
amendments;
The Order of 1961 Establishing the Dubai Municipality;
Local Order No. (2) of 1999 Concerning Classification and Regulation of
Land Use in the Emirate of Dubai and its amendments;
Regulation No. (10) of 2006 Concerning Applications for Exemption from Compliance with
Planning and Construction
Regulations in the Emirate of Dubai;
Regulation No. (3) of 2007 Concerning Applications to Modify
the Permitted Use of Land and Buildings in the Emirate of Dubai;
Administrative Resolution No. (66) of 2007 Concerning Rules
for Exemption from Compliance with
Planning and Construction Determinants;
Administrative Resolution No. (241) of 2008 Concerning
Applications for Exemption from
Compliance with Planning and Construction Determinants and Applications to Modify
the Permitted Use of Land and Buildings; and
Administrative Resolution No. (44) of 2019 Regulating the
Provision of Services at Labour Accommodation,
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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DM: |
The Dubai Municipality. |
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Permit: |
A document issued by the DM authorising the owner of
Labour Accommodation to add built-up area to, or partially modify the use of,
existing or under-construction Labour Accommodation for the purpose of providing Services to the labourers residing therein, in accordance
with the provisions of this Resolution. |
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Labour Accommodation: |
A building or compound of buildings designated as residence
for labourers. |
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Services: |
The activities specified by the DM and authorised by it at Labour Accommodation. This
includes, without limitation, clinics, groceries, supermarkets, money
exchanges, automated teller machines, barbershops, laundries, restaurants,
bakeries, mobile phone retailers; travel agencies; and pedal cycles repair
shops. |
The provisions of this Resolution will
apply to Labour Accommodation located in the Emirate at the zones that are governed by
the planning and construction legislation of the DM. This Resolution will not
apply to Labour Accommodation located within Jebel Ali First Industrial Area,
except in relation to restaurants.
The issuance of a Permit will be subject
to the following requirements:
1. The
Permit application must be submitted by the owner of the Labour Accommodation
on the forms approved by the DM, and in accordance with the procedures adopted
by it for this purpose.
2. The
total area designated for
all Services must not exceed half a square metre (0.5 m²) multiplied
by the maximum number of labourers, as per
the housing capacity of the Labour Accommodation.
3. The
Labour Accommodation must meet all the planning requirements and standards stipulated
in Article (4) of this Resolution.
4. The
fees prescribed pursuant to the above-mentioned Regulation No. (3) of 2007 must
be collected.
5. All
required approvals, and commercial and professional licenses, must be obtained
from the Government Entities concerned with the Services
to be provided.
For the purpose of issuing a Permit, the Labour
Accommodation must meet the following planning requirements and standards:
1. The
place where any
Service will be provided must have a private and secured entrance that is
accessible to the persons
residing within, and
outside of, the Labour Accommodation.
2. Provision
of the Services must not preclude the provision of any of the essential
services that must be provided at the Labour Accommodation as prescribed by the
above-mentioned Cabinet Resolution No. (13) of 2009.
3. Provision
of the Services must not affect the approved minimum area
of 3.7 square metres (3.7 m²) that must be
designated for each labourer within the rooms of the Labour Accommodation.
4. The
Labour Accommodation must meet any other conditions and requirements stipulated
in the above-mentioned Administrative Resolution No. (66) of 2007.
5. The
area designated
for providing any
Service must not be less than twelve square metres (12 m²) or
more than one hundred square metres (100 m²),
and must be demarcated
on the construction plans. This will not apply to the following Services:
a. Restaurants
The area of a restaurant will
be determined based on the area designated
to dining rooms as per the plans
approved pursuant to the building permits.
b. Supermarkets
The area of a supermarket must
not exceed two hundred and thirty-two square metres (232 m²).
The extension or alteration works
performed for the purpose of providing Services within Labour Accommodation pursuant to this Resolution
will be subject to control and audit by the DM. The DM will verify compliance
with the relevant technical specifications, requirements, and procedures
prescribed by the planning and construction legislation in force in the Emirate, as well as compliance with this Resolution; and will take
the necessary action in respect of any violations.
The above-mentioned Administrative
Resolution No. (44) of 2019 is hereby repealed. Any provision in any other administrative resolution will also 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.
Dawood Abdul Rahman Al Hajiri
Director
General
Dubai
Municipality
Issued on 12 April 2020
Corresponding to 19 Shaban 1441 A.H.
©2020 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.