Administrative
Resolution No. (313) of 2020
Prescribing the Requirements
and Procedures for
Exempting
Vehicles and Categories from
Payment of the Traffic Toll (Salik)[1]
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The Director General
and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport
Authority,
After perusal of:
Law No. (17) of 2005 Establishing the Roads and Transport Authority
and its amendments (the “RTA”);
Law No. (22) of 2006 Concerning the Traffic Toll in the Emirate of
Dubai and its amendments;
Executive Council Resolution No. (15) of 2020 Approving the
Organisational Structure of the Roads and Transport Authority;
Administrative Resolution No. (16) of 2008 Concerning the
Procedures and Requirements for Exempting Vehicle Categories from Payment of the Traffic Toll (Salik); and
Administrative Resolution No. (361) of 2019
Issuing the Implementing Bylaw of Law No. (22) of 2006 Concerning the Traffic
Toll in the Emirate of Dubai,
Does hereby issue
this Resolution.
The following motor Vehicles and categories, which are specified in
the above-mentioned Law No. (22) of 2006 and Administrative Resolution No.
(361) of 2019, will be exempted from payment of the Traffic Toll (Salik) in
accordance with the requirements and procedures prescribed herein:
1.
Mass transport
Vehicles, including:
a.
Government entity
staff buses;
b.
student buses; and
c.
public transport
buses.
2.
Vehicles of the
following categories:
a.
the Armed Forces and
Ministry of Defence;
b.
the Dubai Police;
c.
the federal police
and police forces of other emirates;
d.
the civil defence;
e.
ambulance service providers;
f.
the Ministry of
Interior; and
g.
the State Security
Authority.
3.
Vehicles of persons
with disabilities, including:
a.
Vehicles
owned by centres for persons with disabilities and designated for transporting these persons;
b.
Vehicles owned by
individuals and designated for transporting persons with disabilities; and
4.
Vehicles of
charitable associations and public-benefit foundations in the UAE.
Requirements for exempting the motor
Vehicles and categories referred
to in Article (1) of this Resolution from payment of the Traffic Toll (Salik)
will be determined in accordance with Schedules (1), (2), (3), and (4) attached
hereto.
The process and procedures for exempting the motor
Vehicles and categories
specified in Article (1) of this Resolution from payment of the Traffic Toll
(Salik) will be as follows:
1.
An entity wishing to
be exempted from payment of the Traffic Toll (Salik) will submit an
application to the Traffic and Roads Agency of the RTA on the form prescribed
by it for this purpose.
2.
The documents and
data required by the Traffic and Roads Agency of the RTA must be provided. This
includes a copy of the registration card of the Vehicle in
respect of which exemption is
requested.
3.
The applicant for exemption
will provide a written undertaking
confirming that the Vehicle will be used for the purposes for which the
exemption is granted; that he accepts full
responsibility in case he
fails to inform the Traffic and Roads Agency
of the RTA if he disposes of the Vehicle or uses it for other than the purposes based on which
exemption is granted; and that he will be bound to return any cards issued to him by the RTA
based on the exemption.
The Traffic and Roads Agency of the RTA will review and update the
requirements and procedures for exempting motor
Vehicles and categories from
payment of the Traffic Toll (Salik) every two (2) years, and will submit the
same to the Director General of the RTA for approval.
The above-mentioned Administrative Resolution No. (16) of 2008 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.
Mattar Al Tayer
Director General and Chairman of the
Board of Executive Directors
Roads and Transport Authority
Issued in Dubai on 13 May 2020
Corresponding to 20 Ramadan 1441 A.H.
Schedule (1)
Requirements for Exempting Mass Transport
Motor
Vehicles from Payment of the Traffic Toll (Salik)
|
Vehicle Type |
Exemption Eligibility Requirements |
|
Government entity
staff buses |
- The number of the Government entity staff using buses must not be less than one
hundred (100). - The bus seating capacity must not be less
than twenty-six (26) passengers. - The bus must be owned or rented by the
Government entity. - The bus must be designated for transporting
employees. |
|
Student buses |
- The bus must be owned by, and registered in
the name of, the educational institution; or rented by it. - The exemption must be renewed one (1) year after the date on which it
is granted. - The bus must be designated for transporting
students. |
|
Public transport
buses |
- The bus must be owned or operated by the RTA.
- The bus must be designated for public
transport. |
Schedule (2)
Requirements for
Exempting Paramilitary,
Armed Forces, and
Ambulance Motor
Vehicles from Payment of the Traffic Toll (Salik)
|
Exempted Entity |
Emirate |
Exemption Eligibility Requirements |
Number of Exempted Vehicles |
|
Armed Forces and Ministry of
Defence |
All emirates of
the UAE |
The Vehicle must be owned by the Armed Forces or Ministry of
Defence. |
All Vehicles |
|
Dubai Police |
Dubai |
The Vehicles must be owned by the Dubai Police. |
All Vehicles |
|
Federal police and
police forces of other emirates |
All emirates of
the UAE |
-
Vehicles owned by
the federal police must bear its official logo. -
Vehicles of local
police forces of emirates other than the Emirate of Dubai must bear the
official logo of these forces, and will be exempted from payment subject to the
following rules: 1.
The exemption of any Vehicle will
continue to be valid for at least two (2)
years from the date on which that exemption takes effect unless proof that the Vehicle has been removed from the traffic file is submitted. 2.
Where the exemption
from payment is revoked for a Vehicle and is granted to another Vehicle, the
fines, if any, payable in respect of the newly exempted Vehicle will not
be cancelled. |
Up to fifty (50)
Vehicles |
|
Civil defence |
All emirates of
the UAE |
The Vehicle must be owned by, and bears the official logo of, the
Directorate General of Civil Defence of the respective emirate. |
All Vehicles |
|
Ambulance service
providers |
All emirates of
the UAE |
The Vehicle must be owned by any of the federal government
entities, local Government entities, or private entities authorised to
provide ambulance services; and must bear the official logo of that entity. |
All Vehicles |
|
Ministry of
Interior |
All emirates of
the UAE |
The Vehicle must bear the Ministry of Interior’s logo. |
Up to five hundred
(500) Vehicles |
|
State Security
Authority |
All emirates of
the UAE |
The Vehicle must be owned by the State Security Authority, and
must be used for security purposes. |
All Vehicles |
Schedule (3)
Requirements for Exempting Motor
Vehicles under the Persons with
Disabilities Category
from Payment of the Traffic Toll (Salik)
|
Vehicle Type |
Exemption Eligibility Requirements |
|
Vehicles owned by
centres for persons with
disabilities and designated for transporting these persons |
- The Vehicle must be owned by the centre. - The Vehicle must be customised for use by persons
with disabilities. - A letter must be submitted
to prove that the centre is authorised by the Ministry of
Community Development or the Community Development Authority in Dubai; or is
established pursuant to legislation. |
|
Vehicles owned by individuals and designated for transporting
persons with disabilities |
- The Vehicle must designated for transporting
a person with disability who is issued a person with disability card from the concerned entities. - Exemption applies to only one (1) Vehicle per
person with disability. - The Vehicle must be owned by the person with
disability or any of his first-degree or second-degree relatives. - A copy of the valid Emirates Identity Card of
the person with disability must be submitted. |
|
Applications of persons who do not fall under the above category will be considered on a case-by-case basis
upon the recommendation of the Ministry of Community Development or the
Community Development Authority in Dubai. |
|
|
The procedures for exemption of the person with disability category
from payment of the Traffic Toll (Salik) will be applied in coordination with
the Ministry of Community Development or the Community Development Authority
in Dubai. |
|
|
The exemption granted to a
person with disability
or a centre
for persons with disabilities will
be revoked if it not renewed upon
the lapse of one (1) year from the date on which it
is granted. |
|
Schedule (4)
Requirements for Exempting Motor
Vehicles of Charitable Associations
and Public-Benefit Foundations in the UAE from
Payment of the Traffic Toll (Salik)
|
Vehicle Type |
Exemption Eligibility Requirements |
Number of Vehicles |
|
Vehicles of
charitable associations, public-benefit foundations, and similar entities in
the UAE |
- The charitable association or public-benefit foundation must be registered, licensed, and
authorised by the competent
entities; or established
pursuant to legislation. - The Vehicle must be owned by the charitable association or public-benefit
foundation. |
All Vehicles |
©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.