Executive Council Resolution No. (32) of 2021

Amending Executive Council Resolution No. (25) of 2020

Concerning the Central Register of Employees of the Government of Dubai[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. (3) of 2003 Establishing the Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai;

Law No. (31) of 2009 Establishing the Dubai Government Human Resources Department and its amendments;

Law No. (26) of 2015 Regulating Data Dissemination and Exchange in the Emirate of Dubai;

Law No. (30) of 2015 Establishing the Smart Dubai Government Establishment;

Law (2) of 2016 Establishing the Dubai Data Establishment and its amendments;

Law No. (1) of 2021 Establishing the Digital Dubai Authority;

Law No. (5) of 2021 Concerning the Dubai International Financial Centre;

Decree No. (22) of 2009 Concerning Special Development Zones in the Emirate of Dubai;

Executive Council Resolution No. (25) of 2020 Concerning the Central Register of Employees of the Government of Dubai (the “Original Resolution”);

Resolution No. (2) of 2017 Approving the Policies Document on Classification, Dissemination, Exchange, and Protection of Data in the Emirate of Dubai; and

The legislation establishing and regulating free zones in the Emirate of Dubai,

Do hereby issue this Resolution.

Superseded Articles

Article (1)

Articles (1) and (3) of the Original Resolution are hereby superseded by the following:

Definitions

Article (1)

The following words and expressions, wherever mentioned in this Resolution, will have the meaning indicated opposite each of them unless the context implies otherwise:

Emirate:

The Emirate of Dubai.

Government:

The Government of Dubai.

Executive Council:

The Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai.

DGHR:

The Dubai Government Human Resources Department.

DESC:

The Dubai Electronic Security Centre.

DDE:

The Dubai Data Establishment.

Government Entity:

Any of the Government departments, public agencies or corporations, councils, authorities, or other entities affiliated to the Government.

Law:

Law No. (26) of 2015 Regulating Data Dissemination and Exchange in the Emirate of Dubai.

Employee:

A male or female person who occupies a budgeted civil post in a Government Entity, regardless of the type of his employment.

Register:

The Central Register of Employees of the Government of Dubai established pursuant to this Resolution.

Dubai Data Manual:

A document which is approved by the DDE; which includes a set of rules, standards, forms, and procedures regulating the dissemination, exchange, and protection of Dubai Data; and which must be used as a reference by Government Entities.

Electronic Platform:

An electronic system which is composed of hardware, software, networks, storage systems, and a connectivity and communication website; and through which the Dubai Data, including the Data of Employees, is disseminated and exchanged.

Data:

A collection of organised or unorganised information, facts, concepts, instructions, observations, or measurements, in the form of numbers, alphabets, symbols, images, or any other form, that are collected, produced, or processed by Government Entities. This includes any information.

Permit:

An approval issued by the DGHR authorising a Government Entity, an individual, or entity to access the Data of Employees in the Register.

System:

The Government Resources Planning System that contains the Data of Employees of the Government Entities adopting this system, and that is managed and controlled by the Smart Dubai Government Establishment.

Document:

The Policies Document on Classification, Dissemination, Exchange, and Protection of Data in the Emirate of Dubai approved under the above-mentioned Resolution No. (2) of 2017.

Scope of Application

Article (3)

This Resolution applies to:

1.    all Government Entities in the Emirate, including the authorities supervising Special Development Zones and free zones, such as the Dubai International Financial Centre; and

2.    all the Data of Employees, except the Employees seconded or assigned by paramilitary or security entities to other Government Entities.

Commencement and Publication

Article (2)

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 14 September 2021

Corresponding to 7 Safar 1443 A.H.



©2021 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.