Establishing the Agencies Affiliated to the
Dubai Municipality and Determining their Functions[1]
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We, Mohammed bin Rashid Al
Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai,
After perusal of:
Law No. (3) of 2003 Establishing the Executive Council
of the Emirate of Dubai;
Law No. (22) of 2015 Regulating Partnership between
the Public Sector and the Private Sector in the Emirate of Dubai;
Law No. (8) of 2018 Concerning Management of the
Government of Dubai Human Resources;
Law No. (8) of 2021 Concerning Human Resources
Management of Executive Directors/ Chief Executive Officers in the Government
of Dubai;
Resolution No. (39) of 2021 Concerning the
Commissioner General for the Infrastructure, Urban Planning, and Well-being
Pillar;
The Order of 1961 Establishing the Dubai Municipality;
Executive Council Resolution No. (43) of 2022
Approving the Organisational Structure of the Dubai Municipality;
The Orders Concerning Compliance with Public Health
and Safety and Environment Protection in the Emirate of Dubai; and
The functions assigned to the Dubai Municipality under
applicable legislation,
Do hereby issue this Decree.
The
following words and expressions, wherever mentioned in this Decree, 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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Executive Council: |
The Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai. |
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DM: |
The Dubai Municipality. |
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Director General: |
The director general of the DM. |
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Agency: |
This includes any of the agencies established pursuant to this Decree
and any other agency to be established at the DM pursuant to the applicable
legislation. |
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CEO: |
The chief executive officer of an Agency. |
Pursuant
to this Decree, the following Agencies are established at the DM as units
within its organisational structure:
1. the Environment, Health, and Safety Agency;
2. the Public Facilities Agency;
3. the Waste and Sewerage Agency; and
4. the Buildings Regulation and Permits Agency.
The
Environment, Health, and Safety Agency of the DM will, in coordination with the
concerned federal and local entities where required, have the duties and powers
to:
1. create, develop, and manage a system for environmental health and public
and occupational safety, and for consumer and non-pharmaceutical product safety
in the Emirate; and develop, in accordance with the best international
practices adopted in this respect, the elements of that system, including legislation,
technical and engineering bylaws,
standard specifications, information and technical manuals and guidelines,
requirements, and rules;
2. issue permits, approvals, and no-objection certificates for the activities
related to the environment, health, and safety; and evaluate and register
consumer and non-pharmaceutical products;
3. monitor and inspect built environments, public and occupied buildings;
and labour accommodation, as well as the performance of persons working
therein, to address any matters related to environmental health and public and occupational
safety. This includes, but are is limited to, monitoring and inspecting the
internal air quality, ventilation systems, and water quality and systems, with
a view to achieving the highest levels of quality of life;
4. develop, promote, manage, and follow up environmental sustainability in
the Emirate, including environmental impact assessments, plans for adaptation
to climate change, and environmental control, with a view to ensuring the
development of environmental sectors, the protection and development of natural
resources, and the development of nature reserves and water resources;
5. create, develop, and manage a food security system in the Emirate, in
line with the national strategy for food security. This includes identifying
the essential food products and the volume of their local consumption,
assessing the capability to produce and manufacture these products, and
determining the nutritional needs, with a view to ensuring sustainable local food
production, facilitating international food trading, diversifying food import
sources, devising alternative supply plans, and following up and supervising the
implementation of these plans by the concerned entities;
6. create, develop, and manage a food safety and applied nutrition system
and develop the elements of that system, including legislation; technical
bylaws; standard specifications; and specialised manuals, rules, and regulations,
in accordance with the best international practices adopted in this respect;
7. monitor and inspect food establishments, imported food, food handling
and storing operations, and food and drinking water safety;
8. manage and oversee animal markets and shops, abattoirs, and specialised
veterinary laboratories;
9. oversee cemeteries;
10. monitor and control animal feed and fodder safety; control stray animals
and public health pests; and qualify the companies working in
these fields;
11. develop and implement product conformity assessment programmes and
systems, including testing, standardisation, and issuance of conformity
certificates for products, to ensure that these products conform to the
relevant specifications, requirements, and legislation;
12. review and examine legal standards in line with the best international
specifications and the legislation in force in the Emirate;
13. develop and implement policies and plans for the protection of nature
reserves, and conservation of marine and terrestrial fauna and flora
biodiversity and ecosystems therein, with a view to ensuring effective
management of these natural reserves;
14. raise community awareness of the environmental sustainability and the
practices that are detrimental to the environment;
15. ensure that its services are integrated
with the services of the Public Sector and Private Sector, and are aligned with its approved plans and projects; and
16. exercise any other duties or powers assigned to it in accordance with the
legislation in force in the Emirate.
The
Public Facilities Agency of the DM will have the duties and powers to:
1. supervise the historical and architectural heritage projects and sites
in the Emirate; ensure the protection, periodical maintenance, and development
of these projects and sites; develop the regulatory frameworks required for
ensuring their optimal use; and raise awareness
amongst community members of the importance of preservation of the same, with a
view to enhancing the architectural heritage of the Emirate and ensuring its
optimal utilisation;
2. manage and supervise the DM facilities, including entertainment
venues, public parks and beaches, and markets, with a view to ensuring its
optimal and effective operation in accordance with best international standards
and achieving
the highest levels of happiness and welfare for
community members;
3. supervise, as required, the planning, design, and construction of the DM
buildings, facilities, and structures; plan and implement maintenance and
development works therein; and ensure their sustainability, in accordance with
the best international standards adopted in this respect;
4. supervise the works related to planning, designing, implementing,
maintaining, and developing the buildings, facilities, and structures of
Government Entities, upon their request, and hand over the same to the relevant
beneficiaries, in accordance with the best international practices adopted in
this respect;
5. plan, design, construct, maintain, develop, and restore public
facilities in the Emirate, including public markets, parks, and beaches; and
similar facilities;
6. supervise the planning, maintenance, and development of the green spaces and projects aimed at enhancing the aesthetic
appeal of the Emirate and the beautification of its districts, in accordance
with the applicable legislation;
7. offer awareness programmes and engage community members to increase
green and agricultural areas per capita in line with the urban master plan of
the Emirate and with a view to supporting food security and safety, and
welfare, in the Emirate;
8. supervise the planning, design, implementation, and management of the
public projects of the DM; propose innovative future and transformative projects;
ensure that these projects conform to the best international standards and
futuristic trends of building and design technologies; and implement them in
partnership with the Private Sector in order to ensure their
sustainability and optimal utilisation, with a view to achieving the highest levels of quality of life and
welfare in the Emirate;
9. supervise the implementation of beautification plans, programmes,
projects, and standards in the Emirate in accordance with the applicable
legislation and in coordination with the concerned organisational units of the
DM and other concerned entities;
10. regulate and censor advertisements in the Emirate in accordance with the
functions assigned to the DM pursuant to the legislation in force in the
Emirate;
11. ensure that its services are integrated
with the services of the Public Sector and Private Sector, and are aligned with
its approved plans and projects; and
12. exercise any other duties or powers assigned to it in accordance with
the legislation in force in the Emirate.
The
Waste and Sewerage Agency of the DM will have the duties and powers to:
1. supervise the planning, design, and implementation of the infrastructure
projects for sewerage, surface water, and reclaimed water in the Emirate;
protect, maintain, and develop these projects; and develop the required
frameworks to ensure their safety, in line with the relevant quality assurance
requirements and with a view to ensuring their optimal utilisation achieving the highest levels of quality of life, in accordance with the best
international standards adopted in this respect;
2. prepare the plans required for the development of sewerage and reclaimed
water projects, networks, and plants, including treatment plants and pumping
stations, with a view to ensuring that they cover all areas of the Emirate;
meet the requirements for irrigation water, and for rainwater and surface water
harvesting and treatment; and propose creative ideas and projects that ensure
the optimal utilisation and sustainability of the same;
3. devise, develop, plan, design, and follow up the implementation of the
strategies, policies, studies, systems, projects, legislation, and standards
pertaining to waste management and treatment in the Emirate; and provide the
best means and technologies required for recycling and reusing waste, with a
view to meeting the highest standards of circular economy in the Emirate and in
accordance with the best standards international adopted in this respect;
4. raise community awareness on rationalising the consumption of available
resources and on recycling;
5. manage, operate, and maintain sewerage water, surface water, and
reclaimed water networks and pumping stations, and waste and sewerage treatment
plants and facilities in the Emirate, in accordance with the best international
practices, standards, and indicators adopted in this respect and with a view to
achieving the highest levels of safety, health,
environment, and quality of life;
6. prepare, develop, plan, design, supervise, and follow up the
implementation of, the strategies, policies, studies, systems, projects,
legislation, and standards pertaining to sewerage and reclaimed water services
in the Emirate; and develop the governance and audit frameworks required to
ensure achievement of the highest levels of quality and sustainability in
providing the community with these services;
7. ensure that its services are integrated
with the services of the Public Sector and Private Sector, and are aligned with
its approved plans and projects; and
8. exercise any other duties or powers assigned to it under the legislation
in force in the Emirate.
The
Buildings Regulation and Permits Agency of the DM will, in coordination with
the concerned entities, have the duties and powers to:
1. create, develop, and manage a system for construction and building in
the Emirate and for issuing the relevant licences and permits; and develop the
relevant legislation, engineering standards and specifications, and
construction, operation, maintenance, and demolition regulations and methods applicable
throughout all construction phases, in accordance with the quality-of-life
requirements and the best international practices adopted in this respect;
2. create and develop a system for registration, evaluation, and
classification of engineers, engineering professionals, engineering consultancy
firms, the contracting companies, the companies working in fields related to
construction materials and systems, and the companies involved in construction
works in the Emirate, audit and inspect the same to verify compliance with this
system;
3. create and develop, in coordination with the Environment, Health, and
Safety Agency of the DM, a system for occupational safety and for auditing
construction activities; develop the elements of that system, including the
legislation, standards, requirements, and conditions ensuring the proper
implementation of the system; monitor and inspect under-construction buildings,
construction and demolition works, service connection works, and permanent and
temporary buildings and structures; and issue completion certificates for these works and structures;
4. issue permits for the use of vacant and other land and buildings; and
inspect these land and buildings, in accordance with the applicable legislation
and the relevant adopted standards, requirements, and specifications;
5. create and develop a land and marine survey system; carry out
topographic and detailed field survey works; manage and develop operations for
land demarcation, grid levelling, survey control points and networks, and tidal station systems; and manage and develop the relevant
databases;
6. conduct seismological and geological studies; and manage reference
stations, seismic and meteorological monitoring stations, geodetic survey
systems, and relevant databases;
7. manage and update maps and ensure their sustainability and accuracy;
issue land maps and the relevant geographic and geospatial information; offer
the relevant services; and manage the relevant supporting technical
infrastructure;
8. create, develop, and supervise the implementation of a system for
classification and regulation of land and beach use in the Emirate; issue the
relevant planning permits; allocate land for various uses as per the approved
plans and the urban master plan of the Emirate;
9. develop and ensure the sustainability of planning and statistical
databases, and conduct analytical studies for the planning and statistical data
and information;
10. ensure that its services are integrated
with the services of the Public Sector and Private Sector, and are aligned with
its approved plans and projects; and
11. exercise any other duties or powers assigned to it under the legislation in force in the Emirate.
The
executive body of the Agency will be comprised of a CEO, and a number of
administrative and technical Employees to whom the above-mentioned Law No. (8)
of 2018 and the resolutions issued in pursuance thereof apply.
a. Each Agency will have a CEO appointed pursuant to a resolution issued by
the Chairman of the Executive Council. The CEOs will be governed by the
above-mentioned Law No. (8) of 2021 and the resolutions issued in pursuance
thereof.
b. A CEO will, under the supervision of the Director General, manage the
Agency and ensure that it exercises its duties and powers under this Decree,
the resolutions issued in pursuance hereof, and other legislation in force in
the Emirate in an effective and efficient manner. For this purpose, the CEO
will have the duties and powers to:
1. devise and develop the general policy and operational and development
plans of the Agency, and follow up their implementation upon approval of the
same as part of the overall strategic plan of the DM;
2. prepare, review, analyse, and implement the operational and action plans
of the Agency and its strategic initiatives, including projects and programmes;
prepare its annual budgets; and submit the same to the Director General for
approval;
3. propose and determine the legislative needs of the Agency in relation to
its work; and submit the same to the Director General for approval, in
preparation for final approval by the competent authority in the Emirate;
4. approve the circulars and implementing resolutions regulating the
technical, administrative, and financial work of the Agency, within the powers
delegated to him in this respect;
5. propose the draft organisational structure, annual budget, and financial
statements of the Agency; submit the same to the Director General for approval,
in preparation for final approval by the competent entities in the Emirate;
6. supervise the technical, financial, and administrative performance of
the Agency; and submit the relevant reports to the Director General to issue
the relevant directives as he deems appropriate;
7. propose the fees of the Agency and the charges for the services, and
prices for the products, it provides; and submit the same to the Director
General for approval in preparation for their final approval by the competent
entity in the Emirate;
8. conclude, in accordance with the legislation in force in the Emirate and
within the powers assigned to him in this respect, contracts, agreements, and
memoranda of understanding with internal and external parties in fields related
to the work of the Agency;
9. supervise performance by the executive body of the Agency of its duties
under this Decree, the resolutions issued in pursuance hereof, and other
legislation in force in the Emirate; and submit the relevant periodic reports
to the Director General to issue the relevant directives as he deems
appropriate;
10. prepare reports on the policies, plans, programmes, and projects of the
Agency as well as periodic reports on its achievements and activities; and
submit the same to the Director General to issue the relevant directives as he
deems appropriate;
11. promote institutional relationships with the concerned agencies,
sectors, and organisational units of the DM; and with concerned local and
federal partners and entities, with a view to achieving the objectives of the
DM; and
12. exercise any other duties or powers assigned or delegated to him by the
Director General.
The
relationship between the DM and the Agency will be regulated and administered
pursuant to a service agreement which determines the strategic objectives of
the Agency. These objectives must be aligned with the general goals of the DM.
The service agreement will also state its term, the duties of the parties, the
framework of joint work between the DM and the Agency, the administrative and
financial support to be provided by the DM to the Agency, and the
administrative and financial approval powers of the CEO.
The
Director General will, in coordination with the Commissioner General for the
Infrastructure, Urban Planning, and Well-Being Pillar, submit to the Executive
Council periodic reports on the performance of the Agency and the outcome of
review of its performance indicators. The Executive Council will review these
reports and take the appropriate action in this respect.
The
Chairman of the Executive Council will issue the resolutions required for the
implementation of the provisions of this Decree.
Any
provision in any other legislation is hereby repealed to the extent that it
contradicts the provisions of this Decree.
This
Decree comes into force on the day on which it is issued, and will be published
in the Official Gazette.
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Ruler of Dubai
Issued in Dubai on 13 October 2022
Corresponding to 17 Rabi
al-Awwal 1444 A.H.
©2023 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.