Administrative
Resolution No. (263) of 2024
Amending
Administrative Resolution No. (30) of 2007
Issuing
the Implementing Bylaw of Local Order No. (11) of 2003
Concerning
Public Health and Community Safety in the
Emirate of Dubai[1]
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The
Director
General of the Dubai Municipality,
After perusal
of:
Federal Law No.
(10) of 2021 Regulating Cemeteries and Burial Procedures;
Local Order No.
(11) of 2003 Concerning Public Health and Community Safety in the Emirate of
Dubai and its amendments;
Administrative
Resolution No. (30) of 2007 Issuing the Implementing Bylaw of Local Order No.
(11) of 2003 Concerning Public Health and Community Safety in the Emirate of
Dubai and its amendments; and
Administrative
Resolution No. (180) of 2017 Amending Administrative Resolution No. (30) of
2007 Issuing the Implementing Bylaw of Local Order No. (11) of 2003 Concerning
Public Health and Community Safety in the Emirate of Dubai,
Does hereby issue this Resolution.
Article
(68) of the above-mentioned
Resolution No. (30) of 2007 is hereby superseded by the following:
a. The
director of the Competent Department at the Dubai Municipality (the “DM”)
may issue permits for the burial or cremation of deceased Foreigners who are
non-residents of the Emirate in any of the following cases:
1. where
the deceased is a newborn baby not registered in the official registry
maintained by the competent authority in the Emirate, and one of the parents
holds a valid residence permit.
However, an exemption from this requirement will be granted if the death occurs
at a Healthcare Facility within the Emirate;
2. where
the deceased held a residence permit issued by the Emirate, or had initiated
the procedures to apply for a residence permit and paid the prescribed fees to
the competent authority;
3. where
the deceased is not identifiable through his name, nationality, or religion; or
where no identification
documents are found on the deceased and a no-objection certificate for the
burial has been issued by the Dubai Police;
4. where
the transportation of the body of a deceased Foreigner to outside of the UAE,
in accordance with the legislation in force in the UAE, is not feasible due to
reasons related to Public Health, such as body decomposition or difficulty in
embalming, or due to other factors, such as political conditions, wars,
emergencies, crises, or disasters, as established by a report issued by the
Dubai Police or the competent healthcare authority in the Emirate;
5. where
the deceased has died aboard an aircraft that landed in the UAE, or where the
departure of the aircraft has been delayed, and it is not possible to transport
the body to outside of the UAE. This provision applies to all modes of air,
sea, and land transport, subject to a request submitted by the entity controlling
the relevant port of entry, through the competent authority supervising that
port;
6. where
the deceased has first-degree or second-degree relatives who either hold valid
UAE passports or have been issued with initial approvals from the Ruler to be
granted the UAE nationality;
7. where
the deceased is a national of a Gulf Cooperation Council member state
and resides in the Emirate;
8. where
the deceased was an inmate in any correctional facilities or institutions
within the Emirate;
9. where
a judgement
is issued by the Dubai Courts authorising the burial of the deceased Foreigner
in the Emirate; or
10. upon
receiving requests for the cremation of deceased non-Muslims.
b. In
any event, a deceased may not be buried or cremated without first obtaining the
approval of the Dubai Police or the Dubai Public Prosecution, as the case may
be.
c. The
Director General of the DM may issue the necessary permits for the burial of
deceased Foreigners who are not residents of the Emirate in any other cases as he
deems appropriate.
The above-mentioned Administrative Resolution No. (180) of 2017 is
hereby repealed. Any provision in any other administrative resolution is also hereby 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 in
Dubai on 1 August 2024
Corresponding to 26 Muharram 1446
A.H.
©2024 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.