Executive Council Resolution No. (72) of 2025

Amending

Executive Council Resolution No. (4) of 2014 Approving the

Fees and Fines Related to Notaries Public in the Emirate 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. (5) of 1995 Establishing the Department of Finance;

Law No. (6) of 2005 Regulating the Dubai Courts and its amendments;

Law No. (14) of 2009 Concerning the Pricing of Government Services in the Emirate of Dubai and its amendments;

Law No. (4) of 2013 Concerning Notaries Public in the Emirate of Dubai and its amendments;

Law No. (1) of 2016 Concerning the Financial Regulations of the Government of Dubai, its Implementing Bylaw, and their amendments;

Law No. (26) of 2023 Concerning the Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai; and

Executive Council Resolution No. (4) of 2014 Approving the Fees and Fines Related to Notaries Public in the Emirate of Dubai,

Do hereby issue this Resolution.

Supersession of Schedules
Article (1)

Schedules (1), (2), and (3) attached to the above-mentioned Executive Council Resolution No. (4) of 2014 are hereby superseded by the schedules attached to this Resolution.

Private Notary Public Fees
Article (2)

In return for the Notary Public services he is authorised to provide under the above-mentioned Law No. (4) of 2013, a Private Notary Public will collect the fees to be determined by a resolution issued by the Director of the Dubai Courts, in coordination with the Department of Finance.

Repeals
Article (3)

Any provision in any other resolution is hereby repealed to the extent that it conflicts with the provisions of this Resolution.

Commencement and Publication

Article (4)

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 15 September 2025

Corresponding to 23 Rabi al-Awwal 1447 A.H.

Schedule (1)

Fees for Notary Public Services

Fee (in dirhams)	Description	SN
AED 300 per signature attested on the Instrument	Attestation of the signatures on an Instrument whose value does not exceed one hundred thousand dirhams (AED 100,000)	1
0.5% of the value of the Instrument (up to AED 15,000)	Attestation of the signatures on an Instrument whose value exceeds one hundred thousand dirhams (AED 100,000)	2
AED 200 per signature attested on the Instrument	Attestation of the signatures on an Instrument whose value is unspecified	3
AED 100 per signature attested on a power of attorney	Attestation of a general or special power of attorney	4
200	Instrument Date Validation	5
AED 25 per page of the original Instrument	Attestation of the signature of a translator on an Instrument	6
200	Attestation of a legal warning or notice	7
2,000	Attestation of wills made by non-Muslims	8
500	Affixing the executory formula on an Instrument	9
AED 300 per page of the Instrument	Registration of an Instrument by a Government Notary Public	10
AED 5 per page of the Instrument	Application for a certified true paper copy of an Instrument	11
AED 5 per page of the Instrument	Application for an additional paper copy of an Instrument	12
300	Issuing a certificate based on the registers or records of a Notary Public	13
AED 100 for recording the details of each party to the Instrument	Entering transaction data electronically by a Notary Public	14
AED 100 where the Concerned Party is unable to move for any reason, is elderly (aged 60 or older), or is a woman observing the waiting period (Idda) following the death of her husband AED 1,000 for any other person	Attendance by a Government Notary Public at a place other than his workplace to provide Notary Public services	15
AED 30 per signature attested on the Instrument	Unemployment declaration	16

Schedule (2)
Fees for Registration on the Roll and for

Issuing Authorisations to Practise as a Private Notary Public

Fee (in dirhams)	Description	SN
AED 200 per employee	Registration or renewal of the registration of employees of Government Entities on the Roll	1
1,000	Registration of a Private Notary Public on the Roll	2
300	Renewal of registration of a Private Notary Public on the Roll	3
2,000	Issuing an Authorisation	4
500	Renewal of an Authorisation	5
300	Cancellation of the registration of a Private Notary Public on the Roll	6
500	Revocation of the Authorisation of a Firm	7
300	Transfer of the registration of a Private Notary Public from one Firm to another	8
100	Issuing a replacement for a lost or damaged identification card for a Private Notary Public	9

Schedule (3)

Violations and Fines for Firms and Private Notaries Public

Fine (in dirhams)	Violation	SN
10,000	Practising as a Private Notary Public in the Emirate without an Authorisation	1
10,000	Providing false documents or incorrect data for the registration, or renewal of the registration, of a Firm or Private Notary Public on the Roll, or for the issuance or renewal of an Authorisation	2
10,000	Hiring, by a Firm, a person who is not registered on the Roll to practise as a Private Notary Public	3
10,000	Practising as a Private Notary Public with an expired registration	4
10,000	Practising, by a Private Notary Public registered on the Roll, through an unauthorised entity or through an entity other than the sponsoring entity; or continuing to practise after the expiry of his residence permit without being renewed	5
10,000	Engaging, by a Firm or a Private Notary Public, in any activity in addition to Notary Public activities without first obtaining the prior approval of the Dubai Courts	6
2,000	Failure to display the Authorisation in a prominent place accessible to the public	7
5,000	Failure to notify the Directorate of the names of Private Notaries Public employed by the Firm or of any change to their duties in the Firm, within thirty (30) days from the date of that change	8
5,000	Failure to notify the Directorate of any amendment or variation of the details of the commercial licence issued to the Firm by the commercial licensing authority, within thirty (30) days from the date of such an amendment or variation;	9
5,000	Failure to comply with the instructions, guidelines, and requirements adopted by the Courts with respect to the provision of the Private Notary Public services or for the use of the systems, records, and documents required for providing these services	10
5,000	Failure to use the equipment, records, documents, and systems approved by the Courts to process applications or provide Private Notary Public services	11
5,000	Failure by a Firm to maintain, for the period prescribed by the Courts, a special register for recording the particulars and dates of all work performed by the Firm, and the names of the Concerned Parties	12
10,000	Registration or Attestation of any Instruments related to the family affairs of Muslims or to endowments (Waqf)	13
10,000	Attestation of any Instruments related to creating, transferring, changing, or extinguishing any ownership right or other real right in real property	14
5,000	Registration or Attestation of any Instruments where the legislation in force in the Emirate provides that another authority is exclusively authorised to register or attest these Instruments	15
5,000	Registration or Attestation of any Instruments that involve violation of the legislation in force or conflict with public order or public morals	16
10,000	Processing, by a Private Notary Public, any application in which he, his spouse, or any of his relatives up to the fourth degree has an apparent or latent interest; or in which any of these persons is appointed as a Translator, assistant, advisor, or proxy	17
10,000	Processing any application without verifying the identity of the Concerned Parties and their legal representatives, their legal capacity and the capacity in which they act, their consent, their being fully apprised of the contents of the Instrument, and their legal authority to execute it	18
10,000	Certifying the authenticity of the signatures of employees of the federal or local government, or any authority or corporation affiliated with either, on certificates, documents, or other papers signed by these employees in their official capacity	19
10,000	Disclosing to a third party any information related to the Concerned Parties which is obtained by the Private Notary Public in the course of performing his duties	20
10,000	Providing, by a Private Notary Public, any entity other than a Concerned Party with information from the records maintained by him without the approval of the Chief Justice of the Courts of First Instance or a written request from a competent judicial or Government authority, as the case may be	21
10,000	Providing any person other than a Concerned Party with a copy of an Instrument without the written approval of the Chief Justice of the Courts of First Instance	22
20,000	Transferring registers, Instruments, or documents relating to Private Notary Public services from the premises approved by the Courts for their safekeeping to any other location without first obtaining the written approval of the Chief Justice of the Courts of First Instance; or failing to retain copies of those registers, Instruments, or documents after approval has been granted for their transfer	23
10,000	Processing an application without collecting the prescribed fee, or collecting a fee higher or lower than the fee approved under this Resolution	24
20,000	Collecting fees in excess of the fees approved by the Courts	25
5,000	Failure to provide the Directorate with the required reports in accordance with the Law	26
5,000	Failure to cooperate with the Directorate’s employees or to provide them with the required data or information	27

[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.

Supersession of Schedules Article (1)

Private Notary Public Fees Article (2)

Repeals Article (3)