Law
No. (18) of 2016
Amending
Law No. (1) of 2012
Concerning
the
International Humanitarian City[1]
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We,
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai,
After perusal of:
Law
No. (1) of 2012 Concerning the International Humanitarian City,
Do
hereby issue this Law.
Article
(11) of the above-mentioned Law No. (1) of 2012 is hereby superseded by the
following:
The
CEO will have the duties and powers to:
1.
propose
policies and strategic and operational plans, submit the same to the Board of
Directors for approval, and take the necessary action for their implementation
upon final approval by the Chairperson;
2.
draft
the administrative, financial, and technical regulations and bylaws required to
regulate the work, operations, and services of the International Humanitarian
City Authority (the “IHCA”), and submit the same to the Board of Directors
for approval;
3.
prepare
the annual budget and final accounts of the IHCA and submit the same to the
Board of Directors for approval;
4.
prepare
the organisational structure of the IHCA and submit the same to the Board of
Directors for approval;
5.
issue
the resolutions required for creating registers for licensing IHC
Establishments and other records relating to the work of the IHCA;
6.
supervise
the organisation of conferences and events that are relevant to the objectives
of the IHC;
7.
supervise
the work, activities, and services performed by IHC Establishments;
8.
coordinate
with ministries and federal and local government agencies and departments for
the purpose of achieving the objectives of the IHC;
9.
supervise
the work of the IHCA executive body;
10. represent the IHCA before third parties, and sign
in its name and on its behalf on all contracts, including contracts for leasing
out land and buildings within the IHC to IHC Establishments to enable them to
conduct their activities;
11. exercise the duties and powers vested in the head
of entity pursuant to the relevant legislation applicable to Government
entities in the Emirate; and
12. open and manage bank accounts within and outside
of the Emirate subject to the approval of the Chairperson.
This
Law 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 11 December 2016
Corresponding to 12 Rabi al-Awwal 1438 A.H.
© 2017 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.