Law
No. (3) of 1999
Amending
Law
No. (1) of 1997 Establishing the
Department
of Tourism and Commerce Marketing[1]
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We, Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai,
After
perusal of:
Law No. (1) of 1997 Establishing the
Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing,
Do hereby issue this Law.
Article (5) of the above-mentioned
Law No. (1) of
1997 is hereby superseded by the following:
For the purpose of performing its
functions stated in the preceding Article, the DTCM will have the duties and responsibilities
to:
1. supervise tourist and archaeological
sites;
2. develop and implement the plans and programmes
which aim to attract tourists from around the world into the Emirate;
3. develop and implement comprehensive
tourism publicity programmes, and manage and supervise all operations related
to the provision of official tourist information;
4. consider and determine projects
related to tourism, in light of the plans for developing the tourism industry
in the Emirate;
5. hold, or participate in, symposia,
conferences, exhibitions, and other tourist activities within and outside of
the Emirate;
6. approve and sponsor the holding of the
above-mentioned tourist activities in the Emirate;
7. endeavour to provide all means of
comfort and leisure to tourists, and facilitate, in cooperation with the
competent entities, processing their documents;
8. regulate the tour guide profession,
and other professions related to the tourism sector, and supervise the
qualification of those engaged in these professions;
9. license, classify, and supervise
hotels and hotel apartments;
10. supervise guest houses and
restaurants;
11. license, classify, and supervise
tourism, travel, and tourist transport agencies;
12. develop and implement plans which aim
to develop trade relations between the Emirate and countries of the world; and
13. perform any other duties related to
the functions of the DTCM stipulated in the preceding Article.
This
Law comes into force on the day on which it is issued, and will be published in
the Official Gazette.
Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Ruler
of Dubai
Issued in Dubai on 30 October 1999
Corresponding to 21 Rajab 1420 A.H.
©2015 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.