Law No.
(3) of 2018
Amending
Law No. (12) of 2016
Regulating
the Security Industry in the Emirate of Dubai[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; and
Law No. (12) of 2016 Regulating the Security Industry in the Emirate of
Dubai,
Do hereby issue this Law.
Article (21) of the above-mentioned Law No. (12) of 2016 is hereby
superseded by the following:
a.
Without
prejudice to any stricter penalty stipulated in any other legislation, a person
who violates the provisions of this Law, the Implementing Bylaw, or the
resolutions issued in pursuance thereof will be punished by a fine of no more
than five hundred thousand Dirhams
(AED 500,000.00).
b.
The
amount of the fine stated in paragraph (a) of this Article will be doubled upon
repetition of the same violation within one (1) year from the date of the
previous violation. A fine must not exceed one million Dirhams (AED
1,000,000.00).
c.
The
Chairman of the Executive Council will issue a resolution determining the acts
that constitute violation of this Law, the Implementing Bylaw, and the resolutions
issued in pursuance thereof; and the relevant fine prescribed for each act.
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 27 March 2018
Corresponding to 10 Rajab 1439 A.H.
©2018 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.