Resolution
No. (5) of 2020
Amending
Resolution No. (3) of 2017
Forming
the Committee for Developing
Construction
Works Permit
Procedures 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;
Decree
No. (28) of 2015 Concerning Governance of the Boards and Committees Affiliated
to the Government of Dubai;
Resolution
No. (3) of 2017 Forming the Committee for Developing Construction Works Permit Procedures in
the Emirate of Dubai (the “Original Resolution”);
The
Order of 1961 Establishing the Dubai Municipality; and
Executive
Council Resolution No. (32) of 2018 Approving the Organisational Structure of
the Dubai Municipality,
Do
hereby issue this Resolution.
Articles
(2), (4), (8), (9) and (10) of the Original Resolution are hereby superseded by
the following:
Formation
of the Committee
Article
(2)
a.
Pursuant to this Resolution, a temporary
committee named the “Committee for Developing
Construction
Works Permit Procedures in the Emirate of Dubai” (the “Committee”) is
formed under the chairmanship of the Assistant Director General for the
Engineering and Planning Sector of the DM, and with the membership of
representatives from the following entities:
1. the Dubai Municipality;
2. the Roads and Transport Authority;
3. the Dubai Electricity and Water
Authority;
4. the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority;
5. the Directorate General of Civil
Defence in Dubai;
6. the Dubai Development Authority; and
7. the Department of Planning and Development
(Trakhees).
b.
The
representatives of the entities referred to in paragraph (a) of this Article
will be nominated by the officials in charge of these entities. The
representatives must be experienced and specialised in fields that are relevant
to the work of the Committee.
Functions of the Committee
Article (4)
a.
For
the purpose of achieving its objectives, the Committee will have the duties and
powers to:
1. identify and consider the systems,
requirements, conditions,
and
procedures that are currently adopted in providing Construction Works permit services; and develop all their processes,
including the
application and performance processes;
2. standardise the procedures,
requirements, and conditions for providing Construction Works permit services in the Emirate; reduce the service delivery time; and expedite the relevant processes, to ensure
providing quality services to customers;
3. integrate and streamline the
procedures for providing Construction Works permit services by creating a single
window for all entities concerned with providing these services, automating all relevant procedures, and making these services accessible through smart applications;
4. keep up to date on the international best practices for issuing Construction Works permits, and adopt these practices to develop
and facilitate permit
issuance
procedures in the Emirate;
5. contribute to supporting innovation
and creativity through the development of the systems, conditions, and requirements related to
construction materials;
6. set the Committee’s action plan,
develop the performance indicators and quantitative goals to be achieved;
measure progress in the implementation of plans and programmes; develop improvement plans in the light of the achieved
outcomes; and submit the relevant periodic reports to the Executive Council;
7. form sub-committees and work teams
to assist it in performing its duties; and determine the duties, powers, and tenures of these sub-committees and work teams;
8. seek assistance from experts and
specialists, as it deems appropriate, whether or not they are employees of the entities represented in the
Committee, provided that they do not have the right to vote in its deliberations; and
9. exercise any other duties or powers
required for the achievement of the
objectives of
the Committee,
as assigned to it by the Chairman of the Executive Council.
b.
The
Committee may delegate any of the powers vested in it under paragraph (a) of
this Article to any member of the Committee or of the sub-committees or work
teams formed by the Committee, provided that this delegation is specific and in
writing.
a.
The
Committee will submit to the Executive Council, no later than the end of
December 2020, a final report on the recommendations required for developing
Construction Works permit procedures; the outcomes of the work and achievements
of the Committee; the difficulties and obstacles that the Committee has faced
in performing its duties and achieving its objectives; and the proposals it
deems appropriate to address and overcome these difficulties and obstacles.
b.
The
Chairman of the Executive Council may, where required, extend the deadline referred to in paragraph (a) of this
Article for the period he determines.
The
DM must provide the financial appropriations required to enable the Committee
to achieve its objectives and perform the duties assigned to it under this
Resolution.
The
Chairman of the Executive Council will issue the resolutions required for the
implementation of the provisions of this Resolution.
This
Resolution 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 25 June 2020
Corresponding to 4 Thu al-Qidah
1441 A.H.
©2020 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.