Law No. (13) of 2007 shall be transferred to the Office. Article (4) • The phrase “Department of Culture and Tourism” shall be replaced by the phrase “Abu Dhabi Media Office” and the word “Department”

Article 4 — • The phrase “Department of Culture and Tourism” shall be replaced by the ¶

phrase “Abu Dhabi Media Office” and the word “Department” shall be

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replaced by the word “Office” wherever they appear in the aforesaid Law
No. (7) of 2021.
• Article (4/1) and Article (6/11) of the aforesaid Law No. (7) of 2021 shall
be replaced by the following:
Article (4/1):
“Proposing the policies and strategic plans for the Authority and submitting
them to the Office in preparation for their approval by the Chairman of the
Office upon the approval of the Chairman of the Executive Council.”

Article 6 — /11): ¶

“Proposing the fees, tariffs, and prices related to the Authority’s
competencies, and submitting them to the Chairman of the Office for
approval upon the approval of the Chairman of the Executive Council.”
Article (5)
The main headquarters of the Office shall be located in Abu Dhabi City.
Branches of the Office may be established inside or outside the Emirate by
a resolution of the Chairman.
Article (6)
The Office shall assume the following competencies:
1. Prepare the policy and strategic plans for media and government
communication in the Emirate, have them approved by the Chairman of
the Executive Council, and supervise their implementation.
2. Organise, authorise, supervise and control media production and
interactive media activities in the Emirate, including free zones.
3. Follow up and supervise the media and its activities in the Emirate in
accordance with the relevant legislations, agreements and treaties in
force both locally and globally, and in coordination with the relevant
entities in the State and abroad.
4. Regulate media and governmental communication for governmental
entities and companies in the Emirate in all respects by laying down
policies, standards, regulations, resolutions, as well as executive and
operational circulars governing the same and monitor the compliance
with them.

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5. Approve media plans for governmental entities and companies in line
with the media and governmental communication policy of the Emirate.
6. Organise and standardise media discourse, media powers, and requests
for media sponsorship in the Emirate.
7. Represent the Emirate and the Government in the media, prepare and
organise press conferences for the Emirate and the Government and
their strategic messaging.
8. Conduct research and studies related to the media sector and establish
strategic partnerships with local, regional and international media
institutions to stimulate and develop the media sector in the Emirate.
9. Prepare, develop and implement media plans related to the activities
and interviews of the Ruler of the Emirate, his Crown Prince and all
representatives, entities, committees and delegations that operate
under their authority, and follow up on the media aspects accompanying
them in coordination with the concerned entities.
10. Arrange for the dialogues and meetings that are led by the Chairman
of the Executive Council and Government officials with various local
and foreign media, follow up on broadcasting and publishing them, and
monitor their effects on public opinion, in coordination with the relevant
entities.
11. Provide various media outlets with news related to the Executive Council
and its committees, Governmental Entities and Companies, in addition
to media coverage of their activities.
12. Follow up and monitor various types of local and international media
content and public opinion trends.
13. Undertake all actions necessary to maintain and improve the standing
and reputation of the Emirate.
14. Lay down necessary guidelines for the appropriate use of the Emirate's
logo, as well as its governmental and promotional identity, to safeguard
and promote their image, submit the aforesaid guidelines to the Executive
Council for approval, monitor their implementation, and provide relevant
services and initiatives.
15. Save, document and archive all forms of media content related to the
Emirate, including dialogues and interviews, related to Governmental

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Entities and Companies, conducted on various platforms such as press,
television, and radio.
16. Develop programmes to enhance the proficiency and expertise of media
communication teams within Governmental Entities and Companies,
in coordination with the relevant entities, and law down appropriate
policies and guidelines necessary to facilitate such programmes.
17. Lay down a media policy for times of emergency, crisis, and disasters
in the Emirate in coordination with the relevant entities, submit it to the
Executive Council for approval, and monitor its implementation.
18. Standardise the messages conveyed through media campaigns and
strategic events organised by the Emirate and the Government, approve
relevant media plans, and oversee their activation at both domestic and
global levels in coordination with the relevant entities.
19. Establish companies or contribute thereto in accordance with the
legislations in force.

Article 7 — • The Office shall be headed by a Chairman, holding the rank of a department ¶

chairman, who shall be appointed by virtue of an Amiri Decree, and shall
assume the following competencies:
1. Supervise and oversee all the activities and tasks carried out by the
Office.
2. Oversee the performance of the Director-General.
3. Approve the strategic and operational plans of the Office and submit
them for approval in accordance with the applicable legislations.
4. Approve the initiatives, programmes, projects, studies and
recommendations that are related to the operations and activities of the
Office.
5. Issue the rules and regulations related to the competencies of the Office
and the entities affiliated to the Office, upon the approval of the Chairman
of the Executive Council.
6. Issue the policies, resolutions and circulars related to the competences
of the Office and the entities affiliated to the Office.
7. Approve the draft annual budget of the Office and submit it for approval

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by the Chairman of the Executive Council or his delegate.
8. Issue the organisational structure of the Office upon the approval of the
Chairman of the Executive Council.
• The Chairman may delegate some of his competencies to the senior staff
of the Office.

Article 8 — • The Office shall have a Director-general, holding the rank of an under- ¶

secretary of department, who shall be appointed by a decision of the
Chairman of the Executive Council. He shall undertake the responsibility
of managing and supervising the work of the Office, and may in particular
assume the following competencies:
1. Propose strategic and operational plans for the Office and submit them
to the Chairman.
2. Follow up on the implementation of the Office's strategic and operational
plans, and the programmes and projects that it manages or implements.
3. Manage, develop and implement all the strategic and executive tasks
assigned to the Office, either directly or through work teams appointed
by him or entrusted by the latter to carry out certain tasks, in a manner
that does not conflict with the legislations in force.
4. Propose the initiatives, programmes, projects, studies and
recommendations that are related to the functions and activities of the
Office and submit them to the Chairman.
5. Propose the draft annual budget for the Office and submit it to the
Chairman.
6. Propose the organisational structure of the Office and submit it to the
Chairman.
7. Appoint experts, consultants and technicians on a temporary or
permanent basis and specify their fees. He may seek the assistance of
experts, institutions and consulting offices as he sees fit.
8. Open bank accounts in the name of the Office.
9. Form internal committees and work teams from among the Office's
employees and from outside, and outline their duties and work flow
procedures.

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10. Propose organisational and executive regulations, as well as the
systems, policies, resolutions and circulars related to the competencies
of the Office, and submit them to the Chairman.
11. Represent the Office before the judiciary and third parties.
12. Any other competencies or tasks entrusted to him by the Chairman.
• The Director-General may delegate some of his competencies to any of
the Office's senior employees, provided that such delegation is in writing.

Article 9 — All Governmental Entities and Companies shall undertake to provide the ¶

Office with all its requirements including information, documents and data
related to its competences.

Article 10 — The Office's financial resources shall consist of the following: ¶

1. The annual appropriations allocated to it by the government.
2. Any other revenues approved by the Chairman.

Article 11 — The fiscal year of the Office shall begin at the first of January and end on ¶

December 31st each year, with the exception of the first fiscal year which
shall begin as of the effective date of this Law and end on December 31st
of the next year.

Article 12 — • The Office shall be subject to the financial laws and regulations in force in ¶

the Emirate.
• Where no special provisions are laid down in the human resources
regulations applicable at the Office which shall be issued by a resolution of
the Chairman upon the approval of the Chairman of the Executive Council,
the Office's employees shall be subject to the human resources laws and
regulations, in force in the Emirate.
• The Civil Retirement Pensions and Benefits Law in force in the Emirate
shall apply to national employees.

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Article 13 — • The policies, bylaws, and regulations in force at the Media Office of the ¶

Government of Abu Dhabi shall remain applicable in a manner that does
not contradict this Law, until the issuance of the policies, bylaws, and
regulations executing the provisions of this Law.
• The aforesaid Law No. (18) of 2018 and Law No. (7) of 2022, shall be
repealed.
• Any provision contrary to the provisions of this Law shall be repealed.

Article 14 — This Law shall be effective from the date of its issuance and published in the ¶

Official Gazette.
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Ruler of Abu Dhabi
Issued by us in Abu Dhabi
On: 11 January 2023
Corresponding to: 18 Jumada Al-Al Akher- 1444 Hijri

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