Law No. (3) of 2018 Concerning the Establishment of Abu Dhabi Executive Office

Article 1 — In the implementation of the provisions of this Law, the following words and ¶

phrases shall have the meanings corresponding thereto unless the context
requires otherwise:
Emirate : The Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
Executive Council : The Executive Council of the Emirate.
The Office : Abu Dhabi Executive Office.
The Chairman : The Chairman of the Office.

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The Executive
Committee
: The Executive Committee of the Executive Council.
Committees of
the Council
: The Executive Committee and the Sub-committees.
Concerned
Entities
: The governmental entities, institutions and
companies including any entity or company
affiliated to them, which are under the supervision
of the Office and designated by a resolution of the
Executive Council.
Supporting
Executive Entities
: The governmental entities affiliated to the Office
and the entities designated by a resolution of the
Executive Council.

Article 2 — • Pursuant to the provisions of this law an office called "Abu Dhabi Executive ¶

Office" shall be established. The Office shall have an independent legal
personality and full legal capacity to act, and shall be affiliated to the
Executive Council.
• The Office shall be chaired by the Chairman of the Executive Committee,
who shall hold the position of Chairman of Department, be appointed by
an Amiri Decree, and shall be a member of the Executive Council.

Article 3 — • The Office shall be the supervisory authority in the Emirate that ¶

takes charge of following up the implementation of the strategic and
implementing plans of the Concerned Entities and monitoring their
performance and the effectiveness of these plans. The Office may in
particular:

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1. Supervise and participate in setting the strategic and implementing
plans for the Emirate in respect of the duties and competencies of the
Concerned Entities and have them approved by the Committees of the
Council prior to their approval by the Executive Council.
2. Prospect for future opportunities and challenges in all strategic,
operational, administrative, financial, scientific and governance fields,
and work to harmonise their application and develop plans for their
implementation in the Emirate.
3. Follow-up the commitment of the Concerned Entities to implement the
strategic and implementing plans of the Emirate, including the business
progress and operational affairs of said Entities.
4. Monitor and evaluate the projects, initiatives and operations of the
Concerned Entities and the Supporting Executive Entities, including
the evaluation of the services provided by said Entities through direct
communication with users and beneficiaries of these services.
5. Monitor and supervise all the Supporting Executive Entities in all
respects such as the disbursement from their budgets, as well as
their commitment to their duties and competencies, and approve their
strategic and implementing plans.
6. Receive and review the applications and topics submitted to the
Executive Council and present them to the Committees of the Council
to make the necessary decision within their authorities, and submit
recommendations otherwise to the Executive Council for approval.
7. Support the Committees of the Council in the management of their
meetings and in drafting and issuing their resolutions and following up
their implementation.
8. Work on supporting the Committees of the Council through studying and
analysing the issues presented, provide advice and recommendations

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and all that is necessary to support decision making and submit the
necessary issues to the Executive Council in accordance with the
applicable regulations.
9. Provide the legal opinion on the topics submitted to the Committees of
the Council.
10. Study, propose and prepare draft local and federal laws, decrees,
Chairman of the Executive Council Resolutions, rules, regulations and
agreements and submit them to the Committees of the Council in
preparation for approval by the Executive Council.
11. Organise communication channels for the Committees of the Council
and the Office.
12. Coordinate with the Department of Finance to lay down the financial
plans and budgets required to achieve the objectives set within the
optimal use of government resources.
13. Propose and follow up the implementation and study of the development
and improvement of government performance in various developmental
and services sectors, in a manner to contribute to the implementation
of the strategic and implementing plans of the Emirate.
14. Submit periodic reports and analytical studies to the Executive Council
and its Committees with respect to the competencies of the Office.
15. Any other competencies or duties assigned thereto by the Executive
Council.
• The Office may exercise any of the competencies and duties mentioned
in the legislations of the Supporting Executive Entities.

Article 4 — • The Chairman shall have the competence to supervise the work of the ¶

Office and shall be responsible for it before the Executive Council and

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shall particularly assume the following competencies:
1. Adopt the general policy of the Office, have it approved by the
Executive Council, and oversee its implementation.
2. Issue the regulatory and implementing rules of the Office after being
approved by the Executive Council.
3. Adopt the draft annual budget of the Office and have it approved by
the Executive Council.
4. Adopt the organisational structure of the Office and have it approved
by the Executive Council.
5. Represent the Office before courts and others.
6. Appoint employees and terminate their services in accordance with
the applicable legislations.
7. Appoint experts, consultants and technicians on a temporary or
permanent basis and determine their compensation. He may seek
the assistance of any experts and consulting establishments and
offices as he deems appropriate.
8. Enter into contracts and operational agreements with all entities
within the limits of the Office’s competencies.
9. Enter into contracts and strategic agreements with all entities,
including the conclusion of memorandums of understanding upon
the approval of the Executive Council.
10. Open bank accounts in the name of the Office, manage and operate
these accounts in accordance with the regulations applicable at the
Office.
11. Any other competencies assigned to him by the Executive Council.
• The Chairman may delegate some of his competencies to senior officials
of the Office.

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Article 5 — The Office shall have a Director-General who holds the position of ¶

undersecretary of department and who shall be appointed by a resolution of
the Chairman of the Executive Council. He shall manage the day-to-day work
of the Office, and may in particular:
1. Monitor the performance of the organisational units in carrying out all
their administrative competencies.
2. Propose the general policy of the Office.
3. Propose the regulatory and implementing rules of the Office.
4. Propose the draft annual budget of the Office.
5. Propose the organisational structure of the Office.
6. Any other duties assigned thereto by the Chairman.

Article 6 — Subject to the provisions of this Law, the rules, regulations and resolutions ¶

issued in the implementation of the provisions of the aforesaid Law No. (2)
of 2006 shall remain applicable to the Office until the issuance of the rules,
regulations and resolutions relating to the Office in accordance with the
applicable legislations.

Article 7 — The financial resources of the Office shall consist of the following: ¶

• The annual appropriations allocated thereto by the Government of Abu
Dhabi.
• Any other revenues approved by the Executive Council.

Article 8 — The fiscal year of the Office shall commence on the first of January and end ¶

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by the end of December of each year, except for the first fiscal year that
shall commence as of the effective date of this Law and end by the end of
December of the following year.

Article 9 — The Office shall have one or more external certified auditors to audit the ¶

accounts and financial statements of the Office. The auditors shall be
appointed and their remunerations shall be determined by a resolution of
the Chairman.

Article 10 — All the Concerned Entities shall undertake to provide the Office with all the ¶

information, documents and data related to its duties and competencies
upon its request.

Article 11 — A resolution shall be issued by the Executive Council to determine the ¶

Concerned Entities that shall be under the supervision of the Office.

Article 12 — • The Supporting Executive Entities shall report to the Office and operate ¶

under its supervision and management. Each of said Entities shall have a
director-general who shall be appointed by a resolution of the Chairman
of the Executive Council.
• The Office shall submit the policies and strategies of the Supporting
Executive Entities and the periodic reports on the works and activities
of said Entities as well as their annual budget and final accounts to the
Executive Council for approval.

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Article 13 — The employees of the General Secretariat of the Executive Council, who shall ¶

be designated in coordination between the Chairman and the Secretary-
General of the Executive Council, shall be transferred to the Office.

Article 14 — • The aforesaid Chairman of the Executive Council Resolution No. (118) of ¶

2016 shall be repealed.
• Any text or provision, prescribed in the legislations of the Supporting
Executive Entities, which is contrary to the provisions of this Law, shall be
repealed.
• Any text or provision contrary to the provisions of this Law shall be repealed.

Article 15 — This Law shall be effective from the date of its issuance and shall be published ¶

in the Official Gazette.
Issued by us in Abu Dhabi
On: 20 February 2018
Corresponding to: 4 Jumada Al Akher 1439 H
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Ruler of Abu Dhabi

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