Law No. (6) of 2021 Concerning the Organisation of Law Enforcement Capacity in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi

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.
Department : Judicial Department- Abu Dhabi.
Governmental
Entities
: Departments and Public Corporate Persons.
Companies : Companies wholly owned by the government or to which
it contributes, and companies owned by the private
sector that are entrusted or contracted to manage a
public utility.
Law
Enforcement
Officer
: The natural person who is granted the capacity to
detecting the acts committed in violation of the provisions
of the legislations in force in the Emirate.

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Article 2 — • The provisions of this Law shall apply to employees of Governmental ¶

Entities who are granted the law enforcement capacity in the crimes and
violations related to their jobs.
• Law enforcement officers who are members of the Public Prosecution,
police officers, police officials, personnel, and other law enforcement
officers who have been granted such capacity pursuant to special laws
shall be exempted from the provisions of this Law.
• Law enforcement capacity may be granted to employees of Companies in
accordance with the rules stated in this Law.

Article 3 — • The following conditions shall be met to grant law enforcement capacity ¶

to Companies’ employees:
1. The Company shall have concluded a contract with the concerned
Governmental Entity to manage or operate any of the public facilities
supervised by that entity.
2. The law enforcement capacity shall be granted in crimes and violations
that are punishable by administrative or financial penalties or sanctions
that are not freedom-restricting.
3. The Company shall be charged with operating or managing the public
facility in accordance with the legislations in force in the Emirate.
• The governmental entity that wishes to grant the law enforcement capacity
to the Companies that manage or operate any of the public facilities
supervised by that entity shall obtain the approval of the Executive Council
before coordinating with the Department to grant the law enforcement
capacity to the employees of those Companies.

Article 4 — The law enforcement capacity may be granted or cancelled for the employees ¶

of Governmental Entities and Companies’ employees, by a decision issued
by the Chairman of the Department, in agreement with the Chairman of the
concerned Governmental Entity.

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Article 5 — The following conditions shall be met by whomever is granted the law ¶

enforcement capacity according to the provisions of this Law:
1. He shall not have been sentenced by a freedom-restricting penalty or
arrangement in a crime involving moral turpitude or dishonesty, even if he
has rehabilitated.
2. The violations that he is charged with detecting shall be related to his job
duties and related to the legislation that he is entrusted with supervising
its implementation .
3. He shall have the qualifications and experience that are commensurate with
the legislation that he is entrusted with supervising its implementation.
4. He shall be fully familiar with the legislations that he is entrusted with its
implementation..
5. He shall pass the prescribed training sessions.
6. He shall not be subject to any disciplinary penalty - except for verbal
notice and warning - dated less than three years ago.
7. Any other conditions issued pursuant to a resolution of the Chairman of
the Department.

Article 6 — • The decision to grant the law enforcement capacity shall be for a period ¶

not exceeding two years.
• The law enforcement capacity may be renewed, by a decision issued by
the Chairman of the Department, in agreement with the Chairman of the
concerned Governmental Entity, after consulting the Public Prosecutor
regarding the evaluation of the performance of the concerned law
enforcement officer.

Article 7 — The decisions issued to grant, renew or cancel the law enforcement capacity ¶

shall be published in the Official Gazette of the Emirate.

Article 8 — Subject to the legislations in force, the law enforcement officer shall, when ¶

performing his duties and tasks, abide by the following:

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1. The provisions of the legislation that he is entrusted with its
implementation, and observing the procedures stipulated therein when
carrying out his duties.
2. Verifying that the persons addressed by the legislation comply with the
duties imposed on them by this legislation and that they do not violate
its provisions.
3. Detecting the violations that he is mandated to investigate and collecting
information and evidence related to, in accordance with the legislations
in force.
4. Receiving reports and complaints regarding violations related to his job
and works, in accordance with the approved procedures in this regard.
5. Taking the necessary procedures and measures to preserve all evidence
related to the committed violation.
6. Preparing a record of evidence of the facts and actions taken.
7. Being honest, functional, impartial and objective.
8. Showing what proves his capacity when carrying out the tasks entrusted
to him.
9. Not exploiting the law enforcement capacity to achieve personal
interests or benefits.
10. Any other obligations determined by the Governmental Entity to which
he is affiliated or the Department.

Article 9 — In order to carry out the tasks entrusted thereto, the law enforcement officer ¶

may exercise the following powers:
• Seek assistance from police officials when necessary.
• Seek assistance from experts and translators when necessary.
• Hear and transcribe the statements of the complainants, witnesses and
all those who have useful information to reveal the crime.
• Conduct an examination, ask questions and clarifications, and enter the
places he is authorised to enter to collect information related to the
committed violation.
• Resort to photography and video or audio recording, only within the

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limits of the committed violation and in accordance with the applicable
legislations.

Article 10 — The violations’ record of evidence prepared by the law enforcement officer ¶

shall include the following basic data:
• Name and particulars of the violator.
• Statement of the committed violation.
• The facts and actions taken, specifying the time and place of taking the
action.
• Signature of the violator if the record of evidence is prepared in his
presence and if he refuses to sign, this shall be proved in the record.
• Statements of the witnesses, experts and translators, if any, signed by
them.
• Name and signature of the law enforcement officer.
• Any other data set forth in the relevant legislations.

Article 11 — • Subject to the legislations in force, every person of interest may file a ¶

written grievance with the Chairman of the Governmental Entity to which
the law enforcement officer is affiliated, with the violation attributed to
him under the record of evidence subject to grievance, provided that
this grievance is submitted within (30) thirty days from the date of being
notified of such violation.
• If the record of evidence is issued by one of the law enforcement officers
working in the Companies that the Governmental Entity contracts with to
manage any of the public facilities, a grievance shall be lodged against
the record of evidence with the Chairman of the contracted Governmental
Entity or his authorised delegate.
• The grievance referred to in the first and second paragraphs of this Article
shall be submitted to the concerned Governmental Entity, including the

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following basic data:
1. Name, capacity, address and contact details of the grievant.
2. Name and address of the entity subject to grievance.
3. Reasons on which the grievance was based, enhanced with supporting
documents.
4. The requests of the grievant.
5. Names of the witnesses that the grievant depends on the testimonies
thereof, if any, to prove his grievance.
• The grievance shall be studied and decided upon by the concerned
Governmental Entity in accordance with the mechanism adopted by it in
this regard. The decision issued by it in the grievance shall be final, and
the grievant shall retain his right to resort to judicial authorities.

Article 12 — The Chairman of the Department shall issue the regulations, decisions and ¶

circulars necessary for the implementation of the provisions of this Law.

Article 14 — This Law shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall be effective on ¶

the day following the date of its publication.
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Ruler of Abu Dhabi
Issued by us in Abu Dhabi
On: 18 August 2021
Corresponding to: 9 Muharram 1443 Hijri

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