Federal Decree Concerning the Union Owned Properties

Article 1 — Definitions ¶

In application of the provisions herein, the following words and expressions shall have the meanings assigned to them: State; Government; Local Government; Cabinet; Ministry; Minister; Federal Agencies (1. Ministries and central bodies: The Ministries established under Federal Law No. (1) of 1972 concerning...); Union Owned Properties allocated to serve a Public Facility; Union Non-Owned Properties; Private Union Owned Properties; Private Union Non-Owned Properties; Subsidiary; Person; Act. [truncated]

Article 2 — Scope of Application of the Decree by Law ¶

Subject to the text of Article (3) herein, this Decree by Law shall apply to Union Owned Properties... [truncated]

Article 3 — Property and Rights to which the provisions herein do not apply ¶

The provisions of Articles (9) to (43) herein do not apply to: 1. Union Owned Properties allocated f... [truncated]

Article 4 — Union Owned Properties ¶

The following assets shall be deemed as Union Owned Properties: 1. Union Owned Properties that are a... [truncated]

Article 5 — Protecting the Union Owned Properties ¶

Union Owned Properties are inviolable and shall be preserved. It may not be owned, gain any right over... [truncated]

Article 6 — Reporting Violations which are related to Union Owned Properties ¶

1. The Government Official shall prevent the abuse of Union Owned Properties and shall immediately i... [truncated]

Article 7 — Government Official Prohibited Actions ¶

The following actions shall be prohibited for Government Official: 1. Misuse of his position or work... [truncated]

Article 8 — Security and Police Authorities Tasks ¶

1. The State Security and Police Authorities – each within the limits of their jurisdictions – shall... [truncated]

Article 9 — Disposal of the Union Owned Properties allocated to serve a Public Facility ¶

Disposal of any of the Union Owned Properties allocated to serve a Public Facility shall be invalid... [truncated]

Article (10) Granting Rights or Guarantees for the Union Owned Properties allocated to serve a Public Facility
No easement rights or any accessory real right or any guarantees or warranties or any personal right... [truncated]

Article 11 — Demolition of Buildings and Public Facilities ¶

1. Federal public buildings and facilities may not be demolished except after the approval of the Ca... [truncated]

Article 12 — Licensing the Union Owned Properties Use or Exploitation ¶

Subject to Articles (5) and (10) herein, the Cabinet may authorise any person to use or exploit any... [truncated]

Article 13 — The License Cancellation ¶

1. The Cabinet shall issue a resolution to cancel the License issued to use or exploit any of the ri... [truncated]

Article 14 — Loss of a Public Facility Status ¶

1. "Union Owned Properties allocated to serve a Public Facility" may be converted into Private Union... [truncated]

Article 15 — Provisions concerning Private Union Owned Properties ¶

1. Private Union Owned Properties are all properties owned by any Federal Agency but not allocated t... [truncated]

Article 16 — Federal Union Owned Properties Management ¶

For the purposes of implementing the provisions herein, the Ministry undertakes the Federal Union Ow... [truncated]

Article 17 — Powers to view information related to Union Owned Properties ¶

The Ministry Competent Employees may view any files, information, data, or maps related to any of th... [truncated]

Article 18 — Property Assets Register ¶

1. The Ministry shall create electronic platform called the "Property Assets Register" to Register U... [truncated]

Article 19 — Classification of the Property Assets Register ¶

Land, space and buildings (Properties) for the purposes of their registration in the Property Assets... [truncated]

Article 20 — Modifying data in the Property Assets Register ¶

If any legal facts or actions occur or any final judicial rulings, laws, decrees or final administra... [truncated]

Article 21 — Recovered Properties ¶

1. In the event that the Emirate or its Local Government requests the recovery of any of the propert... [truncated]

Article 22 — Union Owned Properties outside the State ¶

1. The provisions stipulated herein apply to any of the Union Owned Properties located outside the S... [truncated]

Article 23 — Obligations of the Federal Authorities that occupy any of the Union Owned Properties ¶

1. In addition to the obligations stipulated herein, every Federal Agency that occupies, manages, or... [truncated]

Article 24 — Controls for Private Property Lease ¶

1. The Ministry shall issue a Guide that includes procedures and controls for leasing Private Proper... [truncated]

Article 25 — Controls and Requirements for Union Owned Properties Use and Exploitation ¶

The Ministry shall issue one or more Guides clarifying the controls and requirements for the use or... [truncated]

Article 26 — Compliance with the Rules and Regulations of City Planning and Construction ¶

When determining the uses or exploitation of any of the Union Owned Properties, the city planning an... [truncated]

Article 27 — The Property Optimal Use ¶

The Federal Agency that occupies the Property may determine its occupancy and divide it into units,... [truncated]

Article 28 — Informing the Ministry of the Property Aspects of Exploitation ¶

The Federal Agency that occupies for the first time any of the Union Owned Properties shall notify t... [truncated]

Article 29 — The Ministry being Informed of the need for Excess Property Space ¶

1. If it becomes clear to the Federal Agency that occupies the Property that a space of the Property... [truncated]

Article 30 — Controls for the Exploitation of Area of Property occupied by a Federal Agency ¶

The Federal Agency may contract with any private company or office to exploit places or spaces in th... [truncated]

Article 31 — Lease of Space of Property occupied by Federal Agency ¶

The Concerned Federal Agency that occupies any of the Union Owned Properties allocated to serve a Pu... [truncated]

Article 32 — Residence in Union Owned Properties ¶

No person may reside, permanently or temporarily, or exploit any of the Union Owned Properties or an... [truncated]

Article 33 — Union Owned Properties Exploitation and Illegal Use ¶

1. No person may occupy, possess, use or exploit any of the Union Owned Properties in the following... [truncated]

Article 34 — Union Owned Properties Appeal Committee ¶

1. The Minister shall issue a resolution to form a Committee called the "Union Owned Properties Appe... [truncated]

Article 35 — Vacation Order ¶

The vacation order referred to in Article (33) herein shall include the following: 1. The reasons fo... [truncated]

Article 36 — Considering the Vacation Order as Enforcement Department ¶

The vacation order issued in accordance with the provisions herein is considered Enforcement Bond an... [truncated]

Article 37 — The Cost incurred in implementing the Administrative order of Vacation ¶

The person against whom vacation order is issued shall bear the cost incurred by the Ministry to imp... [truncated]

Article 38 — The Decree by Law applies to the Union Non-Owned Properties ¶

The provisions herein apply to the Union Non-Owned Properties unless there is a special provision in... [truncated]

Article 39 — Disposal of the Union Non-Owned Properties ¶

The purchase, supply, inventory, storage, disbursement, depreciation and sale of the Union Non-Owned... [truncated]

Article 40 — Guide to Use Materials, Papers and Stationery ¶

The Ministry shall issue a Guide for the efficient and sustainable use of materials, papers, and sta... [truncated]

Article 41 — Transferring the Union Non-Owned Properties between the Federal Agencies ¶

The Union Non-Owned Properties may be transferred between Federal Agencies without compensation, pro... [truncated]

Article 42 — Purchasing Vacant Lands or Buildings and Annexing them to Union Owned Properties ¶

Any vacant lands or buildings shall be purchased for the purpose of annexing them to Union Owned Pro... [truncated]

Article 43 — Arrangement of Rights over the Property ¶

1. If the implementation of any project to establish any Public Facility requires arranging any orig... [truncated]

Article 44 — Penalties ¶

The imposition of the penalties stipulated in this Law shall be without prejudice to any more severe... [truncated]

Article 45 ¶

Any person who does not preserve the Union Owned Properties and its inviolability, own it, or gain a... [truncated]

Article 46 ¶

Any Government Official who does not prevent the misuse of Union Owned Properties and does not immed... [truncated]

Article 47 ¶

Any Government Official who exploits his position or work to achieve a benefit for himself or for ot... [truncated]

Article 48 ¶

Any Government Official who commits the following shall be punished by imprisonment for a period not... [truncated]

Article 49 — Final provisions ¶

The provisions herein apply to any Property or Non-Property assets that are not owned by the Governm... [truncated]

Article 50 ¶

The Cabinet has the power, based on the Minister recommendation, to approve the following: 1. Exclud... [truncated]

Article 51 — Procedures for Coordination, Management and Disposal of Union Owned Properties ¶

The following procedures shall be determined by a resolution of the Minister: 1. Coordination proced... [truncated]

Article 52 — Documenting Legal Transactions on Union Owned Properties ¶

Without prejudice to the provisions contained herein, the legal transactions relating to the Union O... [truncated]

Article 53 — Decree by Law Enforcement ¶

The Cabinet shall issue the resolutions required for enforcing the provisions of this Decree by Law.

Article 54 — Continuation of Implementation of Previous Regulations until the Issuance of the Decree ¶

The resolutions currently in effect concerning the Union Owned Properties shall continue to be imple... [truncated]

Article 55 — Repeals ¶

Federal Decree by Law No. (16) of 2018 concerning Properties of the Federal Government shall be repe... [truncated]

Article 56 — Publication and Entry Into Force of Decree by Law ¶

This Decree by Law shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall come into force after (6) si... [truncated]

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