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3/14/24, 1:58 PM Maktoum bin Mohammed presides over Dubai Supreme Legislation Committee’s first meeting of 2024 – The Gulf Time Newspaper
Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed commended the efforts of the SLC over the past year, which resulted in
the issuance of several legislative instruments that have supported Dubai’s development process by

adopting international legislative best practices. The SLC’s efforts to develop the legislative system has
enhanced the capacity of various sectors to efficiently and effectively work towards achieving their strategic
goals.

Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed directed the SLC General Secretariat to continue developing robust
legislation that contributes to creating a safe environment, keeps pace with current rapid changes, forecasts

future trends, and is consistent with the UAE’s prevailing legislation. His Highness stressed the need for
legislation to be aligned with and complement the UAE’s constitution and the local legislation in force, while
establishing the rule of law, protecting Dubai’s myriad accomplishments, and ensuring that members of the

community fulfil their obligations within a clear, transparent and robust legal framework.
During the meeting, Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed received a detailed briefing from Ahmad bin Meshar,
SLC Secretary-General, on the SLC’s 2023 efforts and achievements. These efforts culminated in a set of

quality legislation that supports Dubai’s continuous development process, aligned with the vision of His
Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and implemented under the consistent directives and

keen supervision of Sheikh Maktoum, the SLC Chairman. By developing and monitoring the implementation
of supportive legislation, adopting international legislative best practices, and collaborating with local and
federal entities in the UAE, the SLC’s efforts continued to support Dubai’s comprehensive development

drive.
A milestone year in the SLC’s journey, 2023 saw a range of accomplishments that contributed to the

development of Dubai’s legislative and legal system in line with the SLC’s ambitious vision for the period
spanning from 2018 to 2023, and its mission of ‘creating an outstanding legal environment through
developing pioneering legislation and providing sound, effective legal opinions’.

During 2023, the Supreme Legislation Committee of Dubai finalised all processes related to drafting and
issuing a total of 190 pieces of local legislation for the Dubai Government, covering key sectors in Dubai,

compared to 145 pieces of local legislation issued in 2022.
In 2023, the SLC completed a total of 110 registered local legislation applications, including primary and
secondary legislation. This marks an increase from the 86 completed cases in 2022. The overall count of

completed local legislation cases, whether published in the Official Gazette or pending publication, reached
386, comprising both primary and secondary legislation.

The Supreme Legislation Committee contributed to the issuance of 114 pieces of federal legislation in 2023,
compared to 59 pieces of federal legislation in 2022, representing the Government of Dubai in discussions
regarding their drafting, thus fulfilling the mandate outlined in its establishing decree. Moreover, the SLC

collaborated with the UAE Federal Government in finalising 35 international treaties and agreements in the
past year, compared to 21 treaties and agreements in 2022. General applications received and completed

by the SLC in 2023, including legislative needs applications and general legal applications, amounted to 57.
Between 2015 and 2023, the SLC finalised 548 applications for drafting reviews of agreements and
memoranda of understanding and contributed to drafting 397 pieces of federal legislation. The SLC issued a

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