Law Statutes

Amendment on Issuance of the Civil Transactions Law of U.A.E.

Preamble

*  Amended by Federal Law No. (1) of 1987 dated 14/02/1987

We Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan President of the United Arab Emirates State,

Pursuant to the perusal of the provisional* Constitution, and

*  The word “ Provisional ” has been deleted from the Constitution of the United Arab Emirates, wherever mentioned, by virtue of Article (1) of the Constitutional Amendment No. (1) of 1996 dated 02/12/1996; this Constitution has become the permanent Constitution of the State.

Federal Law No. (1) of 1972 Concerning the Jurisdictions of the Ministers and the Powers of the Ministers and the amending laws thereof, and

Acting upon the proposal of the Minister of Justice and the approval of the Council of Ministers and the ratification of the Federal Supreme Council,

Have promulgated the following Law:

Article (1)

*  As amended by Federal Law No. (1) of 1987 dated 14/02/1987

The civil Transactions in the United Arab Emirates State shall be subject to the law, whereas the commercial transactions remain subject to the laws and regulations applicable in their regard, pending the issuance of the Federal Commercial Law.

Article (2)

*  As amended by Federal Law No. (1) of 1987 dated 14/02/1987

This Law shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall come into force as of 29 of March 1986.

 Promulgated by Us at the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi

On December 15, 1985

Corresponding to 3 Rabi al-Thani, 1406

Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan,

President of the United Arab Emirates State