Law Statutes

The Board of Directors of DIFCA, in the exercise of the powers conferred on them by Article 140 of the Companies Law, hereby make these Regulations.

SFO 1 Introduction

SFO 1.1 Application

These SFO Regulations apply to:

(a) every Person who falls within the definition of a Single Family Office;

(b) persons applying for the registration of a company or partnership to act as a Single Family Office or Private Trust Company; or

(c) the Registrar.

1.2 Defined terms are identified throughout these Regulations by the capitalisation of the initial letter of a word or phrase. Where capitalisation of the initial letter is not used, an expression has its natural meaning.

1.3 The following defined terms have the meaning given below:

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