Local Order No. (102) of 1996 Imposing a Labour Accommodation Fee in the Emirate of Dubai

المادة 1

An annual Labour Accommodation Fee is hereby imposed in respect of all labourers residing or working in the Emirate of Dubai.

المادة 2

For the purpose of implementing this Order, the owner of an establishment licensed to operate in the Emirate of Dubai will pay the Labour Accommodation Fee in respect of the labourers employed by him. This fee will be collected in advance for each year of the term of the licence. The owner of the establishment may not have recourse against his labourers for the said fee.

المادة 3

The amount of the annual fee imposed hereunder will be determined as prescribed in the Schedule attached to this Order. In all events, the amount of the fee paid by an establishment for the accommodation of its labourers may not exceed two hundred thousand dirhams (AED 200,000.00).

المادة 4

The Resolution of the Finance Committee and the General Purposes Committee of the Dubai Municipal Council Concerning Collecting a Flat Fee for Labour Accommodation of Contracting Companies, issued on 25 January 1989, is hereby repealed. Any other orders or resolutions will also be repealed to the extent that they contradict the provisions of this Order.

المادة 5

The Director General of the Dubai Municipality will issue the resolutions and instructions required for the implementation of this Order. In this respect, the Director General of the Dubai Municipality may coordinate with the Government departments, and the public authorities and corporations, in the Emirate of Dubai.

المادة 6

This Order comes into force on the first day of the month following the date on which it is issued, and will be published in the Official Gazette.