Abrogating
Amended by:
Federal Decree-Law No. 36/2022 dated 03/10/2022
We, Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates State,
After perusal of the Constitution,
Federal Law No. 1/1972 on the Competencies of the Ministries and Powers of the Ministers and its amendments,
Federal Law No. 9/1976 on Delinquent and Vagrant Juveniles,
Federal Law No. 3/1987 on the Issuance of the Penal Code and its amendments,
Federal Law No. 35/1992 on the Issuance of the Penal Procedure Law and its amendments,
Federal Law No. 43/1992 Regulating Penal Institutions,
Federal Law No. 9/2018 on Begging,
Federal Decree-Law No. 1/2019 on the Determination of the Blood Money “Diya” for Involuntary Manslaughter,
And based on the proposal of the Minister of Justice and the approval of the Council of Ministers,
Have promulgated the following Decree-Law:
Article 1
The Crimes and Penalties Law enclosed herewith shall be put into effect.
Article 2
1- Federal Law No. 3/1987 and its amendments shall be abrogated.
2- Federal Law No. 9/2018 on Begging shall be abrogated.
3- Federal Decree-Law No. 1/2019 on the Determination of the Blood Money “Diya” for Involuntary Manslaughter shall be abrogated.
4- Any provision that is contrary to or contradicting with the provisions of the attached Law shall be abrogated.
Article 3
The present Decree-Law shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall enter into effect as from 02 January 2022.
Issued by Us at the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi
On 13 Safar 1443 H
Corresponding to 20 September 2021
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
President of the United Arab Emirates State
The present Decree-Law was published in the Official Gazette, Issue No. 712, Supplement, P. 103.
