Abu Dhabi Administrative Decision No. 245 of 2015 on issuing the Executive Regulations on Joint Ownership of Real Estate and Owners Association in accordance with Abu Dhabi Law No. 3 of 2015 Concerning the Regulation of the Real Estate Sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi

The Chairman of the Department of Municipal Affairs, After perusal of:
- Abu Dhabi Law No. 1 of 1974 on the Reorganisation of the Government Apparatus in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and its amendments; and
- Abu Dhabi Law No. 3 of 2005 on the regulation of the real estate registration in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi; 
- Abu Dhabi Law No. 19 of 2005 on real estate Real Estate and its amendments;
- Abu Dhabi Law No. 9 of 2007 on the establishment of the Department of Municipal Affairs;
- Abu Dhabi Law No. 3 of 2015 concerning the regulation of the Real Estate Sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi; 
- Based on the documents presented to the Executive Council  and its approval thereof,
Has decided:

Chapter 1 – General Provisions

Article 1 – Definitions

In the application of the provisions of this Regulation, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings indicated next to each of them, unless the context requires otherwise: