Unified UAE Legislation Database

Federal Decree-law No. 20 of 2018 on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Illegal Organizations

Status

In force

Issuing Authority

President of the UAE

Effective date

XX.XX.XXXX

Official Link

https://

Not in Force, abrogated by Federal Decree-Law No. 10 of 2025

List of amending documents:

Federal Decree-Law No. 26 of 2021

Federal Decree-Law No. 7 of 2024

 

We, Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of UAE, 
Pursuant to the perusal of the Constitution

- Federal Law No. 1 of 1972 on Competencies  of the Ministries and Powers of the Ministers and its amendments; 

Federal Law no. 6 of 1985 on Islamic Banks, Financial Institutions and Investment Companies;

- Federal Law no. 3 of 1987 issuing the Penal Code and its amendments;

- Federal Law no. 35 of 1992 issuing the Penal Procedures Code and its amendments;

- Federal Law no. 14 of 1995 on fighting narcotics and psychotropic substances and its amendments;

- Federal Law no. 4 of 2000 on the Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority and Market and its amendments; 

Federal Law no. 4 of 2002 on the criminalization of money laundering and combatting of the financing of terrorism and its amendments; 

Federal Law no. 8 of 2004 on the Financial Free Zone...