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Federal Decree-Law No. 2 of 2026 Amending certain provisions of Federal Decree-Law No. 31 of 2021 Promulgating the Crimes and Penalties Law

Status

In force

Issuing Authority

President of the UAE

Effective date

XX.XX.XXXX

Official Link

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We are Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan The President of the United Arab Emirates,

  • having reviewed the Constitution،
  • and Federal Decree-Law No. (1) of 1972 concerning the remit of Ministries and the powers of Ministers, as amended,
  • Pursuant to Federal Decree-Law No. (31) of 2021 promulgating the Offences and Penalties Act, as amended,
  • Based on the proposal put forward by the Minister of Justice, and with the approval of The Cabinet,

We have issued the following Decree-Law:

Article 1

It shall be replaced by the text of Clause (3) of Article (384), and Article (386) of the aforementioned Offences and Penalties Act provides that, The following two texts:

Article 384, Clause 3:

  1. The penalty shall be imprisonment for a term of not less than fifteen (15) years and not more than twenty (20) years, unless the next of kin grant a pardon They have the right to seek retribution at any stage of the proceedings or before the sentence is carried out.

Article (386):

  1. Any person who incites another person to commit suicide or assists them in any way in doing s...