1. A fixed fee of AED [2,000] two thousand dirhams shall be imposed on every challenge by way of cassation, while the ministries and government bodies and authorities and the like shall be exempt from such a fee. The chief justice of the court or his designee shall decide on the applications for postponement of or exemption from the fees. The filing of the application shall interrupt the time limit prescribed for filing the challenge. 2. The petitioner for cassation shall deposit with the court treasury, upon payment of the prescribed fee for the challenge, the amount of AED [3,000] three thousand dirhams as a security deposit, which is refundable only if the challenge is admitted. If several petitioners file their challenge based on a single statement, only one security deposit shall be provided. Any party exempt from the legal costs shall also be exempt from the security deposit. 3. A fixed fee of AED [1,000] one thousand dirhams shall be imposed on every motion filed by the Petitioner for stay of execution of the contested judgment, and the entities referred to in Clause [1] of this Article shall be exempt from such a fee.
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