Combating Terrorism Crimes Law — articles 1–68

In the application of the provisions of this law, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings set forth against them respectively, unless otherwise provided herein: State:United Arab Emirates. Government: Fed…

The provisions of this law shall be applicable on the crimes set forth herein, as well as the misdemeanors and felonies set forth in any other law if committed for a terrorist purpose.

1. Provisions of this law shall be applicable to every person who commits a crime of terrorism outside the State , in any of the following cases: a. If a crime has been committed against the State , or one of its citizen…

Unless otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, the provisions of Penal Code shall be applicable in respect of this law entry into force in terms of time, place and persons.

1. Whoever unlawfully seizes any air, land or water mean of transport, for a terrorist purpose, shall be punished by life imprisonment. 2. The penalty shall be death or life imprisonment if such criminal act, mentioned i…

1. Whoever deliberately damages, malfunctions, causes risk to any air, land or water mean of transport, or hindered their services, for a terrorist purpose, shall be punished by life imprisonment. 2. The penalty shall be…

1. Whoever manufactures, prepares, furnishes, imports, exports, gets in or out the State, processes, acquires or deals in nonconventional weapons, or transfers, or attempts to transfer the same via mail, or any means of …

Whoever uses nonconventional weapons, whether nuclear, chemical or biological facility; or causes damage to the same in a way that would release radiation, radioactivity, toxins, toxic chemicals or pathogenic biological …

Whoever attempts, intends or threatens the safety of President of the State, his Deputy, one of the members of Supreme Federal Council, their crown princes, their deputies or members of their families; or deliberately ex…

Whoever attempts or resorts to violence or threats of the same to enforce President of the State, his Deputy, one of the members of Supreme Federal Council, their crown princes, their deputies to act or abstain from maki…

Whoever attempts or resorts to violence or threats of the same to enforce Prime Minister, one of his deputies, one of the ministers, Head of Federal National Council, one of the members of the same or a member of the jud…

1. Whoever attempts or threatens the safety of one of the Internationally Protected Persons, for a terrorist purpose, shall be punished by life or provisional imprisonment. In the case that the offender commits such crim…

1. Whoever abducts, seizes or detains a person, or imprisons the same as a hostage, or deprives the same of his/her freedom by any way, for a terrorist purpose, shall be punished by life or provisional imprisonment for a…

Whoever commits an act or abstains from making an act that would threaten the stability of the State or its integrity, unity, sovereignty or security shall be punished by death or life imprisonment. This provision also i…

Whoever announces, in publicity, his hostility to the State or its government, or lack of loyalty to its leadership, shall be punished by imprisonment.

1. Whoever breaks into the headquarters of a diplomatic or consular mission, or the headquarters of one of the international bodies and organizations in the State, or a foreign institution, with intent to commit a terror…

1. Whoever commits , for a terrorist purpose, one of the offences, set forth in First Clause of Articles (190), (290) and (297); or in First and Second Clauses of Article (339); or in Articles (202), (301), (302), (337),…

Whoever threatens to commit a terrorist crime under circumstances suggesting the seriousness of the same shall be punished by the penalty provided for the crime, which he threatens to commit.

Whoever plans or seeks to commit a terrorist crime shall be punished by the penalty provided for the crime, which he plans or seeks to commit.

Whoever incites to commit a terrorist crime shall be punished by the penalty provided for the crime, which he incites to commit, even if there is no consequences for the same.

1. Whoever establishes, institutes, forms, manages or takes over the leadership of a terrorist organization, shall be punished by death or life imprisonment. 2. The court shall adjudicate such terrorist organization to b…

1. Whoever seeks to join a terrorist organization or participates in any way in the activities of the same, despite of being aware of its reality or purposes, shall be punished by life or provisional imprisonment. 2. Who…

1. Whoever forces or compels a person to join, collaborate, participate or stay in a terrorist organization shall be punished by life or provisional imprisonment for a term not less than ten years. 2. The penalty shall b…

1. Whoever establishes institutes or operates a training center, for committing terrorist acts, shall be punished by death or life imprisonment. 2. The court shall adjudicate such training center to be dissolved in addit…

1. Whoever trains or have a training, with an intent to commit a terrorist crime, shall be punished by life or provisional imprisonment for a term not less than five years. 2. The penalty shall be life or provisional imp…

1. It is prohibited to hold any meetings or assemblies anywhere in the State, which include terrorist organizations or persons, for terrorist purposes. Public authorities shall disperse such meetings or assemblies, using…

1. Whoever collaborates with a foreign country, terrorist organization, terrorist person or one of those who are working for the benefit of any of the same, as well as whoever communicates with any of the foregoing, so a…

1. Whoever participates in a criminal conspiracy, whether for the purposes of committing a terrorist crime or as way to get to the intended purpose of the same, shall be punished by provisional imprisonment for a term no…

The following persons shall be punished by life imprisonment or a provisional imprisonment for a term not less than ten years: 1. Whoever provides, collects, prepares or maintains funds, or facilitates obtaining of the s…

Whoever commits the following crimes, despite of being aware that such funds, whether partially or completely, are obtained from a terrorist crime; or owned by a terrorist organization; or owned illegally by a terrorist …

1. Whoever collaborates with a terrorist organization, despite of being aware the reality and purposes of the same, shall be punished by life or provisional imprisonment for a term not less than five years. 2. Whoever he…

1. Whoever provides a terrorist organization or a terrorist person with conventional or nonconventional weapons, or other substances that endanger the lives or properties of people, despite of being aware of the purposes…

Whoever enables, by any way, a person arrested or convicted in a terrorist crime to escape, despite of being aware of the same, shall be punished by life or provisional imprisonment.

1. Whoever promotes or supports; whether orally, in writing or in any other way, any terrorist organization, terrorist person or terrorist crime, despite of being aware of the same, shall be punished with life imprisonme…

1. Whoever knows of the occurrence of a terrorist crime or the existence of a plan to commit a terrorist crime and has not informed the competent authorities of the same, shall be punished by provisional imprisonment for…

1. Whoever informs judicial authorities or administrative bodies, in bad faith, of a terrorist crime does not exist, shall be punished by provisional imprisonment for a term not more than five years. 2.The penalty shall …

1. Whoever assaults on one of those in charge of enforcing the provisions of this law during the performance of his/her duties or because of the same; or resists by force or violence; or threats of the same, shall be pun…

1. Whoever escapes after being arrested or precautionary detained in a terrorist crime shall be punished by provisional imprisonment. 2. The penalty shall be provisional imprisonment for a term not less than five years i…

Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, all misdemeanors or felonies provided in Penal Code or any other law shall be deemed as terrorist crimes if committed for a terrorist purpose. The penalty shall be as follow…

1. Dangerous terrorist is a person who adopts extremist or terrorist beliefs with expectations to commit a terrorist crime. 2. If a person is a dangerous terrorist, he/she shall be deposited in a counseling center, by vi…

1. The court may , at the request of the prosecution , order to subject dangerous terrorists , for a period determined by the court , to one or more of the following measures: a. Travel ban. b. Monitor. c. Prohibiting re…

1. If a legal person , its representatives , officials or agents commits or contributes to the commission of a terrorist crime , under its name or for its benefit , shall be punished by a fine not less than million dirha…

Terrorist offences set forth herein shall be deemed as crimes that affect the internal and external security of the State.

If such offence constitutes a crime; by virtue of this law, Penal Code or any other law, the provisions of this law shall prevail, taking into account to impose the maximum penalty in respect of the same.

The court shall order to forfeit all weapons, assets and funds used in a terrorist crime; or that prepared for use, gained or obtained from the same. If it becomes not possible to forfeit such weapons, assets or funds, t…

Each foreign terrorist convicted in a terrorist crime shall be deported out of the State after serving the sentence of the same.

The court may, at the request of the prosecutor or at its own discretion, decide to reduce or exempt from punishment the perpetrators who inform judicial or administrative authorities of any information related to a terr…

Attorney General is entitled to refer any criminal, sentenced to imprisonment in a terrorist crime, to a counseling program under the supervision of one of the counseling centers; to be performed in the penal institution…

Notwithstanding the provisions of Criminal Procedure Code, an order of remand issued by prosecution, after the interrogation of an accused for a period of fourteen days, may be extended to other similar periods if serves…

If several crimes, related closely to each other, includes a terrorist crime, the court shall adjudicate all related crimes accordingly.

The court may, at the request of the prosecutor or at its own discretion, decide the following: a. To take all necessary measures in order to protect intelligence, its methods and curricula. b. To take all necessary meas…

Notwithstanding the provisions of Second Clause of Article (20) of Criminal Procedure Code, a criminal case shall not be barred by lapse of time.

1. Penalties of terrorist crimes shall not expire or drop except after full implementation, or by virtue of a comprehensive amnesty or special pardon. 2. Penalties of imprisonment in terrorist crimes shall not be subject…

1. Attorney General, or his authorized representatives of public attorneys, shall be entitled to order a direct access or peruse of any data or information relating to accounts, deposits, trusts, safe boxes, transfers, m…

Attorney General is entitled to order a freezing of funds suspected to be prepared to finance a terrorist organization, terrorist person or a terrorist crime. Moreover, Attorney General is entitled to order a freezing of…

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article (55) herein, Central Bank Governor, or his representative, is entitled to order, for a period not exceeding seven days, a freezing of funds, deposited in banks and other fin…

1. A person against whom a decision of Attorney General is issued, pursuant to the provisions of Articles (55) and (56), and Second Clause of Article (54) herein, shall has the right to file a grievance before the court.…

The court may order a freezing of funds, proceeds or impose a travel ban until the completion the trial.

In all cases, central bank shall be the only authority that has the right to enforce resolutions of freezing funds deposited in financial institutions.

1. All competent authorities shall apply the provisions herein, keep the information obtained in the execution of its provisions confidential and not to reveal its confidentiality except to the extent necessary for inqui…

Central Bank and other financial, commercial and economic institutions, as well as the boards of directors, personnel and lawfully authorized representatives of the same shall not be held liable for any liability, whethe…

A committee called (National Committee for Combating Terrorism) shall be established in pursuance of the provisions hereof. The jurisdictions and competences of such committee shall be regulated by virtue of a resolution…

1. Council of Ministers may, at the request of Minister of Presidential Affairs; issue a list includes all terrorist organizations or persons threating the security of the State, which should be included in international…

Matters not covered by this Law shall be subject to the provisions of Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Code.

The Commission established under Federal Decree-Law No. (1) of 2004 on Combating Terrorist Crimes shall be continue exercising its jurisdictions until the issuance of a decision by Council of Ministers on re-forming the …

One or more counseling centers shall be established by virtue of a decision issued by Council of Ministers in order to guide and reform those convicted in terrorist crimes or those dangerous terrorists.

Federal Decree-Law No. (1) of 2004 on Combating Terrorist Crimes shall be deactivated, as well as any provision contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions herein.

The law herein shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall take effect from the day following the date of publication.