Combating Human Trafficking Law — articles 1–27

In applying the provisions of this Decree-Law, the following words and expressions shall have the meanings assigned to each of them, unless the context otherwise requires: The State: United Arab Emirates. Competent Autho…

1. Whoever do any of the following shall be deemed to have committed a human trafficking offence: A. Whoever sells, offers to sell or purchase, promises to sell or purchase, recruits, uses, conscripts, transports, deport…

1. The victim consent shall not be taken into consideration in any form of human trafficking, whenever using any if the means set forth in Clause No. (1) of Article (2) herein. 2. The consent of the victim father or guar…

The following measures and procedures shall be taken at all stages of collecting evidence, investigation, and trial of human trafficking offence: 1. Informing the victim and witness of the legal rights thereof in a langu…

Without prejudice to any severer penalty set forth in any other law, the crimes set forth in this Decree-Law shall be punished with the penalties stipulated herein.

Whoever commits the human trafficking offence shall be punished with temporary imprisonment for a period of not less than (5) five years and a fine of not less than (1,000,000) million Dirhams.

The penalty shall be life imprisonment and a fine of not less than (5,000,000) five million Dirhams if the human trafficking offence is committed in the following cases: 1. If the victim is a child, a disabled person, an…

Whoever is aware of the commission of the human trafficking offence set forth herein and does not inform the Competent Authorities or Concerned Entities, shall be punished with imprisonment for a period ranging from one …

Whoever, uses force or threats, offers a gift or benefit of any kind, or promises something of the same, to induce another person to give false testimony or conceal a matter, or make statements or Incorrect information b…

Whoever commits one of the following acts shall be punished with temporary imprisonment: 1. Concealing one or more person who have participated in or committed the human trafficking offence with the intention of helping …

Whoever seizes, conceals, possesses without legal justification, or destroys a travel document, its equivalent, a visa, a residence permit, or any other document Indicates the identity of a victim of a human trafficking …

Whoever, discloses or reveals the identity of the victim or witness in a human trafficking offence which may cause danger or harm thereto or helps the perpetrators to contact therewith, shall be punished with imprisonmen…

Whoever provides the victim with misleading information about legal rights thereof with the intention of harming the victim or damaging his physical, psychological, or mental well-being, shall be punished with imprisonme…

1. Whoever assaults one of the officers responsible for implementing this Decree-Law during or because of the performance of duties thereof or resists the officer by force or by threatening to use force shall be punished…

1. A legal person shall be punished with a fine of not less than (2,000,000) two million Dirhams and not more than (10,000,000) ten million Dirhams, if representatives, directors, or agents thereof commit the human traff…

1. Whoever attempts to commit the crimes stipulated in Articles (6),(7),(9),and (11) of this Decree-Law shall be punished with the penalty of the complete crime. 2. Whoever participates in committing the crimes set forth…

Whoever publicly incites to commit the human trafficking offence, even if the incitement has no effect, shall be punished with temporary imprisonment.

Without prejudice to the rights of bona fide third parties, the following shall be ruled in all cases: 1. Confiscating tools of the crime, funds and proceeds arising therefrom. Where it is not possible to rule on confisc…

1. Any perpetrator who takes the initiative to inform the Judicial or Competent Authorities or Concerned Entities of knowledge thereof about the crime before being committed in a way leading to discover the crime before …

The perpetrator shall be presumed to have knowledge of the age of the victim in the crimes stipulated in this Decree-Law.

The victim shall not be held criminally or civilly liable for any of the crimes set forth in this Decree-Law whenever it arises or is directly related to be a victim of the human trafficking offence.

The victim of the human trafficking offence shall be exempted from the fees of the civil lawsuit filed thereby to claim compensation for the damage arising from exploitation thereof in the same crime.

The state shall ensure mechanisms to protect victims, and work to create appropriate conditions to assist them, provide them with health, psychological, educational and social care, rehabilitate them and integrate them i…

The National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking shall be formed upon a resolution of the Cabinet based on a proposal by the Minister of Justice.

The Committee shall do the following: 1. Develop a comprehensive national strategy to combat human trafficking, and prepare plans, programmes and mechanisms for the implementation thereof in coordination with the Compete…

1. Federal Law No. (51) of 2006 Concerning Combating Human Trafficking Offences shall be repealed. 2. Any provision conflicting or contradicting with the provisions hereof shall be repealed.

This Decree-Law shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall enter into force as of the day following the date of its publication.