The Ministry of Community Development confirmed that Federal Law No. 3 of 2021 regarding the regulation of donations prohibits a natural person from establishing, organizing or performing any act with the aim of collecting or accepting donations from the public by any means of collection, in line with the announced and specific controls of the Executive Office to combat money laundering. and terrorist financing.
The ministry stressed that the law regulating donations specified the conditions and procedures for collecting donations, as authorized entities must obtain a permit to collect donations from the competent authority, and that the collection process is carried out through charities only.
The Assistant Undersecretary for Social Development Affairs at the Ministry of Community Development, Hessa Abdul Rahman Tahlak, said that some people calling for donations from the public for the purpose of helping some humanitarian cases by any means of advertising, whether through social media or through websites, is a punishable crime. The law regulating donations, and the penalty is imprisonment and a fine of no less than 150 thousand dirhams “150,000” dirhams and not more than 300,000 dirhams 300,000 dirhams or either of these two penalties, without prejudice to any more severe penalty stipulated by another law, in addition to the court confiscation of donations collected in violation of the provisions of the law.
Hessa Tahlak confirmed that the Ministry and the competent local authorities undertake the tasks of supervision and control over the non-profit associations sector, by carrying out supervisory and monitoring field visits to ensure the commitment of associations and civil institutions of public interest and their members and members of society to fully comply with the provisions of the law, where nearly “2,400” assessment and inspection visits to the sector from the beginning of 2019 until the end of last October, which resulted in the imposition of a set of penalties and administrative fines on violators of associations.
Hamid Al Zaabi, Director of the Executive Office for Combating Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing, stated that the main objective of the laws and procedures applied in the UAE in this regard is to protect donors and their money from the risks of exploitation in financing terrorism and financing illegal organizations. Al Zaabi stressed the need for all members of society to abide by the laws and regulations applicable to combating money laundering and terrorist financing in force in the country.
It is noteworthy that the federal law regarding the regulation of donations, and the procedures and controls specific to these tasks, come within the framework of the keenness of the Ministry of Community Development and the Executive Office to Combat Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing to enhance and increase awareness among all segments of society of the laws and regulations applied in the country, in a manner that enhances stability, security and cohesion of society. .
The Ministry of Community Development confirmed that Federal Law No. 3 of 2021 regarding the regulation of donations prohibits a natural person from establishing, organizing or performing any act with the aim of collecting or accepting donations from the public by any means of collection, in line with the announced and specific controls of the Executive Office to combat money laundering. and terrorist financing.
The ministry stressed that the law regulating donations specified the conditions and procedures for collecting donations, as authorized entities must obtain a permit to collect donations from the competent authority, and that the collection process is carried out through charities only.
The Assistant Undersecretary for Social Development Affairs at the Ministry of Community Development, Hessa Abdul Rahman Tahlak, said that some people calling for donations from the public for the purpose of helping some humanitarian cases by any means of advertising, whether through social media or through websites, is a punishable crime. The law regulating donations, and the penalty is imprisonment and a fine of no less than 150 thousand dirhams “150,000” dirhams and not more than 300,000 dirhams 300,000 dirhams or either of these two penalties, without prejudice to any more severe penalty stipulated by another law, in addition to the court confiscation of donations collected in violation of the provisions of the law.
Hessa Tahlak confirmed that the Ministry and the competent local authorities undertake the tasks of supervision and control over the non-profit associations sector, by carrying out supervisory and monitoring field visits to ensure the commitment of associations and civil institutions of public interest and their members and members of society to fully comply with the provisions of the law, where nearly “2,400” assessment and inspection visits to the sector from the beginning of 2019 until the end of last October, which resulted in the imposition of a set of penalties and administrative fines on violators of associations.
Hamid Al Zaabi, Director of the Executive Office for Combating Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing, stated that the main objective of the laws and procedures applied in the UAE in this regard is to protect donors and their money from the risks of exploitation in financing terrorism and financing illegal organizations. Al Zaabi stressed the need for all members of society to abide by the laws and regulations applicable to combating money laundering and terrorist financing in force in the country.
It is noteworthy that the federal law regarding the regulation of donations, and the procedures and controls specific to these tasks, come within the framework of the keenness of the Ministry of Community Development and the Executive Office to Combat Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing to enhance and increase awareness among all segments of society of the laws and regulations applied in the country, in a manner that enhances stability, security and cohesion of society. .
The Ministry of Community Development confirmed that Federal Law No. 3 of 2021 regarding the regulation of donations prohibits a natural person from establishing, organizing or performing any act with the aim of collecting or accepting donations from the public by any means of collection, in line with the announced and specific controls of the Executive Office to combat money laundering. and terrorist financing.
The ministry stressed that the law regulating donations specified the conditions and procedures for collecting donations, as authorized entities must obtain a permit to collect donations from the competent authority, and that the collection process is carried out through charities only.
The Assistant Undersecretary for Social Development Affairs at the Ministry of Community Development, Hessa Abdul Rahman Tahlak, said that some people calling for donations from the public for the purpose of helping some humanitarian cases by any means of advertising, whether through social media or through websites, is a punishable crime. The law regulating donations, and the penalty is imprisonment and a fine of no less than 150 thousand dirhams “150,000” dirhams and not more than 300,000 dirhams 300,000 dirhams or either of these two penalties, without prejudice to any more severe penalty stipulated by another law, in addition to the court confiscation of donations collected in violation of the provisions of the law.
Hessa Tahlak confirmed that the Ministry and the competent local authorities undertake the tasks of supervision and control over the non-profit associations sector, by carrying out supervisory and monitoring field visits to ensure the commitment of associations and civil institutions of public interest and their members and members of society to fully comply with the provisions of the law, where nearly “2,400” assessment and inspection visits to the sector from the beginning of 2019 until the end of last October, which resulted in the imposition of a set of penalties and administrative fines on violators of associations.
Hamid Al Zaabi, Director of the Executive Office for Combating Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing, stated that the main objective of the laws and procedures applied in the UAE in this regard is to protect donors and their money from the risks of exploitation in financing terrorism and financing illegal organizations. Al Zaabi stressed the need for all members of society to abide by the laws and regulations applicable to combating money laundering and terrorist financing in force in the country.
It is noteworthy that the federal law regarding the regulation of donations, and the procedures and controls specific to these tasks, come within the framework of the keenness of the Ministry of Community Development and the Executive Office to Combat Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing to enhance and increase awareness among all segments of society of the laws and regulations applied in the country, in a manner that enhances stability, security and cohesion of society. .
The Ministry of Community Development confirmed that Federal Law No. 3 of 2021 regarding the regulation of donations prohibits a natural person from establishing, organizing or performing any act with the aim of collecting or accepting donations from the public by any means of collection, in line with the announced and specific controls of the Executive Office to combat money laundering. and terrorist financing.
The ministry stressed that the law regulating donations specified the conditions and procedures for collecting donations, as authorized entities must obtain a permit to collect donations from the competent authority, and that the collection process is carried out through charities only.
The Assistant Undersecretary for Social Development Affairs at the Ministry of Community Development, Hessa Abdul Rahman Tahlak, said that some people calling for donations from the public for the purpose of helping some humanitarian cases by any means of advertising, whether through social media or through websites, is a punishable crime. The law regulating donations, and the penalty is imprisonment and a fine of no less than 150 thousand dirhams “150,000” dirhams and not more than 300,000 dirhams 300,000 dirhams or either of these two penalties, without prejudice to any more severe penalty stipulated by another law, in addition to the court confiscation of donations collected in violation of the provisions of the law.
Hessa Tahlak confirmed that the Ministry and the competent local authorities undertake the tasks of supervision and control over the non-profit associations sector, by carrying out supervisory and monitoring field visits to ensure the commitment of associations and civil institutions of public interest and their members and members of society to fully comply with the provisions of the law, where nearly “2,400” assessment and inspection visits to the sector from the beginning of 2019 until the end of last October, which resulted in the imposition of a set of penalties and administrative fines on violators of associations.
Hamid Al Zaabi, Director of the Executive Office for Combating Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing, stated that the main objective of the laws and procedures applied in the UAE in this regard is to protect donors and their money from the risks of exploitation in financing terrorism and financing illegal organizations. Al Zaabi stressed the need for all members of society to abide by the laws and regulations applicable to combating money laundering and terrorist financing in force in the country.
It is noteworthy that the federal law regarding the regulation of donations, and the procedures and controls specific to these tasks, come within the framework of the keenness of the Ministry of Community Development and the Executive Office to Combat Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing to enhance and increase awareness among all segments of society of the laws and regulations applied in the country, in a manner that enhances stability, security and cohesion of society. .