The definitions provided in the Federal Decree by Law No. (50) of 2023 Regarding the Regulation of Public Welfare Associations shall apply to this Resolution. In addition, the following words and expressions shall bear the meanings assigned to each of them, unless the context otherwise requires:
Decree by Law: The Federal Decree by Law No. (50) of 2023 Regarding the Regulation of Public Welfare Associations.
Executive Regulations: The Cabinet Resolution No. (5) of 2025 Regarding the Executive Regulations of Federal Decree by Law No. (50) of 2023 Regarding the Regulation of Public Welfare Associations.
Board: The Board of Directors or Board of Trustees of the Public Welfare Association, as the case may be. 
Register of Violations: A special register kept by the Competent Authority in which the administrative violations of the Public Welfare Association, the dates of their commission, and the administrative penalties imposed against them are recorded.
 

1. The provisions of this Resolution shall apply to the Public Welfare Associations that are subject to the provisions of the Decree by Law and its Executive Regulations, in the event that they violate the provisions of the Decree by Law and its Executive Regulations or the resolutions issued in implementation thereof.
2. The provisions of this Resolution shall apply to the Public Welfare Associations that are established under local decrees or laws, in the event that they violate the provisions of Articles (7), (52), (53) and (54) of the Decree by Law.
 

1. Without prejudice to any measures stipulated in the Decree by Law, the Competent Authority may, in case the Public Welfare Associations referred to in Article (2) of this Resolution commit any violations, impose the administrative penalties set out in the Schedule attached to this Resolution in accordance with the controls provided in both the Schedule and this Resolution.
2. The Competent Authority shall notify the violator of the violation committed using the approved means of notification, and shall require the violator’s response thereto within a period not exceeding fifteen (15) days. Failure of the violator to respond within the specified timeframe shall be construed as acknowledgment of the violation.
3. The Competent Authority shall decide on the violation within a period not exceeding fifteen (15) days from the date of receiving the response or the expiration of the specified response timeframe, and shall issue its decision either to close the file or to impose the administrative penalty as specified in the schedule attached hereto.
4. For the purposes of collecting the administrative fine set out in the schedule attached hereto, part of a day shall be deemed a full day, and part of a month shall be deemed a full month.
5. In the event that the administrative penalty involves the suspension of services of the Public Welfare Association, the following controls and procedures shall be taken:
    a. The Association shall be prohibited from carrying out any of its activities during the suspension period;
    b. The Competent Authority shall have the right to prescribe training courses in the field of governance, regulation, and management of Public Welfare Associations; and
    c. For reactivation of services to the Public Welfare Associations, the attendance and successful completion of the training courses referred to in paragraph (b) of Clause (5) of this Article shall be a mandatory requirement for the members of the board, managers, or employees involved in the violation committed, as determined by the Competent Authority.
6. If the Public Welfare Association breaches the controls and procedures set out in Clause (5) of this Article, the Competent Authority may remove the board and appoint an interim board or manager for the Public Welfare Association, in accordance with the controls and procedures stipulated in the Decree by Law and its Executive Regulations.
7. The Ministry may coordinate with the Local Authority regarding the imposition of the administrative penalties set forth in this Resolution within the territories of the Emirates where local authorities are responsible for licensing, supervision, and monitoring of Public Welfare Associations.
 

1. The Competent Authority shall keep a register to be known as “Register of Administrative Violations of Public Welfare Associations”. Such a register shall contain all the information and data related to administrative violations committed by the Public Welfare Associations, including violation type, violation date, cause of the violation, the administrative penalty imposed, as well as other data and information determined by the Competent Authority.
2. The Local Authority shall submit to the Ministry quarterly reports on the administrative violations and penalties imposed on Public Welfare Associations falling within its jurisdiction.
 

1. The Competent Authority shall notify the violator of the administrative penalty decision through the approved means of notification within fifteen (15) days of its date of issuance. The notification shall include description of the violation committed, the timeframe required remediation or adjustment of status, and any other details determined by the Competent Authority. 
2. Any party, against which a decision imposing the administrative penalty stipulated in Clause (1) of this Article is issued, may file a grievance with the Competent Authority according to the latter’s applicable procedures, within thirty (30) days of the date of notification of the challenged decision. The statement of grievance shall be substantiated, and shall be accompanied by all supporting documents. The grievance shall be decided on within thirty (30) days of its submission date. The lapse of this period without a decision being made on grievance, the same shall be construed as rejection of the grievance.
3. The decision made on the grievance shall be final, but shall not prevent the party concerned from appealing the decision before the competent court.
 

1. The Ministry shall collect the administrative fines imposed thereby under the provisions of this Resolution, according to the collection mechanism determined by the Ministry of Finance.
2. The Local Authority shall either collect the administrative fines imposed thereby under the provisions of this Resolution or reconcile in respect thereof according to the approved collection mechanism.
 

1. The Minister shall issue the resolutions required for the implementation of the provisions of this Resolution, in coordination with the Minister of Finance.
2. The Head of the Local Authority shall issue the resolutions required for the implementation of the provisions of this Resolution, in coordination with the relevant entities in the Emirate.
 

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