His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has issued a legislation that states that the Dubai emblem can be utilized by authorities entities, on-line, on paperwork, and at occasions.
The emblem, which “mirrors the values and principles” of the Emirate, will be “the property of the emirate of Dubai, (and) safeguarded by law”.
Private entities can even use the symbol, offered prior approval from the Dubai Ruler or his consultant is obtained.
Any misuse of the symbol will see imprisonment of a interval of not lower than three months and never exceeding 5 years, and a positive ranging between AED 100,000 and AED 500,000, or one of many two penalties as specified within the legislation.
The legislation additionally specifies that people, except authorities entities or entities who’ve received prior permission, should discontinue the usage of the symbol inside 30 days except prior approval has been obtained.
The Chairman of Dubai’s Ruler Court shall subject the required choices to implement the provisions of the legislation. It annuls every other laws that will contradict with it and is efficient from the date of its publication within the Official Gazette.
