Dubai will introduce a brand new legislation to manage the skilled follow of engineering consultancy places of work within the emirate.
Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, issued Legislation No. (14) of 2025 in Dubai.
The legislation goals to advance Dubai’s engineering consultancy sector, carry it in step with worldwide requirements, and strengthen its function in attracting world experience and funding.
New Dubai engineering legislation
It seeks to make sure high quality, transparency, and well timed mission execution whereas positioning Dubai as a number one world hub for engineering consultancy companies.
Beneath the brand new framework, no particular person or workplace could have interaction in any engineering consultancy actions in Dubai with out the right authorisation.
These actions cowl a variety of fields together with architectural, civil, electrical, digital, mechanical, mining, petroleum, chemical, coastal, and geological engineering.
Corporations and people are prohibited from presenting themselves as engineering consultancy places of work with out a legitimate commerce licence and registration with Dubai Municipality, which should specify the scope of labor, classification, and technical employees.
Consultancy places of work are additionally barred from working past their licensed scope, hiring unregistered engineers, or contracting with unlicensed entities for consultancy work.
Unified digital licensing and classification system
Dubai Municipality, in coordination with related authorities, will set up a unified digital system linked to the Spend money on Dubai platform created beneath Decree No. (13) of 2024.
The brand new digital system will deal with the registration, classification, and issuance {of professional} competency certificates for consultancy places of work, enhancing effectivity and transparency.
It should additionally function a complete registry for all licensed companies, outlining their consultancy scope, classification, and technical employees.
Everlasting committee for sector regulation
The legislation mandates the formation of a everlasting Committee for the Regulation and Improvement of Engineering Consultancy Actions in Dubai. The Chairman of The Govt Council will appoint the committee, which a Dubai Municipality consultant will chair and embody members from related authorities and stakeholders.
Working beneath Decree No. (1) of 2023, the committee will oversee the governance, growth, and strategic path of the sector.
Eligibility, registration, and penalties
The legislation defines a number of classes of engineering consultancy places of work, together with:
- Native firms established in Dubai
- Branches of UAE-based places of work with at the very least three consecutive years of expertise
- Branches of overseas places of work with at the very least ten consecutive years of expertise
- Joint ventures between native and overseas places of work with at the very least ten years of expertise
It additionally applies to engineering advisory places of work and audit companies led by registered engineers with at the very least ten years of expertise.
Violations of the legislation could end in fines as much as AED 100,000 ($27,230), with elevated penalties for repeat offences.
Further measures embody suspension for as much as one yr, downgrading of classification, removing from the registry, licence cancellation, or revocation of certificates.
Affected events could file written appeals inside 30 days of notification. The committee will problem choices inside 30 days and talk them inside 5 working days.