His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai chaired today a Cabinet meeting at the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi in the presence of H. H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, and H. H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs.
During the meeting, the Cabinet approved the federal draft law on the private notary public, according to the official news agency WAM. The move comes within the framework of the government’s strategy to update its legislatives to match the growth and development requirements of the community regarding issuance of contracts and their authentication.
The new law aims at streamlining work of notary public and also includes creation of private notary public in accordance with the conditions therein the draft law.