Federal Decree-Law No. 30/2021 On Combating Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances

Abrogating:

Federal Law No. 14/1995 dated 19/09/1995

Amended by:

Federal Decree-Law No. 53/2022*^[1] dated 05/10/2022

Federal Decree-Law No. 53/2023 dated 02/10/2023*^[2]

Ministerial Decision No. 150/2024 dated 30/07/2024

We, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates,

Pursuant to the perusal of the Constitution;

Federal Law No. 1/1972 on Competencies of the Ministries and Powers of the Ministers, and its amendments;

Federal Law No. 9/1976 on Delinquent and Vagrant Juveniles;

Federal Law No. 3/1987 promulgating the Penal Code, and its amendments;

Federal Law No. 35/1992 promulgating the Criminal Procedure Law, and its amendments;

Federal Law No. 36/1992 on Rehabilitation;

Federal Law No. 43/1992 regulating Penal Institutions;

Federal Law No. 14/1995 on Fighting Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances, and its amendments;

Federal Law No. 4/2015 on Private Health Facilities, and its amendments;

Federal Law No. 3/2016 on the Child's Rights (Wadeema's Law), and its amendments;

Federal Law No. 2/ 2019 on the Use of Information and Communication Technology in the Health Fields;

Notes

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Article 2 of this Federal Decree-Law stipulates that:1- In application of the provisions of Federal Decree-Law No. 30/2021 on combating Narcotics And Psychotropic Substances, the crime of abuse or personal use or use of narcotics and psychotropic substances, or possession or acquisition with the intent to use, shall be considered as a first precedent if it was committed for the first time after the entry into force of this Decree-Law, even if a final judgment was issued against the accused in one of these crimes at a date prior to the date of its enforcement.2- The provisions for recidivism stipulated in the Law of Crimes and Penalties shall not apply to the crimes stipulated in the preceding clause.
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Article (5) of Federal Decree-Law No. 53/2023 dated 02/10/2023 provided for the following: “This Federal Decree-Law shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall come into force as of 1/12/2023”.