Federal Decree-Law No. 34/2024 On the Regulation of the Penal and Correctional Institutions

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Abrogates

Federal Law No. 43/1992 dated 10/10/1192

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

Pursuant to the perusal of the Constitution;

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

Federal Law No. 43/1992 on the Regulation of the Penal Institutions;

And acting upon the proposal of the Minister of Interior, and the approval by the Council of Ministers;

Hereby issued the following Decree-Law:

Chapter 1 - Definitions and Scope of Application

Article 1 - Definitions

For the purposes of this Decree-Law, the following terms and expressions shall have the meanings assigned against each, unless the context requires otherwise:

State: The State of the United Arab Emirates.

Ministry: The Ministry of Interior.

Minister: The Minister of Interior.

Public Prosecution: The Federal Public Prosecution.

Penal and Correctional Institutions: Penal and correctional institutions under the jurisdiction of the Ministry, responsible for the implementation of judicial rulings and pretrial detention orders issued by the judicial authority.