QFC Law No. 7/2005 established the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) as well as its four independent bodies, being the Qatar Financial Centre Authority, the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority, the QFC Civil and Commercial Court and the Regulatory Tribunal.

The primary regulations for the QFC are:

• Arbitration Regulations 2005.

• Companies Regulations 2005.

• Contract Regulations 2005.

• Data Protection Regulations 2005.

• Employment Regulations.

• Financial Services Regulations.

• Immigration Regulations.

• Insolvency Regulations 2005.

• Limited Liability Partnerships Regulations 2005.

• Partnership Regulations 2007.

• QFC Authority Regulations.

• QFC Tax Regulations.

• Security Regulations.

• Single Family Office Regulations.

• Special Company Regulations.

• Trust Regulations 2007.

These regulations generally apply to all firms operating in or from the QFC. Depending on the nature of the permitted activity the firm engages in, an entity may also be subject to the rules of the Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA) (licensed firms) Rules and/or the rules of the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (QFCRA) (regulated firms).