UAE warns against illegal fundraising, with Dhs200,000 minimum fine
12 Mar 2024
In an awareness video posted on its social media accounts today, the Public Prosecution highlighted Article 46 of the Federal Decree-Law No. (34) of 2021 on Combatting Rumours and Cybercrimes, which states that the punishment of any person who establishes, manages or runs a website or publishes information online or through any information technology means to call for or promote the collection of donations without a licence issued by the competent authority shall be imprisonment and a fine not less than Dhs200,000 and not more than Dhs500,000 or either of these two penalties.