UAE warns against illegal fundraising, with Dhs200,000 minimum fine
- 12 Mar 2024
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The UAE Public Prosecution has warned against collecting donations without a licence.
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.