Dubai will introduce a brand new regulation to manage the skilled follow of engineering consultancy places of work within the emirate.
Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, issued Regulation No. (14) of 2025 in Dubai.
The regulation goals to advance Dubai’s engineering consultancy sector, carry it according to worldwide requirements, and strengthen its position in attracting world experience and funding.
New Dubai engineering regulation
It seeks to make sure high quality, transparency, and well timed venture execution whereas positioning Dubai as a number one world hub for engineering consultancy companies.
Beneath the brand new framework, no particular person or workplace might interact in any engineering consultancy actions in Dubai with out the right authorisation.
These actions cowl a variety of fields together with architectural, civil, electrical, digital, mechanical, mining, petroleum, chemical, coastal, and geological engineering.
Companies and people are prohibited from presenting themselves as engineering consultancy places of work and not using a legitimate commerce licence and registration with Dubai Municipality, which should specify the scope of labor, classification, and technical workers.
Consultancy places of work are additionally barred from working past their licensed scope, hiring unregistered engineers, or contracting with unlicensed entities for consultancy work.
Unified digital licensing and classification system
Dubai Municipality, in coordination with related authorities, will set up a unified digital system linked to the Put money into Dubai platform created beneath Decree No. (13) of 2024.
The brand new digital system will deal with the registration, classification, and issuance {of professional} competency certificates for consultancy places of work, enhancing effectivity and transparency.
It’s going to additionally function a complete registry for all licensed corporations, outlining their consultancy scope, classification, and technical workers.
Everlasting committee for sector regulation
The regulation mandates the formation of a everlasting Committee for the Regulation and Growth of Engineering Consultancy Actions in Dubai. The Chairman of The Govt Council will appoint the committee, which a Dubai Municipality consultant will chair and embody members from related authorities and stakeholders.
Working beneath Decree No. (1) of 2023, the committee will oversee the governance, growth, and strategic path of the sector.
Eligibility, registration, and penalties
The regulation defines a number of classes of engineering consultancy places of work, together with:
- Native corporations established in Dubai
- Branches of UAE-based places of work with no less than three consecutive years of expertise
- Branches of international places of work with no less than ten consecutive years of expertise
- Joint ventures between native and international places of work with no less than ten years of expertise
It additionally applies to engineering advisory places of work and audit corporations led by registered engineers with no less than ten years of expertise.
Violations of the regulation might lead to fines as much as AED 100,000 ($27,230), with elevated penalties for repeat offences.
Extra measures embody suspension for as much as one 12 months, downgrading of classification, removing from the registry, licence cancellation, or revocation of certificates.
Affected events might file written appeals inside 30 days of notification. The committee will problem selections inside 30 days and talk them inside 5 working days.
