Legislation Details
- Full Title: Federal Law by Decree Establishing and Regulating the Federal Protocol and Strategic Narrative Authority
- Law Type: Federal Law by Decree
- Law Number: (49) of 2021
- Issued Date: 26 Sep 2021
- Effective Date: 01 Dec 2021
- Official Gazette: No. 712
- Sector: Government Affairs
- Status: Active
- Number of Articles: 38
- Chapters/Parts: 0
- Amendments: 0
Summary
This Federal Law by Decree establishes and regulates the Federal Protocol and Strategic Narrative Authority in the United Arab Emirates. The Authority is tasked with providing, organizing, and managing the reception, accommodation, and visits of state guests, as well as elevating and highlighting the positive and inspiring aspects of the personalities and contributions of the UAE's founders and leaders. (Federal Law by Decree Establishing and Regulating the Federal Protocol and Strategic Narrative Authority, 2021, Art. 1-2) The law grants the Authority legal personality, financial and administrative independence, and the power to implement policies, strategies, and programs related to its mandate. The Authority reports to the Minister of Presidential Affairs and is led by a Chairman appointed by Federal Decree. (Federal Law by Decree Establishing and Regulating the Federal Protocol and Strategic Narrative Authority, 2021, Art. 2, 6-7)
What is the scope and purpose of this law?
The law establishes the Federal Protocol and Strategic Narrative Authority, which aims to provide, organize, and manage the reception, accommodation, and visits of state guests, as well as to elevate and highlight the positive and inspiring aspects of the personalities and contributions of the UAE's founders and leaders. The Authority has legal personality, financial and administrative independence, and reports to the Minister of Presidential Affairs. (Federal Law by Decree Establishing and Regulating the Federal Protocol and Strategic Narrative Authority, 2021, Art. 2, 4)
What are the key definitions under this law?
The law provides the following key definitions:
- State: United Arab Emirates
- Cabinet: The Cabinet of the State
- Minister: Minister of Presidential Affairs
- Authority: Federal Protocol and Strategic Narrative Authority
- Chairman: Chairman of the Authority
- Guests of State: The guests of the Head of State and its leaders, including official delegations, VIPs, and those determined by a decision issued by the Chairman of the Authority
- Secretary General: Secretary General of the Authority
- Strategic Narrative: Providing and making available knowledge of the contributions and positive role of the State's founders and leaders in all fields, including strategic, humanitarian, social, intellectual and charitable fields, whether at the national, regional or international level
(Federal Law by Decree Establishing and Regulating the Federal Protocol and Strategic Narrative Authority, 2021, Art. 1)
What are the main obligations and requirements?
The law imposes the following key obligations: 1. The Authority must lay down, develop, and implement policies, strategies, and plans related to the reception, accommodation, and visits of state guests and the organization of their meetings. (Federal Law by Decree Establishing and Regulating the Federal Protocol and Strategic Narrative Authority, 2021, Art. 5(1)) 2. The Authority must lay down, develop, and implement policies, strategies, and plans related to the visits of the Head of State, its leaders, official delegations, and envoys, and follow up on the accompanying media aspects in coordination with the concerned authorities. (Federal Law by Decree Establishing and Regulating the Federal Protocol and Strategic Narrative Authority, 2021, Art. 5(2)) 3. The Authority must develop plans and implement programs related to the management of media affairs for the Strategic Narrative in coordination with the concerned authorities. (Federal Law by Decree Establishing and Regulating the Federal Protocol and Strategic Narrative Authority, 2021, Art. 5(3))
Which authorities or bodies are responsible for enforcement?
The law establishes the following authorities and bodies responsible for the enforcement and governance of the Federal Protocol and Strategic Narrative Authority: 1. The Cabinet: The law grants the Cabinet certain competences, such as the ability to issue executive resolutions necessary to implement the law's provisions. (Federal Law by Decree Establishing and Regulating the Federal Protocol and Strategic Narrative Authority, 2021, Art. 17(1)) 2. The Minister of Presidential Affairs: The Minister is responsible for nominating the Chairman and Secretary General of the Authority, approving the Authority's policies, strategies, initiatives, and budget, and issuing necessary resolutions and regulations. (Federal Law by Decree Establishing and Regulating the Federal Protocol and Strategic Narrative Authority, 2021, Art. 6-7, 14, 17(1)) 3. The Chairman of the Authority: The Chairman is appointed by Federal Decree and is responsible for approving the Authority's policies, strategies, initiatives, budget, and internal regulations, as well as forming executive and advisory committees. (Federal Law by Decree Establishing and Regulating the Federal Protocol and Strategic Narrative Authority, 2021, Art. 6-7) 4. The Secretary General: The Secretary General, who is appointed by Federal Decree, is responsible for supervising the Authority's work, implementing its decisions, and performing various administrative and financial duties. (Federal Law by Decree Establishing and Regulating the Federal Protocol and Strategic Narrative Authority, 2021, Art. 8-9)
How does this law interact with other UAE legislation?
The law references the following related UAE legislation: 1. The Constitution of the United Arab Emirates 2. Federal Law No. (1) of 1972 concerning the Competences of Ministries and the Powers of Ministers, and any amendments thereto 3. Federal Law by Decree No. (4) of 2004 Establishing and Regulating the Ministry of Presidential Affairs (Federal Law by Decree Establishing and Regulating the Federal Protocol and Strategic Narrative Authority, 2021, Preamble) The law also states that where there is no special provision in the Authority's regulations and systems, the human resources legislation in force in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi shall apply to the Authority's employees, and the provisions of the Pensions and Retirement Benefits Law in force in the Emirate shall also apply to the citizen employees. (Federal Law by Decree Establishing and Regulating the Federal Protocol and Strategic Narrative Authority, 2021, Art. 13)
When did this law come into effect?
This Federal Law by Decree shall enter into force as of 01 December 2021. (Federal Law by Decree Establishing and Regulating the Federal Protocol and Strategic Narrative Authority, 2021, Art. 19)
Source Documents
This article analyses Federal Law by Decree Establishing and Regulating the Federal Protocol and Strategic Narrative Authority for legal research and educational purposes. For the purpose of interpretation and application, reference must be made to the original Arabic text. In case of conflict, the Arabic text prevails. This does not constitute legal advice.