Primary Legislation

UAE Federal Law No. 5 of 1985 — the Civil Transactions Law of the United Arab Emirates, also known as the UAE Civil Code. The principal source of agency law in the UAE, including the provisions on Powers of Attorney and their cancellation.
Federal Decree-Law No. 30 of 2020 — the amending decree-law that updated provisions of the Civil Code. Cited together with Federal Law No. 5 of 1985 as the current consolidated framework.
Federal Decree-Law No. 20 of 2022 — Regulating the Profession of Notary Public. Replaced Federal Law No. 4 of 2013. Recognises both Public Notaries and Private Notaries and gives legal effect to electronic notarisation across the UAE.
Cabinet Resolution No. 16 of 2024 — Executive Regulations implementing Federal Decree-Law No. 20 of 2022. Sets out the operational rules for the notary profession under the new framework.

Local Legislation (Dubai)

Dubai Resolution No. 137 of 2022 — authorises digital notarisation procedures in Dubai. Together with Federal Decree-Law No. 20 of 2022, the legal basis for online and remote cancellation in the Emirate.

Authorities

UAE Ministry of Justice — supervises the federal notary system and the Tableegh legal notification service. The channel for cancellation of Powers of Attorney issued through MOJ notaries.
Dubai Courts Notary Public — the public notary channel within Dubai Courts for issuing and registering revocation deeds in respect of Powers of Attorney issued through that channel.
UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MOFAIC) — handles authentication of foreign legal documents brought into the UAE, including revocation deeds executed abroad.
Dubai Land Department (DLD) — the registering authority for property-related Powers of Attorney in Dubai. Property cancellations must be filed with the DLD as well as with the Notary.
Tableegh — the official legal notification service approved by the UAE Ministry of Justice (tableegh.ae). One of the recognised channels for serving formal notice of revocation on the agent.

Key Provisions Referenced

Article 924 — defines agency as “a contract whereby the principal establishes another person in place of himself in a known permissible act.”
Article 925 — sets out the capacity requirements for both principal and agent.
Article 927 — distinguishes general from special agency.
Article 954 — provides for automatic termination of agency on the death or legal incapacity of either party.
Article 955 — the primary statutory anchor for revocation. Confers the right of dismissal at any time, preserves vested rights, and conditions effectiveness on notice.
Article 958 — additional provision on revocation, cited alongside Article 955 where appropriate.

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