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Article (40) Penalty for Obstructing the work of Authority Employees

Without prejudice to any severer penalty stipulated in any other law, a penalty of imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year and a fine not less than ten thousand (10,000) AED and not exceeding one million (1,000,000) AED, shall be imposed on anyone who:

1.    Refrain from executing the summons issued by the Authority.

2.    Submit a malicious report to the Authority.

3.    Fail to inform the Authority of financial and administrative corruption

4.    Abstain or he is late in submitting the documents, decisions, documents, data, information, reports, papers or records requested by the Authority on the dates specified for that, or from giving his testimony or statements concerning the case of financial or administrative corruption under consideration.

5.    Abstain or carry out any action or behaviour that would hinder the Authority from carrying out its duties or exercising its powers.

6.    Try any way or by any means to obstruct the work of the Authority, influence the Authority employees while carrying out their work, or abuse them.

7.    Attack, verbally or physically, reporters or witnesses of financial and administrative corruption violations and harm them because of the report.

8.    Abstain or he is late for submitting the financial disclosure statement, or included incorrect data, or violated this law.