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Notice of Amendments to Legislation: May 2026
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) Board has enacted amendments to the DFSA Rulebook following public consultation on Consultation Paper No 167. These rulemaking instruments, which incorporate feedback from consultees, will come into force on 1 January 2027. Updated modules and supporting appendices are now available on the DFSA website under the Amendments to Legislation section, with archived versions retained for reference.
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12 May 2026, 04:22 pm
Notice of Amendments to Legislation: May 2026
Following the ending of the consultation period on a number of proposed legislative changes that were set out in Consultation Paper No 167 , the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) Board, after due consideration of consultees’ comments, made amendments to the DFSA Rulebook as described below. Please bear in mind that changes may have been made to the legislation originally proposed in the relevant consultation paper.
Please refer to the DFSA Feedback Statement on the public comments received on Consultation Paper No. 167.
TAKE NOTICE THAT:
The DFSA Board made the following Rulemaking Instruments to come into force on 1 January 2027:
The rule-making instruments mentioned above and the appendices to this notice can be viewed under the Amendments to Legislation section of the DFSA website and the relevant modules will be replaced on the DFSA website on the date of their coming into force as described above. Earlier versions of the relevant modules are to be found in the archive.
Issued:
11 May 2026
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