Notice of Amendments to Legislation December 2025

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05 Dec 2025, 02:37 pm

Notice of Amendments to Legislation December 2025

Following the ending of the consultation period on a number of proposed legislative changes that were set out in Consultation Paper No. 166 the 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.

TAKE NOTICE THAT:

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, in his capacity as Ruler of Dubai on 17 November 2025 enacted the Markets Law Amendment Law, DIFC Law No. 3 of 2025 to come into force on the 30 th business day after the date of enactment.

To view the changes made to the Regulatory Law 2004, please consult the amendment law which is published on the “ Amendments to Legislation ” section of the DFSA website.

AND

The DFSA Board made the following Rulemaking Instruments to come into force on the date the Law comes into force ( December 31, 2025 )

MARKETS RULES (MKT) RULE-MAKING INSTRUMENT (No. 415) 2025 (see appendix 1 for the detailed amendments);

GENERAL MODULE (GEN) RULE-MAKING INSTRUMENT (No. 416) 2025 (see appendix 2 for the detailed amendments);

ISLAMIC FINANCE RULES (IFR) RULE-MAKING INSTRUMENT (No. 417) 2025 (see appendix 3 for the detailed amendments).

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

4 December 2025

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