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Dubai Development Authority

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Browse every Dubai Development Authority rulebook — 6 rulebooks, 328+ articles. Ask a question in plain English and get a cited answer grounded in the actual regulatory text.

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The Dubai Development Authority regulates a defined scope of activity in the UAE. For compliance officers, legal teams, and advisors, finding the right rule in the right rulebook is a daily requirement. Lexara indexes every Dubai Development Authority rulebook it has seeded and makes it searchable two ways: full-text and keyword search for rapid lookup, and AI Explorer for natural-language questions answered with citations to the exact article.

Dubai Development Authority rulebooks indexed on Lexara

Lexara has indexed 6 in-force rulebooks from the Dubai Development Authority, ranked here by article count.

DDA Employment & Sponsorship — DTMFZA Employment Regulations 2004 — Employment and Sponsorship (94 articles)

DDA Companies Regulations — Dubai Creative Clusters Private Companies Regulations 2016 (84 articles)

DDA Licensing Regulations — Dubai Development Authority — Licensing Regulations 2003 (as amended) (80 articles)

DDA Broadcasting & Publishing — DDA Code of Guidance for Broadcasting and Publishing 2016 (37 articles)

DDA Film & TV — Executive Council Resolution No. 50 of 2014 — Dubai Film & Television Commission (21 articles)

DDA Establishment Law — Law No. 15 of 2014 — Creative Clusters in the Emirate of Dubai (Establishment Law) (12 articles)

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What is the Dubai Development Authority?

A UAE regulatory authority, whose rulebooks Lexara has indexed for full-text and AI search — 6 rulebooks, 328+ articles.

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6 in-force rulebooks, covering 328+ articles.

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Browse Dubai Development Authority rulebooks

DDA Employment & Sponsorship

DTMFZA Employment Regulations 2004 — Employment and Sponsorship

94 articles

DDA Companies Regulations

Dubai Creative Clusters Private Companies Regulations 2016

84 articles

DDA Licensing Regulations

Dubai Development Authority — Licensing Regulations 2003 (as amended)

80 articles

DDA Broadcasting & Publishing

DDA Code of Guidance for Broadcasting and Publishing 2016

37 articles

DDA Film & TV

Executive Council Resolution No. 50 of 2014 — Dubai Film & Television Commission

21 articles

DDA Establishment Law

Law No. 15 of 2014 — Creative Clusters in the Emirate of Dubai (Establishment Law)

12 articles