Legal & Regulatory Frameworks
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Determination of Merger Thresholds and Method of Calculation
South Africa · Regulation
CompetitionIn Force
Fixes the turnover/asset-value thresholds determining whether a merger is intermediate or large and requires notification to the South African competition autho…
Dubai Law No. 12 of 2020 (Regulating the Contracts and Warehouse Management in the Emirate of Dubai)
United Arab Emirates · Law / Act
Public ProcurementIn Force
Dubai emirate-level contracting and procurement framework, supporting Dubai government-entity contracting (RTA, DAEP, and related delivery authorities).
Dubai Law No. 22 of 2015 (Public-Private Partnerships Law)
United Arab Emirates · Law / Act
PPP / ConcessionsIn Force
Dubai's PPP framework law. Article 4 explicitly excludes electricity and water projects from its scope — those are instead governed by Dubai Law No. 6 of 2011 a…
Dubai Law No. 7 of 2006 (Real Property Registration)
United Arab Emirates · Law / Act
Land / Real Estate / Land UseIn Force
Dubai's land/property registration and freehold framework, relevant to site rights for Dubai-located infrastructure (e.g. DWC expansion, Dubai Metro Blue Line).
Electricity Law
Saudi Arabia · Law / Act
Sector RegulationIn Force
The Electricity Law establishes the statutory framework for electricity activities, sector planning, licensing, regulation, competition, network access, service…
Electricity Regulation Act 4 of 2006
South Africa · Law / Act
Sector RegulationAmended
South Africa's launch-level electricity-sector framework, establishing the statutory licensing, tariff, regulatory and enforcement architecture administered by…
Electricity Regulation Amendment Act 38 of 2024
South Africa · Law / Act
Sector RegulationPartially In Force
Amends the Electricity Regulation Act 4 of 2006 to restructure South Africa's electricity market: provides for a Transmission System Operator (TSO) to perform t…
Energy Act 2013
United Kingdom · Law / Act
Banking & FinanceSector RegulationIn Force
Establishes key elements of the United Kingdom's Electricity Market Reform framework, including statutory mechanisms supporting Contracts for Difference and the…
Enforcement Law
Saudi Arabia · Law / Act
Security / CollateralAmended
Governs judicial enforcement procedure in Saudi Arabia, supporting realization of security and other court-ordered remedies. Current, as amended.
Enterprise Act 2002 (merger control provisions)
United Kingdom · Law / Act
CompetitionIn Force
UK merger-control regime administered by the Competition and Markets Authority, relevant to infrastructure ownership transactions such as the KKR/RWE Norfolk Va…
