Legal & Regulatory Frameworks
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Deeds Registries Act 47 of 1937
South Africa · Law / Act
Land / Real Estate / Land UseSecurity / CollateralAmended
Establishes deeds registries and governs the registration architecture for transfer of ownership, mortgage bonds, servitudes and other registrable real rights o…
Desert Land Law
Egypt · Law / Act
Land / Real Estate / Land UseAmended
Egypt's principal desert-land ownership and allocation law. Historically restricted ownership to Egyptians or majority-Egyptian-owned companies; materially amen…
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…
Direct Investment Promotion Law
Kuwait · Law / Act
Foreign InvestmentIn Force
Successor to Law No. 8/2001, establishes the Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority (KDIPA), chaired by the Minister of Commerce and Industry. Allows up t…
Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax Law
Kuwait · Decree
TaxIn Force
Issued 30 December 2024, imposes a 15% Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax on the Kuwait profits of multinational enterprise groups with global consolidated revenue of…
Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax Law
Bahrain · Decree
TaxIn Force
Issued 1 September 2024, introduces a Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax for multinational-enterprise groups with global consolidated revenue of at least EUR 750 milli…
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…
