Electronic Transactions Law DIFC Law No. 2 of 2017

PART 1: GENERAL........................................................................................................................................................ 3

1. Title....................................................................................................................................................................... 3

2. Legislative Authority............................................................................................................................................. 3

3. Application of the Law.......................................................................................................................................... 3

4. Date of enactment................................................................................................................................................ 3

5. Commencement.................................................................................................................................................... 3

6. Interpretation........................................................................................................................................................ 3

7. Purpose of the Law............................................................................................................................................... 3

PART 2: EXCLUSIONS................................................................................................................................................... 4

8. Excluded matters ................................................................................................................................................. 4

9. Exclusion or modification by the parties ............................................................................................................. 4

PART 3: ELECTRONIC RECORDS ................................................................................................................................... 5

10. Legal recognition of Electronic Records ........................................................................................................... 5

11. Requirement for writing...................................................................................................................................... 5

12. Provision of Information in writing and presentation of Records ...................................................................... 5

13. Retention of Electronic Records......................................................................................................................... 6

14. Admissibility of Electronic Records in evidence................................................................................................ 7

PART 4: ELECTRONIC CONTRACTS................................................................................................................................ 8

15. Legal recognition of electronic contracts ......................................................................................................... 8

16. Formation and validity of contracts via Electronic Communications................................................................. 8

17. Effectiveness between parties........................................................................................................................... 8

18. Invitation to make offer...................................................................................................................................... 8

19. Use of automated message systems for contract formation ............................................................................. 8

20. Time and place of despatch and receipt............................................................................................................ 8

PART 5: ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES............................................................................................................................. 10

21. Legal recognition of Electronic Signatures ............................................ .........................................................10

22. Validity of Electronic Signatures...................................................................................................................... 10

23. Attribution and effect of Electronic Signature................................................................................................. 10

24. Admissibility of Electronic Signatures in evidence ........................................... ..............................................10

PART 6: SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS................................................................................................................... 11

25. Regulations........................................................................................ ..............................................................11

SCHEDULE 1 ............................................................................................................................................................. 12

SCHEDULE 2 ............................................................................................................................................................. 15