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DIFC Law No. 2 of 2014 — Netting Law

A reference record of DIFC Law No. 2 of 2014, drawn from the instrument's own official text. It sets out how the law is organised — its Parts, its article count and its length — and links to the text itself. It does not interpret the law or offer advice on it.

At a glance

CitationDIFC Law No. 2 of 2014
Short titleNetting Law
Instrument typeDIFC Law
Enacted2014
JurisdictionDubai International Financial Centre
Parts3
Numbered articles15
Length of official text15 pages

How DIFC Law No. 2 of 2014 is organised

The 3 Parts below are the instrument's own divisions, in the order the official text sets them out.

PartHeading
Part 1General
Part 2Application
Part 3Enforceability And Netting

What DIFC Law No. 2 of 2014 covers, article by article

The 14 article headings below are the instrument's own, reproduced in its order. They are a map of the law, not a summary of it — for the wording of any article, read the official text.

  1. Title
  2. Legislative Authority
  3. Date of enactment
  4. Commencement
  5. Interpretation
  6. Application
  7. Enforceability of a qualified financial instrument
  8. General Rule as to enforceability of a netting agreement
  9. Limitation on powers of a liquidator
  10. Limitation of insolvency laws prohibiting set-off
  11. Preferences and fraudulent transfers
  12. Preemption
  13. Realisation and liquidation of collateral
  14. Scope of this Law

Primary sources

Everything on this page comes from these two. Links go to the issuing legislator.

  • DIFC Law No. 2 of 2014 — official text (PDF) DIFC
  • DIFC Legal Database — the register this instrument is listed in DIFC

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