Article 5 of Traffic Law

The licensing application shall be submitted by the vehicle owner or his representative to the competent section of the General Traffic Department on the form prepared for that purpose, accompanied by documents establishing his identity, capacity, place of residence and ownership. The licence shall be issued, after all conditions have been fulfilled, in the name of the vehicle’s actual owner, and he shall be issued a licence booklet valid only for the vehicle for which it was issued. If the vehicle has multiple owners, they must appoint from among themselves a person responsible for its management and compliance with the provisions of this Law. This shall be endorsed on the licence, and they shall all be jointly and severally liable for the fees due on the vehicle pursuant to this Law. The licence booklet must be kept in the vehicle at all times, and police officers may request its production at any time. The licence shall be valid for one year and renewed annually. The Minister of Interior may, by a decision, amend the licence’s period of validity. The Executive Regulations of this Law shall specify the essential parts of the vehicle and all particulars required to be stated in the licence booklet, and the arrangements, conditions, procedures and fees relating to licensing the various types of vehicles, renewing licences and regulating their service, as well as the rules, conditions and procedures for licensing vehicles belonging to the Amiri Diwan and government-owned vehicles. Licences may not be issued or renewed until the fees due on the vehicle have been paid, 1( A final paragraph was added pursuant to Decree-Law No. 5 of 2025. as well as payment of violations and fines adjudged. )1(