The following words and expressions, wherever mentioned in this Law, will have the meaning indicated opposite each of them unless the context implies otherwise:
| The Emirate of Dubai. |
| The Government of Dubai. |
| SFC: | The Supreme Fiscal Committee in the Emirate of Dubai. |
| DOF: | The Department of Finance. |
| Any of the Government departments; public agencies and corporations; councils; authorities, including free zone authorities; or other entities affiliated to the Government. |
| The entity responsible for approving a Partnership Project in accordance with this Law. |
| The director general of a Government Entity, including the executive director, chief executive officer, or secretary general of that entity; or any other person holding a similar position. |
| Any facility, service, activity, or product supervised, provided, or produced by a Government Entity. |
| This includes Government Entities. |
| This includes private establishments and companies. |
| A contractual relationship between the Public Sector and the Private Sector which arises in accordance with this Law, the resolutions issued in pursuance hereof, and the provisions of a Partnership Contract. This relationship aims at implementing a Project in whole or in part to ensure quality services; increase the revenue of a Government Entity; or achieve any other objective through utilising the competencies and the financial, technical, or other capabilities of the Private Sector. |
| A definite-term Contract concluded by a Government Entity and a Project Company whereby the Project Company undertakes to implement a Project in accordance with this Law, the resolutions issued in pursuance hereof, and the terms of that Contract, in return for a lump sum or in return for all or part of the revenue of the Project. |
| A sole proprietorship, or a local or foreign company licensed to operate in the Emirate, which implements a Partnership Contract and meets the conditions stipulated in the resolutions issued in implementation hereof. |
| A legal person, or a consortium of legal persons, from the Private Sector who is a party to a Partnership Contract. |
| A series of procedures announced in accordance with this Law, and the resolutions issued in pursuance hereof, with which a Government Entity must comply to select the best bid, from a financial or technical perspective, and to conclude a Partnership Contract with the winning bidder. |
| A committee formed at a Government Entity in accordance with this Law. |