Article 5 of the Saudi Civil Aviation Law
المادة 5 من نظام الطيران المدني · الفصل الثاني: سيادة المملكة وسلطاتها
The Authority is the body responsible for all civil aviation affairs in the Kingdom, including the wired and wireless communications services for flight safety and orderly air traffic.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
الهيئة هي السلطة المسؤولة عن جميع شؤون الطيران المدني في المملكة بما في ذلك القيام بجميع خدمات الاتصالات السلكية واللاسلكية المتعلقة بتأمين سلامة الطيران وانتظام الحركة الجوية .
This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers
Article 5 explained in plain English
This article identifies the competent body for civil aviation in the Kingdom: the Authority. It makes the Authority the body responsible for all civil aviation affairs.
This responsibility expressly includes all wired and wireless communications services related to ensuring flight safety and the orderly movement of air traffic.
The phrase "all civil aviation affairs" is general, which is why later provisions of the law set out the Authority's powers in more detail, including Article 6, which gives it the right to inspect aircraft, prevent them from flying and seize their documents in order to monitor compliance with the law.
This provision is linked to Article 4, which makes the Chicago Convention and its annexes an integral part of the law: the Authority is the body that applies this national and international framework together.
In practice, anyone engaged in civil aviation, such as airlines, airports or service providers, deals with the Authority as its regulatory reference point. Anyone with a dispute over a decision of the Authority can consult a lawyer specializing in administrative cases.
Translated from our Arabic explanation with machine assistance. For guidance only; it does not replace advice from a lawyer on your situation.
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Frequently asked questions about Article 5 of the Saudi Civil Aviation Law
Who is responsible for civil aviation in Saudi Arabia?
The Authority is the body responsible for all civil aviation affairs in the Kingdom.
Who handles air navigation communications?
The Authority's responsibility includes all wired and wireless communications services related to ensuring flight safety and the orderly movement of air traffic.
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The article provides that the Kingdom has complete and exclusive sovereignty over the airspace within its territory.
للمملكة السيادة الكاملة والمطلقة على الفضاء الجوي داخل إقليمها.
- Article 3
The article defines the scope of the Civil Aviation Law: civil activities and airports in the Kingdom, aircraft registered in it, non-military state aircraft, and foreign aircraft on conditions.
تسري أحكام هذا النظام على الآتي: 1 - أنشطة وعمليات الطيران المدني داخل إقليم المملكة . 2- المطارات المدنية ومرافق النقل الجوي وتأمين سلامة الطيران وأمن الطيران
- Article 4
The Chicago Convention, its annexes and the other international civil aviation treaties the Kingdom has approved are an integral part of the Civil Aviation Law.
تعد أحكام معاهدة شيكاغو وملاحقها وسائر المعاهدات الدولية للطيران المدني الأخرى التي وافقت المملكة عليها جزءا مكملا لهذا النظام.
- Article 80
The article applies the international technical regulations and standards in the Chicago Convention and its annexes, as adopted by the Kingdom, to aircraft airworthiness, to achieve the highest safety levels with regard to the environment.
مع مراعاة الأحكام الواردة في هذا الفصل تطبق الأنظمة والمقاييس الفنية الدولية الواردة في معاهدة شيكاغو وملاحقها التي اعتمدتها المملكة لتحقيق أعلى مستويات السلامة
- Article 98
The article sets the scope of the air operations part: Saudi aircraft operators, Saudi operators using foreign aircraft, and foreign operators inside the territory, as well as the people they employ and those on board.
مع مراعاة أحكام المادة (الثالثة) من هذا النظام تطبق الأحكام الواردة في هذا الباب على الآتي: 1 - العمليات الجوية التي يقوم بها مشغل طائرة مدنية مسجلة في المملكة
- Article 99
The operator of a civil aircraft registered in the Kingdom engaged in air transport or aerial work must observe the Law's provisions wherever the aircraft is, unless they conflict with the laws of the States where it operates.
مع مراعاة أحكام المادة (الرابعة) من هذا النظام؛ يجب على مشغل أي طائرة مدنية مسجلة في المملكة وتعمل في النقل الجوي أو الأشغال الجوية أن يراعي في تشغيلها أينما كا
The texts are reproduced from the official website of the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers for reference; where they differ, the officially published Arabic text prevails. This content is not legal advice.