Article 76 of the Saudi Civil Aviation Law
المادة 76 من نظام الطيران المدني · الفصل الثالث: الحجز على الطائرات
The Authority records a precautionary seizure of national civil aircraft in the register at the creditor's request, after verifying that the supporting documents are available.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
تقوم الهيئة بقيد الحجز التحفظي على الطائرات المدنية الوطنية في السجل بناء على طلب الدائن بعد التحقق من توافر الوثائق المؤيدة.
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 76 explained in plain English
This article explains how a precautionary seizure of an aircraft appears in the official aircraft register.
- Competent body: the General Authority of Civil Aviation records the seizure in the register.
- Scope: national civil aircraft, that is, those registered in the Kingdom.
- Who requests the entry: the creditor.
- Condition for the entry: that the Authority verifies that the documents supporting the seizure are available. The article does not specify these documents.
Why the entry matters in practice: Recording in the register makes the seizure visible to anyone dealing with the aircraft, such as someone who wants to buy or finance it, so they know it is seized before they proceed. A creditor who has obtained a precautionary seizure over a national aircraft is therefore advised to ask the Authority to record it promptly, with what supports it.
This article follows Article 75 on appointing the custodian and operating the seized aircraft, and precedes Article 77, which requires urgent determination of disputes about seizure and requests to lift it. To find out which documents are required in a particular case, one can consult the Authority or a lawyer specializing in enforcement and civil aviation matters.
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 76 of the Saudi Civil Aviation Law
Who records the seizure of an aircraft in the register?
The Authority records the precautionary seizure of national civil aircraft in the register.
Does the Authority record the seizure on its own initiative?
No. It records it at the creditor's request, after verifying that the supporting documents are available.
More articles on Attaching Aircraft
- Article 62
Where an aircraft is attached or sold by force, creating or transferring Article 56 rights is not recognized if the debtor did so knowing of the proceedings and intending to harm the attaching creditor, the enforcing party or the buyer.
في حالة توقيع الحجز ، أو إجراء البيع الجبري لطائرة ، أو أي حق عليها؛ لا يجوز الاعتراف بإنشاء أو بنقل أي من الحقوق الواردة في الفقرة (1) من المادة (السادسة والخم
- Article 63
A forced sale of an aircraft follows the procedures of the laws in force and the Implementing Regulations; a sale breaching them can be annulled within six months, and the buyer takes ownership free of all rights.
1 - إذا تقرر بيع الطائرة جبريًّا في المملكة لتسديد الديون المستحقة عليها؛ فإن إجراءات البيع الجبري تتم وفقا للإجراءات التي تحددها الأحكام والأنظمة المطبقة في ال
- Article 65
A forced sale of an aircraft also covers the spare parts seized with it; the article governs auctioning them at two-thirds of value where the seizing creditor's debt has no security interest, and distributing the proceeds.
1- إذا تقرر بيع الطائرة جبريًّا وفقًا للمادة (الثالثة والستين) من هذا النظام فإن هذا البيع يشمل قطع الغيار المحجوز عليها، ويتم نقل ملكيتها للمشتري الجديد. 2- إذ
- Article 71
The article defines a precautionary seizure of an aircraft as any act that grounds the aircraft for a private interest through the courts or competent authorities, and gives the Authority the right to ground it for unpaid fees.
يقصد بالحجز التحفظي في مفهوم هذا الفصل: كل تصرف أيًّا كانت تسميته يتم بمقتضاه وقف الطائرة رعاية لمصلحة خاصة عن طريق القضاء أو السلطات المختصة لصالح الدائن أو ال
- Article 72
The article excludes from the seizure chapter the precautionary measures in bankruptcy proceedings and those taken for violating this Law, the customs or penal laws, or the security rules.
لا تسري أحكام هذا الفصل على الإجراءات التحفظية الخاصة بدعاوى الإفلاس، ولا على الإجراءات التحفظية التي تتخذ عند مخالفة أحكام هذا النظام، أو الأنظمة الجمركية ، أو
- Article 73
The article bars precautionary seizure of non-commercial State-service aircraft, scheduled-service aircraft and their indispensable spares, and commercial aircraft about to depart, except for a debt tied to the flight.
1 - لا يوقع الحجز التحفظي على ما يأتي : أ - الطائرات المخصصة لخدمة الدولة، ويستثنى من ذلك ما خصص لخدمة التجارة. ب - الطائرات المستخدمة فعلا وبصورة مطلقة على خط
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