Article 572 of the Saudi Civil Transactions Law
المادة 572 من نظام المعاملات المدنية · الفرع الثاني: عقد المشاركة الزراعية
The article allows the seed or seedlings in an agricultural sharing contract to come from the capital owner, the worker, or both.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يصح في عقد المشاركة الزراعية أن يكون البذر أو الغراس من رب المال أو من العامل أو منهما جميعًا.
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 572 explained in plain English
This article deals with a practical question in the agricultural sharing contract: who provides the seed or seedlings? Seedlings are what is planted, such as young plants and offshoots.
The text leaves the matter open to the parties' agreement, so the seed or seedlings may be:
- from the capital owner, that is, the owner of the land or trees.
- from the worker who carries out the work.
- from both parties together.
None of these options affects the validity of the contract, which remains an agricultural sharing contract in the sense set out in Article 571, that is, handing over land or trees to a person who works on them in return for a joint share of the output.
Despite this flexibility, Article 573 places a restriction on the way each party's share is determined: it is not valid to stipulate for either of them a non-joint amount of the output or the output of a particular spot of the land or trees.
Because the text does not specify who provides the seed where there is no agreement, it is useful for the contract to state this expressly to avoid dispute. Anyone with a dispute on this matter can consult a lawyer who specializes in civil cases.
Practical example
Fahd, who owns land in Al-Ahsa, agreed with a farm worker to plant it with wheat in return for half the crop, and they agreed that each of them would buy half the seed. This agreement is valid, because the article allows the seed to come from both of them.
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 572 of the Saudi Civil Transactions Law
Must the seed come from the landowner in muzara'a?
No. The article allows the seed or seedlings to come from the capital owner, the worker, or both.
May the landowner and the farmer share the cost of seedlings?
Yes. Under the text of the article, the seedlings may come from both of them.
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