Article 576 of the Saudi Civil Transactions Law
المادة 576 من نظام المعاملات المدنية · الفرع الثاني: عقد المشاركة الزراعية
Each party is entitled to his share of the output when it appears, and the article explains the effect of the term expiring before the output appears, or after it appears but before harvest or picking.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يستحق كل متعاقد نصيبه من الناتج بظهوره، فإذا انقضت المدة قبل ظهوره لم يستحق أحد المتعاقدين شيئًا على الآخر. وإذا انقضت بعد ظهور الناتج وقبل أن يبلغ حصاده أو جذاذه، خُيِّر العامل بين أن يعمل إلى بلوغ الحصاد أو الجذاذ ويأخذ نصيبه كاملًا أو أن يترك العمل، فإذا اختار ترك العمل وأنفق رب المال النفقات اللازمة لبلوغ الحصاد أو الجذاذ فللعامل نصيبه من الناتج بعد أن يقتطع رب المال منه ما أنفقه.
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 576 explained in plain English
This article sets the time at which the share falls due in an agricultural sharing contract, and addresses the effect of the contract term ending at different stages.
The rule: each contracting party is entitled to his share of the output when it appears.
Three cases follow from this:
- The term expires before the output appears: neither party is entitled to anything from the other.
- The term expires after the output appears but before the harvest or picking is reached: the worker has a choice between two things: to continue working until the harvest or picking and take his full share, or to leave the work.
- If the worker chooses to leave the work and the capital owner spends the expenses needed to reach the harvest or picking: the worker keeps his share of the output, but after the capital owner deducts from it what he spent.
So if the worker leaves the work after the output has appeared and the capital owner spends the necessary expenses, the worker keeps his share, but bears out of his share what the capital owner spent to bring the crop to harvest or picking.
This case differs from the case of the worker refusing to complete the work during the term of the contract, which Article 575 addresses, and from the case of the worker terminating the contract for a sudden excuse before the output appears, which Article 577 addresses.
Anyone with a dispute about dividing the crop or the expenses is advised to consult a lawyer who specializes in civil cases.
Practical example
Mohammed agreed with a worker to plant his land with watermelon for half the output for four months. The term ended and the watermelons had appeared but were not ripe. The worker chose to leave the work, so Mohammed spent on irrigation until the harvest. The worker takes half the output after Mohammed deducts from it what he spent.
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 576 of the Saudi Civil Transactions Law
When is the farmer entitled to his share of the crop?
Each contracting party is entitled to his share of the output when it appears.
What if the contract term ends before the crop appears?
Neither contracting party is entitled to anything from the other.
Does the farmer lose his share if he leaves the work after the term ends and before the harvest?
If he chooses to leave the work and the capital owner spends the expenses needed to reach the harvest or picking, the worker has his share of the output after the capital owner deducts from it what he spent.
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