Article 84 of the Saudi Commercial Maritime Law
المادة 84 من النظام البحري التجاري · الفصل الثاني: الحجز التنفيذي والبيع الجبري
Copies of the enforcement attachment report are delivered to the master, to the port authority to prevent sailing, to the port registration office, which notifies the ship's registry office, and to the consul of the flag state.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
تسلم صورة من محضر الحجز لربان السفينة أو لمن يقوم مقامه، وصورة ثانية للسلطة المختصة في الميناء الذي وقع فيه الحجز لمنع السفينة من السفر، وصورة ثالثة لمكتب التسجيل في الميناء المذكور، على أن يبلّغ هذا المكتب مكتب تسجيل السفينة للتأشير به في السجل، وصورة رابعة لقنصل الدولة التي ترفع السفينة علمها.
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 84 explained in plain English
This article specifies the bodies to which copies of the enforcement attachment report are delivered. There are four:
- The master of the ship or his substitute.
- The competent authority at the port where the attachment took place, to prevent the ship from sailing.
- The registration office at the port, which notifies the ship's registry office to annotate the attachment in the register.
- The consul of the state whose flag the ship flies.
The fourth copy, addressed to the consul of the flag state, makes the ship's state aware of the enforcement attachment that prepares for its compulsory sale.
This is linked to Article 83, which requires the report to include a summons to appear before the enforcement judge to hear the order of sale, and to Article 85, which requires the judge, if he orders the sale, to fix the base price, the conditions of sale and the auction days. Parties to enforcement should follow these procedures with a lawyer who specializes in enforcement and maritime law.
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 84 of the Saudi Commercial Maritime Law
To whom are copies of the enforcement attachment report on a ship delivered?
To the master or his substitute, the competent port authority, the registration office at the port, and the consul of the state whose flag the ship flies.
Why is a copy delivered to the port authority?
To prevent the ship from sailing.
More articles on Precautionary and Executory Attachment of Ships
- Article 44
The article provides that if shares representing more than half the ship are attached, the judicial sale covers the whole ship, though the court may limit it to the attached shares for serious reasons at the request of an owner whose shares were not attached.
إذا وقع الحجز على حصص تمثل أكثر من نصف السفينة شمل البيع القضائي السفينة بأكملها. ومع ذلك يجوز أن تأمر المحكمة -بناءً على طلب أحد المالكين الذين لم يحجز على حصص
- Article 67
Mortgagee creditors may pursue the mortgaged ship into any hands and apply for a precautionary attachment, and the ship may not be disposed of once the attachment report is registered in the ship register.
الدائنون المرتهنون لسفينة، أو لجزء منها، يتتبعونها في أي يد كانت، ولهم حق التقدم بطلب الحجز التحفظي عليها، ولا يجوز التصرف في السفينة المرهونة بعد قيد محضر حجزه
- Article 68
If half of the ship or less is mortgaged, the creditor may attach and sell only the mortgaged part; if more than half, the court may order the sale of the whole ship, and co-owners must be notified fifteen days before the sale.
1- إذا كان الرهن واقعاً على جزء لا يزيد على نصف السفينة فليس للدائن إلا حجز هذا الجزء وبيعه، وإذا كان الرهن واقعاً على أكثر من نصف السفينة جاز للمحكمة -بناء على
- Article 69
Carrying out a court order for the sale of the ship clears it of all mortgages, and the rights of mortgagee creditors shift from the ship to its price.
يترتب على تنفيذ الأمر القضائي بالبيع تطهير السفينة من جميع الرهون، وتنتقل حقوق الدائنين إلى الثمن.
- Article 70
If ownership of the mortgaged ship has passed before the attachment report is registered, the creditor notifies the possessor of the attachment and demands the price; the possessor may avoid attachment and sale by notifying the registered creditors within the period and stating his readiness to pay.
1- إذا انتقلت ملكية السفينة المرهونة، أو بعضها -قبل قيد محضر الحجز- فعلى الدائن المرتهن الذي اتخذ إجراءات التنفيذ على السفينة أن يبلغ الحائز للسفينة بمحضر الحجز
- Article 71
When ownership of a mortgaged ship has passed under Article 70, each creditor may request its sale by judgment of the competent court with a guarantee for the price and expenses, and the request is notified to the possessor within ten days.
1- يجوز لكل دائن في الحالة المبينة في المادة (السبعين) أن يطلب بيع السفينة أو جزء منها بحكمٍ من المحكمة المختصة، مع تقديم كفالة بالثمن والمصروفات، وتكليف الحائز
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