Article 26 of the Saudi Commercial Register Law
المادة 26 من نظام السجل التجاري · الفصل السادس: أحكام ختامية
This article allows the Minister to use public or private bodies to carry out the registrar's duties and to assign some of those duties to them.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
للوزير الاستعانة بالجهات العامة أو الخاصة للقيام بالمهمات المقررة للمسجل، وله إسناد بعضها إلى تلك الجهات.
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 26 explained in plain English
This article gives the Minister (the Minister of Commerce under Article 1) two powers regarding the registrar's duties:
- To use public or private bodies to carry out the duties assigned to the registrar.
- To assign some of these duties to those bodies.
The registrar is the government body designated by the Minister to administer the commercial register (Article 1). This article means that carrying out the commercial register's duties is not necessarily limited to the registrar itself; other public or private bodies may be used, or some duties may be assigned to them.
Note that the text speaks of assigning some duties. The article does not specify which are assigned or the conditions of assignment; that is left to the Minister's discretion within the limits of the Law.
This article ties in with Article 27, which provides that the Regulations set the fee for services provided by the registrar in implementing the provisions of the Law. Anyone against whom a decision is issued under the provisions of the Law may also appeal it before the competent court within 30 days of being notified of it, as the Regulations specify, under Article 25.
For the merchant, some commercial register services may be provided through a body the Minister has used or to which he has assigned some of the registrar's duties.
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 26 of the Saudi Commercial Register Law
Can commercial register services be assigned to private bodies?
Yes. The Minister may use public or private bodies to carry out the registrar's duties and may assign some of them to those bodies.
Who has the power to assign the registrar's duties?
The Minister of Commerce, under this article.
Can all of the registrar's duties be assigned?
The text allows using public or private bodies to carry out the registrar's duties, and allows assigning some of them to those bodies.
More articles on General Provisions of the Commercial Register
- Article 1
This article defines the key terms in the Commercial Register Law, such as merchant, commercial register, registrar, the Ministry, the Minister and the Regulations.
يُقصد بالكلمات والعبارات الآتية- أينما وردت في هذا النظام- المعاني المبينة أمام كل منها: النظام: نظام السجل التجاري. اللائحة: اللائحة التنفيذية للنظام. الوزارة:
- Article 2
This article states that the Commercial Register Law aims to facilitate doing business by regulating registration procedures, while ensuring transparency and reliability of the data.
يهدف النظام إلى تيسير مزاولة الأعمال التجارية في المملكة، بتنظيم إجراءات القيد في السجل التجاري، مع ضمان تحقيق الآتي: 1- الشفافية، وذلك بأن تكون البيانات المقيد
- Article 3
This article provides that the Ministry of Commerce establishes the commercial register and enters in it the data specified by the Law, the Regulations and related laws, and every update to it.
تنشئ الوزارة السجل التجاري، وتقيد فيه البيانات التي يحددها النظام واللائحة والأنظمة ذات العلاقة، وكل تحديث يطرأ عليها.
- Article 4
This article sets out the registrar's powers and duties, including registering trade names and merchants' data, issuing registration certificates, correcting data and developing procedures.
يتولى المسجل الاختصاصات والمهمات الآتية: 1- قيد الأسماء التجارية وبيانات التجار، وإصدار شهادات القيد. 2- تقديم التوصيات، بشأن المسائل المتعلقة بالسجل التجاري، ل
- Article 27
This article provides that the Implementing Regulations set the fee for services provided by the registrar in implementing the Commercial Register Law.
تحدد اللائحة المقابل المالي للخدمات المقدمة من المسجل تنفيذًا لأحكام النظام.
- Article 28
This article requires the Minister to issue the Implementing Regulations within 180 days of the Law's publication in the Official Gazette, to take effect from the date the Law takes effect.
يصدر الوزير اللائحة خلال (مائة وثمانين) يومًا من تاريخ نشر النظام في الجريدة الرسمية، ويعمل بها من تاريخ نفاذه.
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.