Article 17 of the Saudi Contractors Classification Law
المادة 17 من نظام تصنيف المقاولين
The article requires the Minister to issue the Implementing Regulations of the Contractors Classification Law within 90 days of the law's publication in the Official Gazette.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يصدر الوزير اللائحة خلال (تسعين) يومًا من تاريخ نشر النظام في الجريدة الرسمية.
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 17 explained in plain English
This article sets who issues the Implementing Regulations of the law and when:
- Who issues them: the Minister of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing.
- The deadline: within 90 days.
- Start of the deadline: from the date of publication of the law in the Official Gazette.
The importance of this article comes from the fact that the law refers to the Regulations in many places. Article 1 defines the Regulations as the Implementing Regulations of the law, and ties classification and contractor to the fields they specify. Another example of such reference is Article 16, which provides that the Regulations set the rules and procedures for the work of the committee that hears contractors' objections and its supporting team, and the remuneration of their members.
Note that Article 18 provides that the law takes effect 90 days after its publication. The deadline for issuing the Regulations and the period before the law takes effect are therefore equal and start from the same date, so that the law and its Regulations are ready together when application begins.
This is an organizational article directed to the Minister, and it does not create direct rights or obligations for contractors.
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 17 of the Saudi Contractors Classification Law
Who issues the Implementing Regulations of the Contractors Classification Law?
The Minister of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing.
What is the deadline for issuing the Implementing Regulations?
Within 90 days of the date the law is published in the Official Gazette.
More articles on Definitions in the Contractors Classification Law
- Article 1
The article defines the key terms of the Contractors Classification Law, such as the Ministry, classification, contractor, field, activity, grade and criterion.
يقصد بالألفاظ الآتية أينما وردت في هذا النظام المعاني المبينة أمامها ما لم يقتض السياق غير ذلك: الوزارة: وزارة الشؤون البلدية والقروية والإسكان. الوزير: وزير ال
- Article 2
The article makes the Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing responsible for classification and for issuing, amending, suspending and canceling its certificates, deciding applications within a period set by the Regulations.
تتولى الوزارة -بالتنسيق مع الجهات ذات العلاقة- التصنيف وإصدار شهادات التصنيف وتعديلها وإيقافها وإلغاءها، وفق أحكام النظام واللائحــــة، على أن يبت في طلب التصني
- Article 18
The article provides that the Contractors Classification Law is published in the Official Gazette and takes effect 90 days after the date of its publication.
ينشر النظام في الجريدة الرسمية، ويعمل به بعد مضي (تسعين) يومًا من تاريخ نشره.
- Article 19
The article provides that this law replaces the Contractors Classification Law issued by Royal Decree No. M/18 dated 20/3/1427 AH and repeals any provisions that conflict with it.
يحل النظام محل نظام تصنيف المقاولين الصادر بالمرسوم الملكي رقم (م / 18) وتاريخ 20 / 3 / 1427ه، ويلغي كل ما يتعارض معه من أحكام.
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