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Article 1 of the Saudi Donation Collection Law

المادة 1 من نظام جمع التبرعات

This article defines the terms of the Donation Collection Law, such as collecting donations, calling for them, the campaign, the licensing authority, the licensed entity and the donor.

Official text (Arabic)

This article has not been amended since the law was issued.

لأغراض هذا النظام، يقصد بالألفاظ والعبارات الآتية -أينما وردت فيه- المعاني المبينة أمام كل منها:

النظام: نظام جمع التبرعات.

اللائحة: اللائحة التنفيذية للنظام.

المركز: المركز الوطني لتنمية القطاع غير الربحي.

جمع التبرعات: تلقي التبرعات النقدية أو العينية من خلال الدعوة للتبرع أو إقامة حملة لذلك.

الدعوة إلى جمع التبرعات: حث الأشخاص ذوي الصفة الطبيعية أو الاعتبارية على التبرع لجهة محددة، لغرض معين وفي وقت محدد ووفق آلية محددة.

حملة جمع التبرعات: نشاط منظم يُدعى من خلاله إلى جمع التبرعات.

الجهة المرخِّصة: المركز، وغيره من الجهات المختصة نظاماً بإصدار تراخيص لجمع التبرعات.

الجهة المرخَّص لها: الجمعيات والمؤسسات الأهلية، وغيرها من أجهزة القطاع غير الربحي؛ التي تجيز لها أنظمتها أو لوائحها جمع التبرعات، والحاصلة على ترخيص بجمع التبرعات من الجهة المرخِّصة.

المتبرع: شخص ذو صفة طبيعية أو اعتبارية يقدم تبرعاً نقديًّا أو عينيًّا لأي جهة مرخَّص لها.

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 1 explained in plain English

This is the definitions article of the Donation Collection Law, and the most important of its terms are:

  • The Center: the National Center for Non-Profit Sector Development.
  • Donation collection: receiving cash or in-kind donations through a call to donate or by holding a campaign for that purpose.
  • Call to collect donations: urging individuals or entities to donate to a specified entity, for a specified purpose, at a specified time and by a specified mechanism.
  • Donation collection campaign: an organized activity through which a call to collect donations is made.
  • The licensing authority: the Center, and any other entity legally competent to issue donation collection licenses.
  • The licensed entity: associations, civil foundations and other non-profit sector bodies whose regulations or bylaws permit them to collect donations, and which hold a license from the licensing authority.
  • The donor: a natural or legal person who gives a cash or in-kind donation to a licensed entity.

Note that an entity is a "licensed entity" only on two conditions: its regulations or bylaws must permit it to collect donations, and it must obtain a license from the licensing authority. This definition matters because Article 2 limits donation collection to the licensed entity, and requires those who collect and spend donations for it to be Saudis.

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 1 of the Saudi Donation Collection Law

What does donation collection mean in Saudi law?

Receiving cash or in-kind donations through a call to donate or by holding a campaign for that purpose.

Which authority licenses donation collection?

The National Center for Non-Profit Sector Development, and any other entity legally competent to issue donation collection licenses.

When is an association a licensed entity?

When its regulations or bylaws permit it to collect donations and it has obtained a license for that from the licensing authority.

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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.