Article 1 of the Saudi Enforcement Law before the Board of Grievances
المادة 1 من نظام التنفيذ أمام ديوان المظالم · الباب الأول: أحكام عامة
The article defines the key terms used in the Enforcement Law before the Board of Grievances, such as the Court, the instrument and the enforcement dispute.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يقصد بالألفاظ والعبارات الآتية -أينما وردت في هذا النظام- المعاني المبينة أمام كل منها، ما لم يقتضِ السياق خلاف ذلك:
1- النظام: نظام التنفيذ أمام ديوان المظالم.
2- اللائحة: اللائحة التنفيذية للنظام.
3- المجلس: مجلس القضاء الإداري.
4- المحكمة: محكمة التنفيذ الإدارية.
5- السند: سند التنفيذ المشمول بأحكام النظام.
6- منازعة التنفيذ: دعوى تتعلق بشروط صحة التنفيذ وسلامة إجراءاته.
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 article is the dictionary of the Law. It explains what is meant by the words that recur in its other articles, so that they are understood in one sense wherever they appear, unless the context of a particular text indicates another meaning.
- The Law: the Enforcement Law before the Board of Grievances.
- The Regulations: the Implementing Regulations of this Law.
- The Council: the Administrative Judiciary Council.
- The Court: the Administrative Enforcement Court.
- The instrument: the enforcement instrument covered by this Law.
- Enforcement dispute: a claim relating to the conditions for the validity of enforcement and the soundness of its procedures.
The most notable point here is the definition of enforcement dispute. It is not a debate over the substance of the right itself, but a claim revolving around the validity of enforcement and the soundness of its procedures. Also, the word "Court" in this Law means specifically the Administrative Enforcement Court, not any other court.
Article 2 comes after these definitions to set the Law's first obligation, which is that the judgment debtor must act promptly to enforce final judgments and judgments covered by provisional enforcement issued by the courts of the Board of Grievances.
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 Enforcement Law before the Board of Grievances
What is an enforcement dispute under the Enforcement Law before the Board of Grievances?
It is a claim relating to the conditions for the validity of enforcement and the soundness of its procedures, as Article 1 provides.
What does the Court mean in this Law?
It means the Administrative Enforcement Court, unless the context requires otherwise.
Who is the Council mentioned in the Law?
It is the Administrative Judiciary Council.
More articles on Administrative Enforcement Court
- Article 3
The article establishes the Administrative Enforcement Court by decision of the Administrative Judiciary Council to enforce instruments and decide enforcement disputes, with enforcement circuits in the administrative courts where no such court exists.
1- تُنشأ بقرار من المجلس محكمة أو أكثر -بحسب الحاجة- تؤلف من رئيس وعدد كافٍ من القضاة، وتختص بتنفيذ السند والفصل في منازعة تنفيذه، وتباشر اختصاصاتها من خلال دوا
- Article 5
The article makes the Administrative Enforcement Court's decisions and orders final and not open to objection, while all its judgments are subject to objection before the competent administrative court of appeal.
تكون قرارات المحكمة وأوامرها نهائية وغير قابلة للاعتراض، وتخضع جميع أحكامها للاعتراض أمام محكمة الاستئناف الإدارية المختصة؛ وفقًا للقواعد والإجراءات المقررة للا
- Article 34
The article allows resort to enforcement service providers licensed under the Enforcement Law, and leaves it to the Administrative Judiciary Council to issue the necessary rules for this.
يجوز الاستعانة بمقدمي خدمات التنفيذ المرخص لهم وفقًا لأحكام نظام التنفيذ. ويصدر المجلس الضوابط اللازمة لذلك.
- Article 35
The article allows the procedures set out in the Enforcement Law before the Board of Grievances to be carried out electronically, under rules issued by the Administrative Judiciary Council.
يجوز أن تتم الإجراءات المنصوص عليها في النظام إلكترونياً. ويصدر المجلس الضوابط اللازمة لذلك.
- Article 36
The article applies the provisions of the Law of Procedure before the Board of Grievances to the requests and disputes set out in the Law, where there is no specific provision and to the extent not inconsistent with their nature.
فيما لم يرد فيه نص خاص، تطبق على الطلبات والمنازعات الواردة في النظام -بما لا يتعارض مع طبيعتها- أحكام نظام المرافعات أمام ديوان المظالم.
- Article 37
The article requires the Administrative Judiciary Council to issue the Implementing Regulations of the Law within thirty days of the date it takes effect, with publication in the Official Gazette and effect after publication.
يصدر المجلس اللائحة خلال (ثلاثين) يومًا من تاريخ العمل بالنظام، على أن تنشر في الجريدة الرسمية، ويعمل بها بعد نشرها.
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.