Article 11 of the Saudi Enforcement Law before the Board of Grievances
المادة 11 من نظام التنفيذ أمام ديوان المظالم · الفصل الثاني: التنفيذ ضد الجهات الإدارية
The article gives the enforcement circuit authority to order administrative authorities to take the measures necessary for enforcement, including access to budgets, posts, procedures and any document, and requires them to comply within the periods set.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
لدائرة التنفيذ أن تأمر الجهات الإدارية بالتدابير اللازمة للتنفيذ، بما في ذلك اطلاعها على الميزانيات والوظائف والإجراءات وأي مستند ترى ضرورة الاطلاع عليه، وعلى الجهات الإدارية تنفيذ هذه الأوامر خلال المهل المحددة فيها.
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 11 explained in plain English
This article gives the enforcement circuit a practical tool for following up enforcement inside the administrative authority itself. The circuit may order administrative authorities to take the measures necessary for enforcement, and the examples the text mentions include:
- Giving the circuit access to budgets.
- Access to posts.
- Access to procedures.
- Access to any document the circuit considers it necessary to see.
These examples are not exhaustive, as the text says "including", meaning the circuit may order other measures necessary for enforcement.
In return, administrative authorities must carry out these orders within the periods set in them, so they are not mere requests but binding orders with deadlines.
This article comes after Article 10, which requires warning the administrative authority to enforce within a period not exceeding 5 days for urgent judgments and 30 days for others. Article 12 then shows that the circuit issues an enforcement order if the warning period ends without enforcement or the authority states it refuses, and the order includes specifying the necessary procedures if enforcement requires them, and the competent body is notified with a copy of it to consider criminal proceedings against whoever caused it.
If you have a specific case, it is best to consult a lawyer specialized in administrative cases and enforcement cases before the Board of Grievances.
Practical example
A company in Dammam obtained a judgment for an amount against a government body, and the body delayed in paying. The enforcement circuit may order the body to give it access to its budget and the documents related to payment, and the body must carry out this order within the period the circuit sets.
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 11 of the Saudi Enforcement Law before the Board of Grievances
Can the enforcement court see a government body's budget?
Yes. The enforcement circuit may order administrative authorities to take the measures necessary for enforcement, including giving it access to budgets, posts, procedures and any document.
Is a government body bound by the enforcement circuit's orders?
Yes. Administrative authorities must carry out these orders within the periods set in them.
Are the measures limited to those the article mentions?
No. The text mentions them with the phrase "including", and the circuit may order the measures necessary for enforcement.
More articles on Enforcement Against Administrative Bodies
- Article 10
The article requires the enforcement circuit to warn the administrative authority immediately on referral to enforce within five days for urgent judgments and thirty days otherwise, with the option of notifying the oversight body.
تصدر دائرة التنفيذ -فور إحالة الطلب إليها- إنذاراً للجهة الإدارية للتنفيذ خلال مهلة لا تتجاوز (خمسة) أيام في الأحكام العاجلة، و(ثلاثين) يوماً فيما عداها، وذلك م
- Article 12
The article requires an enforcement order to the administrative authority if the Article 10 period ends without enforcement or the authority states refusal, specifying the necessary procedures and notifying the competent body for criminal proceedings.
تصدر دائرة التنفيذ أمراً بالتنفيذ إلى الجهة الإدارية إذا انتهت المهلة المنصوص عليها في المادة (العاشرة) دون أن يتم التنفيذ، أو إذا صرحت خلالها الجهة بما يفيد رف
- Article 13
The article allows the enforcement circuit to send the enforcement warning to the Ministry of Finance and apply the Law's procedures against it, where the authority obliged to pay a sum of money completed its procedures and the delay is due to the Ministry.
إذا تبين لدائرة التنفيذ أن الجهة الإدارية -الملزمة بأداء مبلغ مالي أو ما يؤول إليه- قد استوفت ما تختص به من الإجراءات اللازمة للتنفيذ، دون أن يتم ذلك بسبب يعود
- Article 14
The article allows the administrative body, before the enforcement order in Article 12 is issued, to ask the Enforcement Circuit to guide it on how to enforce, and the Circuit issues an order setting out the procedures where appropriate.
للجهة الإدارية -قبل صدور الأمر المنصوص عليه في المادة (الثانية عشرة) من النظام- أن تطلب من دائرة التنفيذ إرشادها إلى كيفية التنفيذ، وتصدر دائرة التنفيذ -عند الا
- Article 15
The article provides that requesting guidance on how to enforce, and ruling on the request, do not suspend the procedures or time limits set out in the Law.
لا يترتب على طلب الإرشاد والبت فيه وقف الإجراءات والمهل المنصوص عليها في النظام.
- Article 29
The article allows the Enforcement Circuit to rule that enforcement of an instrument has become impossible for any reason, and provides that lack of appropriations or posts in the administrative body's budget is not impossibility.
إذا تبين لدائرة التنفيذ أن تنفيذ السند أصبح متعذرًا لأي سبب فإنها تحكم بإثبات ذلك، ولا يعد من حالات تعذر التنفيذ عدم توفر الاعتمادات أو الوظائف في ميزانية الجهة
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.