Article 19 of the Saudi Enforcement Law before the Board of Grievances
المادة 19 من نظام التنفيذ أمام ديوان المظالم · الفصل الثالث: التنفيذ لصالح الجهات الإدارية
The article allows the Enforcement Circuit to assign the requesting administrative body or others to carry out whatever procedures it sees fit, except the procedures in Articles 17 and 20.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
باستثناء الإجراءات المنصوص عليها في المادتين (السابعة عشرة) و(العشرين) من النظام، لدائرة التنفيذ أن تكلف الجهة الإدارية طالبة التنفيذ -أو غيرها- بمباشرة ما تراه الدائرة من الإجراءات.
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 19 explained in plain English
This article allows the Enforcement Circuit to distribute the work: it may assign the administrative body requesting enforcement, or others, to carry out whatever enforcement procedures it sees fit.
But this assignment has two exceptions in which it is not permitted, namely the procedures set out in:
- Article 17: the order to disclose and attach the assets of the party against whom enforcement is sought, including his dues owed by administrative bodies, and the order banning him from traveling or barring administrative bodies and financial institutions from dealing with him.
- Article 20: imposing a fine not exceeding ten thousand riyals for each day that passes without enforcement being completed, other than in enforcement to collect sums of money.
The meaning is that these procedures, which affect a person's funds and his freedom to travel and to deal, as well as the fine, remain in the hands of the Enforcement Circuit itself and are not assigned to the enforcement requester or to anyone else. As for everything else, the Circuit may assign it to whomever it sees fit.
This article comes after Article 18, which applies the procedures of the Enforcement Law where there is no specific provision and gives enforcement circuits the powers of the enforcement judge.
If you have a specific situation, it is best to consult a lawyer specialized in administrative and enforcement cases before the Board of Grievances.
Practical example
In enforcing a judgment in favor of a government body against Salman, the Enforcement Circuit assigned the body itself to carry out some of the enforcement procedures the Circuit saw fit. But disclosing and attaching Salman's assets or banning him from traveling are procedures under Article 17, which this article excludes from assignment.
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 19 of the Saudi Enforcement Law before the Board of Grievances
May the Enforcement Circuit assign a government body to carry out enforcement procedures?
Yes. It may assign the administrative body requesting enforcement, or others, to carry out whatever procedures it sees fit.
Which procedures may not be assigned?
The procedures in Articles 17 and 20, that is, attachment, disclosure, and the travel ban or bar on dealing, as well as the daily fine.
Is the assignment limited to the body requesting enforcement?
No. The text allows assigning the body requesting enforcement or others.
Articles this article refers to
- Article 17
The article requires the Enforcement Circuit, if the Article 16 time limit expires without enforcement, to immediately order disclosure and attachment of the assets of the party against whom enforcement is sought, and allows it to order a travel ban or a bar on dealing with him.
إذا انتهت المهلة المنصوص عليها في المادة (السادسة عشرة) دون أن يتم التنفيذ، أمرت دائرة التنفيذ -فوراً- بالإفصاح عن أمـوال المنفذ ضده وحجزها، بما في ذلك مستحقاته
- Article 20
The article allows the Enforcement Circuit, other than in enforcement to collect sums of money and after the Article 10 or Article 16 time limit has expired, to impose a fine not exceeding ten thousand riyals for each day of delay.
فيما عدا التنفيذ لاقتضاء المبالغ المالية، لدائرة التنفيذ -بعد انقضاء المهلة المنصوص عليها في المادة (العاشرة) أو المادة (السادسة عشرة) بحسب الأحوال- أن تفرض غرا
More articles on Enforcement in Favor of Administrative Bodies
- Article 16
The article requires the Enforcement Circuit, when enforcing an instrument issued in favor of the administrative body, to order the party against whom enforcement is sought, immediately on referral, to enforce within a period not exceeding thirty days from being notified.
في سبيل تنفيذ السند الصادر لمصلحة الجهة الإدارية، تصدر دائرة التنفيذ فور إحالة طلب التنفيذ إليها أمراً إلى المطلوب التنفيذ ضده لتنفيذ السند خلال مهلة لا تتجاوز
- Article 17
The article requires the Enforcement Circuit, if the Article 16 time limit expires without enforcement, to immediately order disclosure and attachment of the assets of the party against whom enforcement is sought, and allows it to order a travel ban or a bar on dealing with him.
إذا انتهت المهلة المنصوص عليها في المادة (السادسة عشرة) دون أن يتم التنفيذ، أمرت دائرة التنفيذ -فوراً- بالإفصاح عن أمـوال المنفذ ضده وحجزها، بما في ذلك مستحقاته
- Article 18
Where the Law and its Regulations contain no specific provision, the article refers to the procedures of the Enforcement Law for enforcing instruments in favor of administrative bodies, and gives enforcement circuits the powers of the enforcement judge.
فيما لم يرد فيه نص خاص في النظام ولائحته، تطبق -في تنفيذ السندات المشمولة بأحكام هذا الفصل- الإجراءات الواردة في نظام التنفيذ، ويكون لدوائر التنفيذ اختصاصات قاض
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.