Article 26 of the Saudi Enforcement Law before the Board of Grievances
المادة 26 من نظام التنفيذ أمام ديوان المظالم · الباب الثالث: منازعات التنفيذ والدعاوى الناشئة عنه
The article requires an enforcement dispute to be heard expeditiously, subjects a provisional request to suspend or continue enforcement to the rules on urgent lawsuits, and makes a judgment suspending enforcement stop all procedures and time limits.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
1- تنظر منازعة التنفيذ على وجه السرعة، وإذا تضمنت طلباً وقتيًا بوقف التنفيذ أو الاستمرار فيه فيخضع للأحكام المنظمة للدعاوى المستعجلة.
2- يترتب على الحكم بوقف التنفيذ توقف جميع الإجراءات والمهل المتعلقة به.
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 26 explained in plain English
This article regulates the speed of hearing an enforcement dispute and the effect of suspending enforcement:
- Expeditious hearing: an enforcement dispute is heard expeditiously.
- Provisional request: if the dispute includes a provisional request to suspend enforcement or to continue it, the request is subject to the provisions governing urgent lawsuits. The article does not detail those provisions but refers to them.
- Effect of a judgment suspending enforcement: it results in the suspension of all procedures and time limits relating to enforcement.
The practical meaning is that the text ties the suspension of all procedures and time limits to a judgment suspending enforcement, and that someone who wants enforcement stopped temporarily can include a provisional request to that effect in his dispute. The other party may likewise provisionally request that enforcement continue.
It is preceded by Article 25, which explains that the dispute is filed by any interested person by a statement of claim lodged with the competent court under the usual procedures for filing a lawsuit. It is followed by Article 27, which prevents an enforcement dispute from including an objection to the judgment whose enforcement is disputed, and regulates the effect of a suspension order issued by the court competent to hear the objection to the judgment.
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
A company filed an enforcement dispute concerning the soundness of the attachment procedures taken against it, and in it provisionally requested suspension of enforcement. This provisional request is heard under the provisions on urgent lawsuits, and if enforcement is ruled suspended, all procedures and time limits relating to it stop.
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 26 of the Saudi Enforcement Law before the Board of Grievances
Does filing an enforcement dispute suspend enforcement?
The text ties the suspension of all procedures and time limits to a judgment suspending enforcement, and a dispute may include a provisional request for suspension that is subject to the provisions on urgent lawsuits.
How long does an enforcement dispute take?
The article sets no period, but it requires an enforcement dispute to be heard expeditiously.
What is the effect of a judgment suspending enforcement?
It results in the suspension of all procedures and time limits relating to enforcement.
More articles on Enforcement Disputes and Stay of Enforcement
- Article 1
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.
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.
- Article 25
The article allows any interested person, among the parties to enforcement or others, to file an enforcement dispute by a statement of claim lodged with the competent court under the procedures for filing a lawsuit, and sets out its contents.
ترفع منازعة التنفيذ -من كل ذي مصلحة من أطراف التنفيذ أو غيرهم- بصحيفة تودع لدى المحكمة المختصة وفق الإجراءات المعتادة لرفع الدعوى، على أن تتضمن الصحيفة بيانات ا
- Article 27
The article prevents an enforcement dispute from including an objection to the judgment whose enforcement is disputed, and stops procedures, time limits and the admission of new requests if the objection court orders enforcement suspended.
1- لا يجوز أن تتضمن منازعة التنفيذ اعتراضاً على الحكم المتنازع في تنفيذه. 2- يترتب على صدور أمر بوقف التنفيذ من المحكمة المختصة بنظر الاعتراض على الحكم توقف جمي
- Article 28
The article allows enforcement to be suspended where ambiguity or confusion in the judgment prevents its enforcement, until its interpretation is decided, and gives fifteen days from notice of the suspension order to request interpretation.
1- لأي من أطراف التنفيذ أو المنازعة أن يطلب من دائرة التنفيذ وقف التنفيذ عند وجود غموض أو لبس في الحكم محل الطلب أو المنازعة يحول دون تنفيذه، وللدائرة أن تأمر ب
- 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.

