Article 30 of the Saudi Enforcement Law
المادة 30 من نظام التنفيذ · الفصل السادس: بيع المال المحجوز
The article provides for sale of attached property by public auction, except voluntary sale and what the Implementing Regulations specify; the contract is formed by the award decision, which clears the property of any claim of title, and it governs the sale of securities.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
1- فيما عدا ما ورد في المادة (التاسعة والعشرين) من النظام وما تحدده اللائحة، تباع الأموال المحجوزة عن طريق المزاد العلني.
2- يكون وقت انعقاد العقد المنتج لآثاره في البيع بصدور قرار الترسية لمن رسا عليه البيع.
3- يكون قرار الترسية مطهرًا للمال المباع من أي استحقاق تجاه من رسا عليه البيع.
4- تباع الأوراق المالية الخاضعة لنظام السوق المالية وفق ضوابط يُتفق عليها مع الجهة المختصة بالإشراف على السوق المالية، بما يحقق عدالة السعر وضمانات التنفيذ.
5- تحدد اللائحة الأحكام اللازمة لما ورد في الفقرات (1) و(2) و(3) من هذه المادة.
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 30 explained in plain English
This article governs sale of attached property and the effects of sale, and has five paragraphs:
1- Public auction is the rule: Attached property is sold by public auction, except what is stated in Article 29, which allows the court to enable the enforcement debtor to sell voluntarily, and what the Implementing Regulations specify.
2- When the sale is concluded: The contract takes effect when the award decision is issued to the person to whom the sale is awarded; this decision is the moment the sale is complete.
3- Effect of the award decision: The award decision clears the property sold of any claim of title as against the person to whom the sale is awarded. This means the auction buyer is protected from claims relating to title to the property sold, as against him.
4- Securities: Securities subject to the Capital Market Law are sold under rules agreed with the authority competent to supervise the capital market, in a way that achieves fairness of price and guarantees of enforcement.
5- The Implementing Regulations: The Implementing Regulations set the rules needed for items 1, 2 and 3.
This article is linked to Article 31, which provides that the sale price is not handed to the enforcement applicant until the procedures for transferring ownership are completed, and requires the occupant of the transferred real estate to vacate it at the request of the person to whom it passed, unless he occupies it under an enforceable instrument that includes a right to use it. To assess the position of particular property at auction, it is advisable to consult a lawyer specialized in enforcement cases.
Practical example
Land owned by a debtor in Dammam was attached and offered at public auction, and the sale was awarded to Abdulrahman. The sale is concluded when the award decision is issued to Abdulrahman, and that decision clears the land of any claim of title as against him. Had the attached property been listed shares, they would have been sold under rules agreed with the authority supervising the capital market.
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 30 of the Saudi Enforcement Law
How is attached property sold in enforcement?
By public auction, except the voluntary sale in Article 29 and what the Implementing Regulations specify.
When is the sale concluded in an enforcement auction?
The contract takes effect when the award decision is issued to the person to whom the sale is awarded.
Can anyone claim the auctioned property from the buyer?
The article provides that the award decision clears the property sold of any claim of title as against the person to whom the sale is awarded.
How are attached shares sold?
Securities subject to the Capital Market Law are sold under rules agreed with the authority competent to supervise the capital market, achieving fairness of price and guarantees of enforcement.
Articles this article refers to
More articles on Seizing Assets and Auctions
- Article 5
The article requires the holder of an asset of the enforcement debtor, where several bodies issued attachment orders on it, to notify the body that issued the later order of the first attachment.
إذا تعددت الجهات التي أصدرت أمر الحجز على مال من أموال المنفذ ضده، فعلى المحجوز لديه المال إشعار الجهة التي أصدرت أمر الحجز اللاحق بالحجز الأول. وتحدد اللائحة ا
- Article 6
The article provides that where enforcement attachments from two judicial bodies, or from a judicial and an administrative body, meet on the enforcement debtor's assets, all his assets are treated as attached for all requests, supervised by the judicial body that attached first.
1- استثناءً من أحكام الاختصاص المنصوص عليها في النظام ونظام التنفيذ أمام ديوان المظالم والأنظمة الأخرى ذات الصلة، إذا اجتمع حجز تنفيذي من جهتين قضائيتين أو من ج
- Article 18
The article provides that compulsory enforcement begins when 5 working days pass from notification without compliance, unless the debtor provides a bank guarantee, and permits a daily fine of up to SAR 5,000.
1- إذا مضت (خمسة) أيام عمل من تاريخ إبلاغ المنفذ ضده بأمر التنفيذ أو من تاريخ الإعلان وفق ما قضت به المادة (الرابعة عشرة) من النظام، ولم ينفذ المنفذ ضده التزامه
- Article 23
The article provides that all the enforcement debtor's assets stand as security for his debts from the date of notice or notification of the enforcement order or announcement, and allows enforcement attachment on an asset under precautionary attachment.
1- جميع أموال المنفذ ضده ضامنة لديونه من تاريخ إخطاره بطلب أداء الحق وفق ما قضت به المادة (الثانية عشرة) من النظام، أو من تاريخ إبلاغه بأمر التنفيذ أو من تاريخ
- Article 24
The article lets the enforcement applicant sue to annul the debtor's gifts, early repayments and unusual contracts made before attachment, and declares any disposal after an attachment order void.
1- يجوز لطالب التنفيذ أن يتقدم إلى المحكمة بدعوى إبطال تصرف المنفذ ضده، إذا ثبت أنه تصرف بأي مالٍ من أمواله من تاريخ إخطاره بطلب أداء الحق وفق ما قضت به المادة
- Article 25
The article limits attachment of the enforcement debtor's property to the amount of the debt unless the property is indivisible, and lets him designate property to be enforced against first.
1- لا يجوز حجز أموال المنفذ ضده إلا بمقدار الدين المطالب به، ما لم يكن المال المحجوز عليه غير قابل للتجزئة. 2- تحدد المحكمة أموال المنفذ ضده محل التنفيذ بما يحق
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.