Article 42 of the Saudi Enforcement Law
المادة 42 من نظام التنفيذ · الفصل الثاني عشر: انتهاء طلب التنفيذ
The enforcement applicant must end his request once the right that is the subject of the enforceable instrument has been satisfied, within the period the Implementing Regulations set.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
على طالب التنفيذ إنهاء طلبه بعد استيفاء الحق محل السند التنفيذي، وذلك خلال المدة التي تحددها اللائحة.
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 42 explained in plain English
This article places an obligation on the enforcement applicant: if he has had the right that is the subject of the enforceable instrument satisfied, he must end the enforcement request, within the period the Implementing Regulations set. The article does not state the length of this period; it is left to the Implementing Regulations.
This means the enforcement applicant does not leave his request pending after obtaining his right, but moves to end it within the specified period.
This article precedes Article 43, which lists the cases in which an enforcement request ends, namely:
- Satisfaction of the right that is the subject of the enforceable instrument.
- It being established that the enforcement debtor has no property, by a court decision that may be objected to.
- Taking all enforcement procedures provided for in the Law and the Implementing Regulations, and the lapse of the period set for the enforcement request after the last procedure.
- Impossibility of carrying out the request, by a court decision that may be objected to.
- The enforcement applicant ending his request under an agreement with the enforcement debtor or for any other reason.
- The enforcement applicant releasing the enforcement debtor from the right.
It is preceded by Article 41, which governs enforcement against a private legal person.
A person who has paid what he owed and notices that an enforcement request is still pending against him may need to consult a lawyer specialized in enforcement cases to learn the appropriate step in his case.
Practical example
Mohammed obtained a judgment for a sum against a company in Khobar and submitted an enforcement request, and the company then paid the full amount. Mohammed must end the enforcement request within the period the Implementing Regulations set, and must not leave it pending after his right has been satisfied.
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 42 of the Saudi Enforcement Law
Must a creditor end the enforcement request after being paid?
Yes. The enforcement applicant must end his request after the right that is the subject of the enforceable instrument has been satisfied, within the period the Implementing Regulations set.
What is the period for ending the enforcement request after the right is satisfied?
The Implementing Regulations set it; the article does not state its length.
More articles on Enforcement Disputes and Appeals
- Article 13
The article governs registering the enforcement request with the competent department, gives the applicant 10 working days to complete any shortfall, and 10 working days to file a grievance if the request is treated as rejected.
1- تقيّد الإدارة المختصة طلب التنفيذ بعد تحققها من استيفائه المتطلبات المنصوص عليها في النظام واللائحة، وذلك وفقًا للإجراءات والنماذج التي تحددها الوزارة. 2- إذ
- Article 32
The enforcement debtor bears enforcement expenses unless someone else caused them; the applicant bears them if he ends his request in two specified cases, and enforcement procedures stop if they are not paid.
1- دون إخلال بما ورد في الفقرة (2) من هذه المادة، يتحمّل المنفذ ضده مصروفات التنفيذ، ما لم يكن سبب مصروفات التنفيذ عائدًا لغيره؛ فيتحملها المتسبب بقرار تصدره ال
- Article 35
If enforcement proceeds are insufficient, the court records the parties' amicable agreement on distribution; if they do not agree, it distributes with priority to preferred debts, and its order may be objected to.
إذا كانت حصيلة التنفيذ لا تكفي للوفاء بحقوق طالبي التنفيذ الحاجزين ومن يُعَدُّ طرفًا في إجراءات التنفيذ وفقًا لأحكام النظام، فتتخذ المحكمة الآتي: 1- إذا اتفق طا
- Article 43
The article lists six cases in which an enforcement request ends, and preserves the creditor's right to resume the request in four of them if there is a justification.
1- ينتهي طلب التنفيذ في الأحوال الآتية: أ- إذا استوفي الحق محل السند التنفيذي. ب- إذا ثبت للمحكمة عدم وجود أموال للمنفذ ضده. وتصدر المحكمة قرارًا بإنهاء طلب الت
- Article 44
The article provides that all court orders and decisions are final, except as the Law specifies.
فيما عدا ما حدده النظام، تكون جميع أوامر وقرارات المحكمة نهائية.
- Article 45
The article lets any interested person bring an enforcement dispute about the validity of the instrument, the conditions of its enforcement or the court's jurisdiction, which the court decides under the provisions on urgent cases.
1- دون إخلال بما نصت عليه الفقرة (2) من المادة (الرابعة) من النظام، لمن له مصلحة من أطراف التنفيذ أو من غيرهم أن يتقدم بمنازعة تنفيذ تتعلق بصحة السند التنفيذي أ
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