Article 57 of the Saudi Enforcement Law
المادة 57 من نظام التنفيذ · الباب السادس: العقوبات
A violating enforcement service provider is punished by a warning, a fine of up to SAR 300,000, suspension of the license for up to a year or cancellation, through a committee the Minister forms, with a right of grievance before the Administrative Court.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
1- دون إخلال بأي عقوبة أشد منصوص عليها في أي نظام آخر، وفيما لم يرد في شأنه نص خاص في النظام؛ يعاقب مقدم خدمات التنفيذ في حال مخالفته لأي من أحكام النظام أو اللائحة أو لائحة أعمال مقدمي خدمات التنفيذ، بعقوبة (أو أكثر) من العقوبات الآتية:
أ-الإنذار.
ب- فرض غرامة لا تزيد على (ثلاثمائة ألف) ريال.
ج-إيقاف الترخيص مدة لا تزيد على (سنة).
د-إلغاء الترخيص.
2- تكوّن بقرار من الوزير لجنة (أو أكثر) لا يقل عدد أعضائها عن (ثلاثة)، ويسمى أحدهم رئيسًا، ويكون من بينهم مختص نظامي؛ تتولى النظر في المخالفات وإيقاع العقوبات المنصوص عليها في الفقرة (1) من هذه المادة، وذلك بحسب نوع المخالفة المرتكبة وجسامتها ومدى تأثيرها، ويعتمد قرار اللجنة الوزير أو من يفوضه بذلك. ويصدر الوزير -بقرار منه- قواعد عمل اللجنة، وتحدد فيها مكافآت أعضائها.
3- يحق لمن صدر ضده قرار من اللجنة المنصوص عليها في الفقرة (2) من هذه المادة، التظلم منه أمام المحكمة الإدارية وفقًا لأحكام نظام المرافعات أمام ديوان المظالم.
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 57 explained in plain English
This article governs violations by enforcement service providers, their penalties and the body that hears them.
Penalties: If an enforcement service provider violates any provision of the Law, the Implementing Regulations or the Enforcement Service Providers' Business Regulations, he is punished with one or more of the following:
- A warning.
- A fine of not more than SAR 300,000.
- Suspension of the license for not more than one year.
- Cancellation of the license.
This is without prejudice to any more severe penalty provided for in any other law, and in matters on which the Law has no special provision.
The competent committee: The Minister forms by decision one or more committees, each with at least 3 members, one of whom is named chair, and including a legal specialist. The committee hears violations and imposes penalties according to the type of violation, its gravity and its impact, and its decision is approved by the Minister or whoever he delegates. The Minister issues by decision the committee's working rules, which set the remuneration of its members.
Grievance: A person against whom a committee decision is issued may submit a grievance against it before the Administrative Court under the Law of Procedure before the Board of Grievances.
It is followed by Article 58, which allows the committee, or the competent court, to include in the decision setting the penalty publication of its summary at the violator's expense, and obliging him to attend certain rehabilitation programs at his own expense.
Practical example
A company licensed to provide enforcement services in Riyadh violated a provision of the Enforcement Service Providers' Business Regulations. The committee formed by decision of the Minister hears the violation and may, according to its type, gravity and impact, impose on it one or more penalties, such as a warning, a fine of not more than SAR 300,000, suspension of the license for not more than one year, or its cancellation. The company may submit a grievance against the decision before the Administrative Court.
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 57 of the Saudi Enforcement Law
What are the penalties for violating enforcement service providers?
One or more of: a warning, a fine of not more than SAR 300,000, suspension of the license for not more than one year, and cancellation of the license.
Who imposes the penalty on an enforcement service provider?
One or more committees formed by decision of the Minister, each with at least 3 members including a legal specialist, whose decision is approved by the Minister or whoever he delegates.
Where can an enforcement service provider submit a grievance against a committee decision?
Before the Administrative Court under the Law of Procedure before the Board of Grievances.
More articles on Enforcement Offenses and Penalties
- Article 28
The article requires the court to refer to the investigating authority any concealment, smuggling or dissipation of the debtor's property or provision of misleading information, without stopping enforcement.
إذا توافر لدى المحكمة أدلة أو قرائن تدل على ارتكاب المنفذ ضده أو غيره سلوكًا جرميًّا بإخفاء أموال المنفذ ضده أو تهريبها أو تبديدها أو تقديم بيانات أو معلومات مض
- Article 48
The competent court hears actions over enforcement offenses and imposes their penalties, except as in paragraph (1) of Article 57, while the investigating and prosecuting authority handles investigation and prosecution.
1- فيما عدا ما ورد في الفقرة (1) من المادة (السابعة والخمسين) من النظام، تتولى المحكمة المختصة النظر في الدعاوى الناشئة من تطبيق الأحكام الواردة في هذا الباب وإ
- Article 49
Enforcement offenses are detected by employees of the Ministry or public bodies whom the Minister designates by decision and who have judicial officer capacity, while the court may still refer matters directly for investigation.
1- دون إخلال بالأحكام النظامية ذات العلاقة، يتولى ضبط الجرائم -المنصوص عليها في هذا الباب- موظفون أو عاملون من: الوزارة، أو من أي من الجهات العامة الأخرى، الذين
- Article 50
Whoever conceals or smuggles property, deliberately obstructs or resists enforcement, or gives misleading information is punished by up to 3 years' imprisonment and a fine of up to SAR 1,000,000, or either; so is an accomplice.
1- يعاقب بالسجن مدة لا تزيد على (ثلاث) سنـوات وبغرامة لا تزيد على (مليون) ريال، أو بإحدى هاتين العقوبتين؛ كل من ارتكب أيًّا من الجرائم الآتية: أ- إخفاء الأموال،
- Article 51
A public employee or equivalent who prevents or obstructs enforcement is punished by imprisonment of not more than 5 years, and the act is an offense involving breach of trust.
يعاقب بالسجن مدة لا تزيد على (خمس) سنوات الموظف العام ومن في حكمه إذا منع التنفيذ أو أعاقه، ويُعد ذلك جريمة من الجرائم المخلة بالأمانة.
- Article 52
A debtor proven to have dissipated substantial property is punished by imprisonment of not more than 15 years even if he is shown to be insolvent, and the offense is a major one warranting detention.
1- يعاقب بالسجن مدة لا تزيد على (خمس عشرة) سنة كل مدين ثبت قيامه بتبديد أمواله إذا كانت الأموال كثيرة ولو ثبت إعساره، ويُعد ذلك من الجرائم الكبيرة الموجبة للتوق
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.