Article 60 of the Saudi Enforcement Law
المادة 60 من نظام التنفيذ · الباب السابع: أحكام ختامية
The Minister may by decision assign enforcement procedures to the competent administration, the competent body or the private sector, except imprisonment and travel ban orders, deciding disputes and grievances, and issuing judgments.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
1- فيما عدا إصدار أوامر حبس المنفذ ضدهم لإجبارهم على التنـفيذ المباشر، وأوامر المنع من السفر إلى خارج المملكة، والفصل في المنازعات والتظلمات، وإصدار الأحكام؛ يجوز -بقرار من الوزير- أن تسند إجراءات التنفيذ المنصوص عليها في النظام واللائحة إلى الإدارة المختصة، أو الجهة المختصة بعد الاتفاق معها، أو القطاع الخاص.
2- يشترط فيما يسند من إجراءات التنفيذ إلى القطاع الخاص -وفقًا لما ورد في الفقرة (1) من هذه المادة- أن تستوفي الجهة المسند إليها ما يأتي:
أ- أن تكون الجهة مرخصًا لها في المملكة بمزاولة النشاط محل الإسناد.
ب- أن تتوافر لدى الجهة الخبرات الفنية والقدرات المالية اللازمة للقيام بالأعمال المسندة بحسب ما تقرره الوزارة.
ج- ألا يكون هناك تعارض مصالح لدى الجهة، وإن كان هذا التعارض محتملاً.
د- أن تلتزم الجهة بالمحافظة على سرية أي بيانات أو معلومات اطُّلع عليها بسبب قيامها بتقديم الأعمال المسندة إليها، وأن يمتد هذا الالتزام حتى بعد انتهاء الإسناد.
3- تحدد اللائحة الأحكام والإجراءات اللازمة لما ورد في الفقرة (1) 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 60 explained in plain English
This article governs assigning enforcement procedures to bodies other than the court.
What may be assigned and to whom: The Minister may by decision assign the enforcement procedures provided for in the Law and the Implementing Regulations to the competent administration, to the competent body after agreement with it, or to the private sector.
What may not be assigned:
- Issuing orders to imprison enforcement debtors to compel them to comply with direct enforcement.
- Orders banning travel outside the Kingdom.
- Deciding disputes and grievances.
- Issuing judgments.
Conditions for assigning to the private sector:
- The entity must be licensed in the Kingdom to carry out the activity assigned.
- It must have the technical expertise and financial capacity needed to carry out the assigned work, as the Ministry determines.
- It must have no conflict of interest, even a potential one.
- It must undertake to maintain the confidentiality of any data or information it learns of because of the work assigned to it, and this obligation continues even after the assignment ends.
The Implementing Regulations set the rules and procedures needed for what is stated in paragraph (1). It is followed by Article 61, which gives the Ministry the task of licensing and supervising enforcement service providers, including the judicial sales agent, the judicial custodian and the asset tracing service provider.
Practical example
The Ministry decided to assign some enforcement procedures to a private company licensed in the Kingdom to carry out the activity assigned. The company must have the necessary technical expertise and financial capacity, must have no conflict of interest even a potential one, and must maintain the confidentiality of the data it learns of even after the assignment ends. It may not be assigned to issue an order banning a debtor from traveling or imprisoning him.
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 60 of the Saudi Enforcement Law
Can the private sector carry out enforcement procedures?
Yes. The Minister may by decision assign enforcement procedures to the private sector, subject to conditions, except what the article excludes.
Which enforcement procedures cannot be assigned?
Issuing imprisonment orders to compel direct enforcement, orders banning travel outside the Kingdom, deciding disputes and grievances, and issuing judgments.
What are the conditions for assigning enforcement procedures to a private entity?
Being licensed in the Kingdom for the activity, having the expertise and financial capacity the Ministry determines, having no conflict of interest even a potential one, and maintaining confidentiality even after the assignment ends.
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- Article 4
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1- عدا تنفيذ العقوبات الجزائية وما تختص به محاكم ديوان المظالم، تختص المحكمة بالإشراف على التنفيذ وإجراءاته، وبالتنفيذ الجبري وإجراءاته، وتتولى الفصل في منازعات
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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
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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
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