Article 62 of the Saudi Enforcement Law
المادة 62 من نظام التنفيذ · الباب السابع: أحكام ختامية
Enforcement decisions and procedures are taken through approved electronic means, dispensed with where modern approved techniques achieve the purpose, and carried out by ordinary methods only if that is not possible.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يكون اتخاذ أي قرار أو إجراء من إجراءات التنفيذ الواردة في النظام واللائحة عبر استعمال الوسائل الإلكترونية المعتمدة، ويستغنى عن أي منهما متى تحققت الغاية باستعمال أساليب التقنيات الحديثة المعتمدة، وإذا تعذر تنفيذ أي منهما بالوسائل الإلكترونية المعتمدة أو أساليب التقنيات الحديثة المعتمدة، يكون تنفيذه عبر الطرق العادية.
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 62 explained in plain English
This article sets a general rule for how to take the enforcement decisions and procedures provided for in the Law and the Implementing Regulations, providing that the rule is to use approved electronic means.
The article arranges the ways of completing a decision or procedure as follows:
- Approved electronic means: the primary way of taking any enforcement decision or procedure.
- Approved modern techniques: the decision or procedure is dispensed with where its purpose is achieved by using them, meaning that what counts is achieving the purpose, not the form.
- Ordinary methods: resorted to only if it is not possible to carry out the decision or procedure by approved electronic means or by approved modern techniques.
In the first two cases the text requires that the means or technique be approved. The article does not state what these means are or which body approves them, so reference is made to what is issued to apply the Law, including the procedural guides, decisions and forms that Article 63 provides the Ministry issues.
This rule covers any enforcement decision or procedure in the Law and the Implementing Regulations, without distinguishing between types. A person with an enforcement file who wishes to know the effect of this rule on a particular procedure would do well to consult a lawyer specialized in enforcement cases.
Practical example
A decision was issued in Ahmed's favor in an enforcement file before a court in Jeddah. Under this Law, taking this decision and its procedures is done through approved electronic means, and if that is not possible and the use of approved modern techniques is not possible, the procedure is carried out by ordinary methods.
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 62 of the Saudi Enforcement Law
Are enforcement procedures carried out electronically?
Yes. The Law provides that any enforcement decision or procedure is taken through approved electronic means.
When are ordinary methods used in enforcement?
Ordinary methods are used if it is not possible to carry out the decision or procedure by approved electronic means or by approved modern techniques.
Can a procedure be dispensed with if its purpose is achieved by technology?
Yes. The article provides that the decision or procedure is dispensed with where its purpose is achieved by using approved modern techniques.
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