Article 63 of the Saudi Enforcement Law
المادة 63 من نظام التنفيذ · الباب السابع: أحكام ختامية
The Ministry issues the procedural guides, decisions and forms needed to apply the Enforcement Law and its Implementing Regulations.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
تصدر الوزارة ما يلزم للعمل بأحكام النظام واللائحة من أدلة إجرائية وقرارات ونماذج.
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 63 explained in plain English
This article gives the Ministry the power to issue the practical tools needed to apply the Law and the Implementing Regulations. The Law sets the general rules, the Implementing Regulations detail many of its provisions, and then these tools come to show the day-to-day way of working.
The article names three types of what the Ministry issues:
- Procedural guides: which explain the steps of the procedures and how to proceed through them.
- Decisions: needed to apply the provisions of the Law and the Implementing Regulations.
- Forms: used in the procedures.
The criterion is "what is needed to apply the provisions of the Law and the Implementing Regulations", meaning these tools are issued to apply existing provisions. The article does not state the content of these guides or forms, so their details cannot be determined from the text.
This article is linked to what comes before and after it:
- Article 62 provides that enforcement decisions and procedures are taken through approved electronic means, then approved modern techniques, then ordinary methods where that is not possible.
- Article 64 provides that the Minister issues the Implementing Regulations within 180 days of the date the Law was issued, and that they take effect from the date the Law takes effect.
The system of application is thus complete: a law, then Implementing Regulations issued by the Minister, then guides, decisions and forms issued by the Ministry. A person who needs to know the form or procedure suited to his case can consult a lawyer specialized in enforcement cases.
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 63 of the Saudi Enforcement Law
Who issues the forms and guides for enforcement procedures?
The article provides that the Ministry issues what is needed to apply the provisions of the Law and the Implementing Regulations, in procedural guides, decisions and forms.
What is the difference between the Implementing Regulations and the procedural guides in the Enforcement Law?
The Implementing Regulations are issued by the Minister under Article 64, while the procedural guides, decisions and forms are issued by the Ministry under Article 63 as needed to apply the Law and the Implementing Regulations.
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The article defines the terms used in the Enforcement Law, such as the court, the competent department, the competent force, direct enforcement and enforcement expenses.
يُقصد بالألفاظ والعبارات الآتية -أينما وردت في هذا النظام- المعاني المبيّـنة أمام كل منها، ما لم يقتض السياق غير ذلك: النظام: نظام التنفيذ. اللائحة: اللائحة الت
- Article 2
The article explains that the Enforcement Court consists of first-instance and appeal circuits, or first-instance circuits only, and says where judgments are appealed where the court has no appeal circuits.
1- تتكون المحكمة من دوائر ابتدائيّة ودوائر استئناف، أو من دوائر ابتدائيّة فقط. 2- يكون استئناف الأحكام الصادرة من الدوائر الابتدائيّة في المحكمة التي ليس فيها د
- Article 3
The article obliges all competent authorities, including those supervising or registering assets, to respond to the Enforcement Court's orders and decisions within 3 working days of being notified, unless a special provision exists.
على جميع الجهات المختصة -ومنها الجهات المشرفة على الأموال أو تسجيلها- الاستجابة لأوامر وقرارات المحكمة ذات الصلة بالتنفيذ وإجراءاته خلال مدة لا تتجاوز (ثلاثة) أ
- Article 4
The article sets the Enforcement Court's jurisdiction over supervising enforcement, compulsory enforcement and enforcement disputes, except for criminal penalties and the Board of Grievances' matters, without looking at the underlying right.
1- عدا تنفيذ العقوبات الجزائية وما تختص به محاكم ديوان المظالم، تختص المحكمة بالإشراف على التنفيذ وإجراءاته، وبالتنفيذ الجبري وإجراءاته، وتتولى الفصل في منازعات
- 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
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