Article 18 of the Saudi Enlisted Personnel Service Law
المادة 18 من نظام خدمة الأفراد · الفصل الخامس: العلاوات
The article provides for paying an allowance to an enlisted person who works in remote areas, and refers its details to the Implementing Regulations.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
تصرف للفرد الذي يعمل في المناطق النائية علاوة وفقاً لما تحدده اللائحة التنفيذية.
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 18 explained in plain English
This article establishes a right for the enlisted person who works in remote areas, namely the payment of an allowance in return for the working conditions in those areas.
But the article is short and does not set out the details of this allowance; it provides that it is paid as set by the Implementing Regulations. This means the following matters are not known from the text of the article itself, but from the Implementing Regulations:
- The areas that count as remote.
- The amount or rate of the allowance.
- The conditions for entitlement, its start and its end.
The article establishes the basis of entitlement, namely that working in a remote area is a reason for paying an allowance, and leaves the detail to the Implementing Regulations. This article alone therefore cannot be relied upon to know the amount that will be paid; the Implementing Regulations and the instructions in force in the body should be consulted.
A person who works in an area he believes is remote and has not been paid the allowance can approach his body, or consult a lawyer who specializes in administrative cases and military service matters to learn what the Implementing Regulations provide in his case.
Practical example
Lance Corporal Nasser was transferred to work in a unit in an area far from cities. He is entitled to claim the remote areas allowance if the area is one the Implementing Regulations specify, and its amount and conditions are found in the Implementing Regulations and not from the text of the article.
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 18 of the Saudi Enlisted Personnel Service Law
Is a military enlisted person entitled to an allowance for working in a remote area?
Yes. The article provides for paying an allowance to an enlisted person who works in remote areas as set by the Implementing Regulations.
What is the amount of the remote areas allowance for enlisted personnel?
The article does not specify the amount, and refers it to the Implementing Regulations.
More articles on Technical and Other Allowances for Enlisted Personnel
- Article 16Amended (1397 AH)
The article provides that enlisted personnel are entitled to technical allowances under the technical allowances table attached to the Law, and permits combining only two technical allowances for one who performs both jobs.
يستحق الافراد علاوات فنية بموجب جدول العلاوات الفنية المرفق بهذا النظام، ويجوز الجمع بين علاوتين فنيتين فقط إذا قام بعملهما معا وتحدد اللائحة التنفيذية شروط منح
- Article 19
The article provides that the allowances in Articles 16 and 17 are paid during leave and secondment, and to those attached, sent on study missions or delegated if they perform their specialization, and lapse if the enlisted person does not perform the work for which they were designated.
يصرف للفرد العلاوات المنصوص عليها في المادتين (17،16) اثناء الاجازة والانتداب كما تصرف للملحق والمبتعث والمندوب إذا زاول نفس اختصاصه وتسقط في حالة عدم مزاولته ا
- Article 45
The article provides for setting educational levels for admission under the training policy put in place by the training departments and ratified by the Minister, and granting graduates technical increments by their classification under the attached table.
تحدد المستويات الثقافية للقبول طبقا لسياسة التدريب التي تضعها إدارات التدريب والمصدق عليها من الوزير ويمنح المتخرجين بعدد تصنيفهم العلاوات الفنية وفق ما هو منصو
- Article 62
The article provides that technical and specialist non-commissioned officers and soldiers who receive technical or specialist allowances are classified in the categories of the technical allowances table that suit their specializations and levels, in accordance with the Implementing Regulations.
يصنف جميع ضباط الصف والجنود الفنيون والاختصاصيون الذين يتقاضون علاوات فنية او اختصاصية في الفئات التي تتناسب مع اختصاصاتهم ومستوياتهم في جدول العلاوات الفنية وف
- Article 63
The article provides that members who, when the Law was issued, received technical or specialist allowances not provided for in it or higher than its allowances have the difference made up, until it disappears through promotion or periodic allowance.
الافراد الذين يتقاضون عند صدور هذا النظام علاوات فنية واختصاصية غير منصوص عليها او يزيد مقدارها عن العلاوات الواردة في هذا النظام يكمل لهم الفرق بين دخلهم الساب
- Article 65
The transitional article counts the period beyond four years spent by those holding the rank of wakil on 1/11/1394 AH as seniority in the rank of sergeant first class, with no financial benefits.
الافراد الذين كانوا برتبة وكيل في 1394/11/1هـ ثم صنفوا برتبة رقيب ورقوا بعد ذلك الى رتبة رقيب أول تحسب لهم المدة الزائدة عن أربع سنوات التي قضوها في رتبة وكيل ك
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