Article 19 of the Saudi Enlisted Personnel Service Law
المادة 19 من نظام خدمة الأفراد · الفصل الخامس: العلاوات
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.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
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 العمل الذي خصصت العلاوة من أجله.
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 19 explained in plain English
This article answers the question: do the allowances provided for in Articles 16 and 17 continue when the enlisted person is away from his usual work?
The article distinguishes between cases:
- During leave and secondment: these allowances are paid to the enlisted person.
- Those attached, sent on study missions or delegated: they are paid to them if they perform their same specialization.
- Lapse: the allowance lapses if the enlisted person does not perform the work for which the allowance was designated.
The idea on which the text rests is that these allowances are tied to performing a particular job; leave and secondment do not interrupt them, but if the enlisted person stops performing that job, there is no basis for them to continue.
Note that the article refers to Articles 16 and 17 to identify the allowances meant without naming them, so the texts of those two articles should be consulted to know the type of allowance covered. Nor does the article specify how performance of the specialization is proven during attachment or a study mission.
A person whose allowance stopped after being sent on a study mission or attached, and who believes he is still performing his specialization, can consult a lawyer who specializes in administrative cases and military service matters.
Practical example
Sergeant Sami receives an allowance under Article 16 and is attached to another body in which he performs the same specialization, so his allowance continues. But his colleague who was attached to an administrative job unrelated to the work for which the allowance was designated loses the allowance under 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 19 of the Saudi Enlisted Personnel Service Law
Is the allowance paid to a military enlisted person during leave?
Yes. The allowances in Articles 16 and 17 are paid during leave and secondment.
When does the allowance lapse for an enlisted person?
It lapses if he does not perform the work for which the allowance was designated.
Does someone sent on a study mission get the allowance?
It is paid to those sent on study missions, attached and delegated if they perform their same specialization.
Articles this article refers to
- 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 17Amended (1430 AH)
أ- يجوز الجمع بين علاوتين وعلاوة واحدة من العلاوات الواردة في جدول العلاوات الاخرى المرفق لهذا النظام والتي تحدد شروط منحها في اللائحة التنفيذية. ب- لا يجوز الج
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 18
The article provides for paying an allowance to an enlisted person who works in remote areas, and refers its details to the Implementing Regulations.
تصرف للفرد الذي يعمل في المناطق النائية علاوة وفقاً لما تحدده اللائحة التنفيذية.
- 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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