Article 51 of the Saudi Enlisted Personnel Service Law
المادة 51 من نظام خدمة الأفراد · الفصل الثاني عشر: الاجازات
The article allows granting a member working in the field and remote border posts field leave totaling 45 days a year, in one block or up to three blocks of not less than 15 days each.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
الإجازة الميدانية:يجوز منح الفرد الذي يعمل في الميدان وفي مراكز الحدود النائية إجازة ميدانية لا تتجاوز في مجموعها (45) يوماً في السنة دفعه واحد كما يجوز تجزئتها إلى دفعتين أو ثلاث دفعات في السنة الواحدة على ان لا تقل كل دفعه عن خمسة عشر يوماً ولا يجوز الجمع بين الاجازة السنوية والاجازة الميدانية.
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 51 explained in plain English
This article regulates field leave, which is specific to a particular category. Its provisions are:
- Beneficiaries: a member who works in the field and at remote border posts.
- Duration: it does not exceed in total 45 days a year.
- How it is enjoyed: in one block, or divided into two or three blocks in one year.
- Minimum for a block: each block is not less than 15 days.
- No combining: it is not permitted to combine annual leave and field leave.
The last limit is essential: a member entitled to field leave does not combine annual leave with it, and has one or the other.
Note that the maximum number of blocks is three, and with a minimum of 15 days for each block, dividing into three equal blocks gives 15 days for each. The article uses the word "may", so granting is permissive.
Anyone who works in the field and has not been granted this leave may consult a lawyer specialized in administrative matters and military service affairs.
Practical example
Corporal Saud works at one of the remote border posts and was granted field leave that he divided into two blocks: 25 days at the start of the year and 20 days at its end, a total of 45 days. He may not take a block of less than 15 days, nor combine annual leave with it.
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 51 of the Saudi Enlisted Personnel Service Law
How long is field leave for a military member?
It does not exceed in total 45 days a year.
May field leave be divided?
Yes, into two or three blocks in one year, provided each block is not less than 15 days.
May a member combine annual and field leave?
No. The article provides that annual leave and field leave may not be combined.
More articles on Leave for Military Personnel
- Article 32
The article gives a member on annual leave the right to a half-price round-trip ticket for himself, his wife and children on Saudi Airlines inside the Kingdom once a year.
يحق للفرد الذي يتمتع بإجازة سنوية أن يحصل على تذكرة اركاب ذهاباً واياباً بنصف الأجرة له ولزوجته وأولاده على طائرات مؤسسة الخطوط الجوية العربية السعودية وفي حدود
- Article 46Amended by M/28
The article lists the types of leave granted to a member: annual, field, casual, exceptional, sick, exam leave and study accompaniment leave.
الإجازات التي تُمنح للفرد هي: أ- إجازة سنوية. ب- إجازة ميدانية. ج- إجازة عرضية. د- إجازة استثنائية. هـ- إجازة مرضية. و- إجازة أداء الامتحان الدراسي. ز- إجازة مر
- Article 47Amended by M/28
The article provides for annual leave of thirty days for a member, not granted the first time before 11 months from appointment, which may be combined up to 60 days a year, extended by 15 days in necessity, and postponed for the public interest.
أ- يستحق الفرد إجازة سنوية مدتها ثلاثون يوما في السنة. ب- لا يجوز منح الفرد إجازة سنوية للمرة الأولى قبل مضي أحد عشر شهرا من بدء تعيينه. ج- يجوز ضم الإجازات الس
- Article 48
The article provides for paying the salaries of members on annual leave in advance, including all allowances and increments, with the subsistence allowance paid in cash.
تصرف رواتب الافراد المجازين في إجازة سنوية مقدما بما في ذلك جميع البدلات والعلاوات كما يصرف بدل الاعاشة نقداً.
- Article 49
The article allows a member to be recalled from annual leave for work circumstances, compensating him with the value of round-trip economy air tickets for him and his family if he took them, and keeping the rest of his leave.
يجوز استدعاء الفرد من اجازته السنوية وتقديرها لأسباب تقتضيها ظروف العمل وإذا استدعى الفرد من اجازته السنوية ولم يكن قد استمتع فيها فيعوض بما يعادل قيمة التذاكر
- Article 50
The article allows granting a member, for emergency circumstances, casual leave of no more than ten days in one year, which lapses at the end of the Hijri year.
الإجازة العرضية: يجوز لظروف طارئه منح الفرد إجازة عرضيه لا تزيد مدتها على عشرة أيام في السنة الواحدة وتسقط بانتهاء السنة الهجرية.
The texts are reproduced from the official website of the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers for reference; where they differ, the officially published Arabic text prevails. This content is not legal advice.