Article 41 of the Saudi Food Law

This article encourages members of the public to help uncover violations of the Food Law, by allowing them to be given an incentive reward.

Elements of the provision:

• Beneficiary: a person who helps uncover a violation of the provisions of the Law and its regulations, provided they are not among the Authority's inspectors or the bodies it enlists.
• Amount: a percentage not exceeding 25% of the amount of the fine due. This is a ceiling, and the reward may be less.
• Means of granting: a decision of the Board, meaning the Authority's Board of Directors.
• Nature of the grant: discretionary, as the text says "may".

Note that the reward is tied to "the fine due", so it is calculated as a proportion of the fine. The article does not specify how a report is submitted or the procedures for paying the reward.

Excluding inspectors from this reward is justified, because Article 40 regulates their rewards separately: they may be given financial rewards by decision of the Board for work that leads to avoiding harm to the consumer or public health.

It is followed by Article 42, which requires the Authority to present draft technical regulations and standard specifications to the public before adopting them to receive comments, which is another form of public participation.