Article 16 of the Saudi Geographical Indications Law
المادة 16 من نظام حماية المؤشرات الجغرافية · الفصل الثالث: إجراءات الضبط والتحقيق والمحاكمة
Inspectors named by a decision of the Authority's board of directors detect violations of the Law and the Regulations and have law-enforcement capacity.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يتولى مفتشون -يصدر بتسميتهم قرار من المجلس- ضبط مخالفات أحكام النظام واللائحة. وتكون لهم صفة الضبط.
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 16 explained in plain English
This article identifies the body responsible for detecting violations under the Geographical Indications Protection Law.
- Who detects: inspectors.
- How they are named: by a decision of the Board, which under Article 1 is the board of directors of the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property.
- What they detect: violations of the provisions of the Law and the Regulations.
- Their capacity: they have law-enforcement capacity.
Giving the inspectors law-enforcement capacity means that their detection of violations is carried out in an official capacity established by law. The article itself does not set out their detailed powers or work procedures.
It is followed by Article 17, which requires officials and employees at the places to be inspected to enable the inspectors to do their work and to provide all the facilities, information and documents they request, and allows the Authority, when needed, to call on the competent bodies to carry out any decision issued against the violator.
It is preceded by Article 15, which requires the Authority to issue a list of protected geographical indications that is available for inspection free of charge.
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 16 of the Saudi Geographical Indications Law
Who detects violations of the Geographical Indications Law?
Inspectors named by a decision of the Authority's board of directors, who have law-enforcement capacity.
Do the Authority's inspectors have law-enforcement capacity?
Yes. The article provides that they have law-enforcement capacity.
More articles on Enforcement of Geographical Indications
- Article 17
Officials and employees at places to be inspected must enable inspectors and provide facilities, information and documents, and the Authority may call on competent bodies to carry out its decisions.
على المسؤولين والعاملين في الأماكن المراد تفتيشها تمكين المفتشين من أداء عملهم، وتقديم جميع التسهيلات والمعلومات والوثائق التي يطلبونها. وللهيئة -عند الحاجة- طل
- Article 18
The Public Prosecution handles the investigation and prosecution of the criminal case for violations of the Law and the Regulations before the competent court.
تتولى النيابة العامة التحقيق والادعاء في الدعوى الجزائية لمخالفات أحكام النظام واللائحة أمام المحكمة المختصة.
- Article 19
The competent court hears violations, disputes and compensation claims arising from applying the Law and its Regulations.
تتولى المحكمة المختصة النظر في المخالفات والمنازعات ودعاوى المطالبة بالتعويض الناشئة عن تطبيق أحكام النظام واللائحة.
- Article 24
The Authority may use any other government body, after agreement with it, or the private sector to carry out any task assigned to it, without prejudice to those bodies' powers.
للهيئة الاستعانة بأي جهة حكومية أخرى -بعد الاتفاق معها- أو بالقطاع الخاص للقيام بأي مهمة مسندة إليها بموجب النظام واللائحة، وذلك دون إخلال باختصاصات ومسؤوليات أ
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.