Article 9 of the Saudi Judicial Costs Implementing Regulations
المادة 9 من اللائحة التنفيذية لنظام التكاليف القضائية · الفصل الثالث: التقدير النهائي للتكاليف القضائية، وتحصيلها
The Article provides that, except for cassation and petitions for reconsideration, the final assessment of a request's costs is issued after it is decided and collected only after the objection period ends or the objection is decided.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
فيما عدا طلب النقض وطلب التماس إعادة النظر، تصدر الإدارة المختصة -التي يحددها وزير العدل- التقدير النهائي لمبلغ التكاليف القضائية للطلب بعد البت فيه، ويبلغ المكلف بأداء هذه التكاليف، ولا يُحصل مبلغ التكاليف من المكلف إلا بعد انتهاء مدة الاعتراض على التقدير أو صدور قرار في شأن اعتراضه.
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 9 explained in plain English
This Article parallels Article 8, but concerns requests rather than the claim:
- Assessing authority: the competent department specified by the Minister of Justice.
- Timing: it issues the final assessment of the costs of the request after it is decided.
- Notification: the person obligated to pay the costs is notified.
- Collection: the amount is collected only after the period for objecting to the assessment ends or a decision is issued on the objection.
The exception: this provision does not apply to a cassation request or a petition for reconsideration. The Article does not say what rule applies to them, so the Law and the decisions issued under it must be consulted, and it cannot be assumed from this text alone that they are paid in advance or afterwards.
This Article covers requests such as appeal, incidental request, recusal request and others whose costs are set in Articles 6 and 7. Objection procedures are regulated under Article 14.
Anyone filing a cassation request or a petition for reconsideration who wants to know when and how their costs are collected should consider consulting a lawyer specializing in litigation and procedure.
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 9 of the Saudi Judicial Costs Implementing Regulations
When are the costs of an appeal request finally assessed?
After the request is decided; the obligated person is then notified, and the amount is collected only after the objection period ends or the objection is decided.
Does this provision apply to a cassation request?
No. The Article excludes the cassation request and the petition for reconsideration from this provision.
More articles on Final Assessment and Collection of Costs
- Article 8
The Article provides that the competent department, set by the Minister of Justice, issues the final assessment of a claim's costs after it ends and notifies the obligated person; the amount is collected only after the objection period ends or the objection is decided.
تصدر الإدارة المختصة -التي يحددها وزير العدل- التقدير النهائي لمبلغ التكاليف القضائية للدعوى بعد انتهائها، ويبلغ المكلف بأداء هذه التكاليف، ولا يُحصل مبلغ التكا
- Article 10
The Article provides that judicial costs are calculated in Saudi riyals and that any fraction of a riyal is not counted in assessing them.
تحتسب التكاليف القضائية بالريال السعودي، ولا يحتسب الجزء من الريال في تقدير التكاليف.
- Article 12
Article 12 provides that judicial costs are collected in accordance with the applicable legal provisions.
يكون تحصيل التكاليف القضائية وفق الأحكام النظامية المقررة.
- Article 13
Article 13 requires the Ministry of Justice to open a current account for collected judicial costs, to manage collection, objections and exemptions, and then deposit them in the Ministry of Finance's account at the Central Bank.
لغرض إدارة التحصيل والاعتراضات والإعفاءات والاستثناءات الواردة في النظام واللائحة؛ تفتح وزارة العدل حساباً جارياً تودع فيه المبالغ المتحصلة من التكاليف القضائية
- Article 14
Article 14 authorizes the Minister of Justice, in coordination with the President of the Supreme Judicial Council, to issue what is needed on the procedures for objecting to the competent department's decision setting the amount of judicial costs.
يصدر وزير العدل بالتنسيق مع رئيس المجلس الأعلى للقضاء ما يلزم في شأن إجراءات الاعتراض على قرار الإدارة المختصة بتحديد مبلغ التكاليف القضائية.
- Article 15
Article 15 provides that the procedures of the Law and the Regulations are carried out at any time by approved electronic means, and may be carried out by ordinary means if that is not possible.
يكون تنفيذ الإجراءات الواردة في النظام واللائحة في أي وقت باستعمال الوسائل الإلكترونية المعتمدة، وإذا تعذر تنفيذ أي من الإجراءات بالوسائل الإلكترونية المعتمدة،
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.