Article 23 of the Saudi Labor Inspection Implementing Regulations
المادة 23 من اللائحة التنفيذية لضبط أعمال تفتيش العمل وتنظيمها · الفصل الخامس: قواعد التفتيش وإجراءاته
Article 23 requires the Ministry to prepare forms for violation reports, inspection registers, notices and warnings with instructions for their use, and bars labor offices from using any forms other than the approved ones.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
تضع الوزارة نماذج محاضر ضبط مخالفات وسجلات التفتيش والتنبيهات والإنذارات والنماذج الأخرى المتعلقة بتنفيذ أحكام هذه اللائحة وأحكام نظام العمل الخاصة بتفتيش العمل ، مع بيان التعليمات اللازمة لكيفية استعمالها وحفظها وتعميمها ، ومن ثم تعميمها على مكاتب العمل، ولا يجوز لها استعمال غير النماذج التي اعتمدتها الوزارة.
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 23 explained in plain English
This article standardizes the documents used in inspection:
- What the Ministry prepares: forms for violation reports, inspection registers, notices, warnings, and the other forms relating to carrying out these Regulations and the provisions of the Labor Law on labor inspection.
- Instructions: the Ministry sets out how these forms are to be used and kept and how they are circulated.
- Circulation: the forms are circulated to the labor offices.
- Prohibition: labor offices may not use any forms other than those approved by the Ministry.
The purpose is to standardize procedures among the labor offices, so that reports and warnings are drawn up in the same form in all regions. This article is linked to the measures in Article 12 (notice, written warning and violation report), to the procedures for drawing up a report in Article 22, and to the task of the central department in paragraph (e) of Article 6 on preparing forms and registers.
The article does not state the effect of using an unapproved form on the validity of the report. An employer who has received a report or warning and wants to verify its formal validity can consult a lawyer who specializes in labor cases.
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 23 of the Saudi Labor Inspection Implementing Regulations
Who prepares the forms for labor inspection violation reports?
The Ministry, setting out instructions for their use and keeping and circulating them to the labor offices.
May a labor office use a form that is not approved?
No. Labor offices may not use any forms other than those approved by the Ministry.
More articles on Inspection Report and Violation Report
- Article 12
Article 12 lets a labor inspector take one of several measures against a violator, depending on the violation's importance and circumstances: advice, oral warning, written notice with a deadline, or a violation report.
لمفتشي العمل عند قيامهم بتفتيش العمل في أي منشأة صناعية أو تجارية وغيرها تنفيذاً لأحكام نظام العمل واللوائح والقرارات الصادرة تطبيقاً له، أن يتخذوا بحق مخالفي أ
- Article 19
Article 19 requires the labor inspector to prepare a report on each inspection of each establishment for his superior, stating the visit details, the identification of the establishment, the number of workers and a summary of the actions taken.
يعد مفتش العمل تقريراً بكل تفتيش يقوم به في كل منشأة يزورها يرفعه لرئيسه المباشر لدراسته وإجراء ما يلزم في شأنه ، ويجب أن يتضمن هذا التقرير المعلومات التالية: أ
- Article 21
Article 21 obliges labor inspectors to follow up establishments found violating the Labor Law and its regulations with successive visits, after giving them sufficient and reasonable time limits to remedy the violations.
على مفتشي العمل متابعة المنشات - التي تثبت مخالفتها لأحكام نظام العمل واللوائح والقرارات الصادرة تطبيقاً له- بزيارات متتالية بعد منحها مهلاً كافية ومعقولة لتلاف
- Article 22
Article 22 requires the violation report to be drawn up at the workplace, the employer to be asked the reasons for each violation and his statement recorded, and the report to be signed by the inspector and employer or his refusal noted.
في حالة ضبط مخالفة فيجب أن يحرر محضرها في مكان العمل إلا إذا حال دون ذلك مانع، وعلى مفتش العمل أن يسأل صاحب العمل - أو ممثله-عن أسباب ارتكاب كل مخالفة من المخال
- Article 24
Article 24 provides that the Regulations are published in the Official Gazette and take effect from the date of publication.
تنشر هذه اللائحة في الجريدة الرسمية، ويعمل بها من تاريخ نشرها.
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.

