Article 23 of the Saudi Minors' Property Guardianship Law
المادة 23 من نظام الولاية على أموال القاصرين
The article requires all governmental and non-governmental bodies to supply the Authority with the data and documents it requests that relate to its jurisdiction or to those covered by the Law.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
على جميع الجهات الحكومية وغير الحكومية موافاة الهيئة بما تطلبه من بيانات ومستندات تتصل باختصاصها أو بالمشمولين بهذا النظام.
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 gives the Authority an important tool for doing its work: obtaining information. The Authority cannot protect the funds of minors and those treated like them if it does not know what these funds are and where they are.
Its provisions:
- Who is bound? All governmental and non-governmental bodies; the provision is general and covers official bodies and the private sector.
- To do what? To supply the Authority with the data and documents it requests.
- What is the scope? The data and documents must relate to the Authority's jurisdiction or to those covered by this Law.
Note that the obligation is tied to the Authority's request; the article does not require bodies to report on their own initiative as in the earlier notification articles, but to respond to what the Authority requests. The request is also limited to what relates to its jurisdiction or to those covered by the Law.
Before it, Article 22 requires the courts to notify the Authority within three days of the executors, curators, guardians and supervisors they have appointed. After it, Article 24 provides that, on receipt of the heirs' inventory or the notifications, the Authority takes the necessary steps to inventory the fixed and movable funds of those covered, their rights and their obligations.
Practical example
The Authority takes charge of the funds of children whose father died in Jeddah, and wants to know his balances and obligations. It asks the bank he dealt with for his account statements, and other bodies for the data they hold on his property. These bodies must supply the Authority with what it requests, because it relates to those covered by the Law.
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 Minors' Property Guardianship Law
Must banks supply the Guardianship Authority with data?
The provision requires all governmental and non-governmental bodies to supply the Authority with the data and documents it requests that relate to its jurisdiction or to those covered by the Law.
Can the Authority request any data?
The request is limited to data and documents that relate to the Authority's jurisdiction or to those covered by this Law.
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يجب على ورثة المتوفى البالغين أو الأقارب المقيمين معه في معيشة واحدة أو الموظفين العموميين الذين أثبتوا الوفاة أو غيرهم أن يبلغوا الهيئة خلال ثلاثة أيام على الأ
- Article 20
The article requires the executor or guardian of an unborn child to notify the Authority within three days at most of the end of the pregnancy term or of the child's birth, alive or dead.
بجب على الوصي أو الولي على الحمل أن يبلغ الهيئة خلال ثلاثة أيام على الأكثر بانقضاء مدة الحمل أو بانفصاله حيا أو ميتا.
- Article 21
The article requires doctors, hospital directors and administrative and judicial authorities to notify the Authority within three days at most of cases of partial or total loss of capacity arising from a mental disability.
يجب على الأطباء ومديري المستشفيات والسلطات الإدارية والقضائية أن يبلغوا الهيئة خلال ثلاثة أيام على الأكثر عن حالات نقص الأهلية أو فقدها الناشئة عن عاهة عقلية بم
- Article 22
The article requires courts to notify the Authority within three days at most of the executors, curators, guardians and supervisors they appoint, so that it can oversee their dealings.
على المحاكم أن تبلغ الهيئة خلال ثلاثة أيام على الأكثر عن الأوصياء والقيمين والأولياء والنظار الذين عينتهم هذه المحاكم؛ لتتمكن الهيئة من الإشراف على تصرفاتهم طبق
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.