Article 14 of the Saudi Municipal Licensing Law
المادة 14 من نظام إجراءات التراخيص البلدية
The Minister issues the Implementing Regulations of the Law within 90 days of its publication, setting out the conditions, controls and forms of municipal licenses.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يصدر الوزير اللائحة خلال تسعين يوماً من تاريخ نشر النظام، وتحدد فيها شروط التراخيص البلدية وضوابطها ونماذجها.
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 14 explained in plain English
This article deals with issuing the Implementing Regulations of the Law.
- Who issues them: the Minister, meaning the Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs under the definition in Article 1.
- The deadline: within 90 days of the date the Law is published.
- Their content according to this article: the conditions, controls and forms of municipal licenses.
The Implementing Regulations are of great practical importance because many articles of the Law refer important details to them. One example is Article 13, which leaves to the Implementing Regulations the number and qualifications of the members of the grievance committees, how decisions are issued, the periods required to decide grievances and complaints, the committees' working procedures and their members' remuneration.
Article 1 also defines the "Regulations" as the Implementing Regulations of the Law, so every reference in the Law to the "Regulations" means the Implementing Regulations the Minister issues under this article.
Knowing the conditions of a municipal license for a particular activity therefore requires consulting the Implementing Regulations, not the Law alone. Article 15 sets the Law to take effect 90 days after its publication.
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 14 of the Saudi Municipal Licensing Law
Who issues the Implementing Regulations of the Municipal Licensing Law?
The Minister, who is the Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs.
What is the deadline for issuing the Implementing Regulations?
Within 90 days of the date the Law is published.
What do the Implementing Regulations contain?
They set out the conditions, controls and forms of municipal licenses, in addition to the matters that other articles of the Law refer to them.
More articles on Municipal License and Activity License
- Article 1
The article defines the key terms of the Law, including the Ministry, the competent government entity, the municipal license and the competent government entity's license.
يكون للألفاظ والعبارات الآتية المعاني المبينة أمام كل منها، ما لم يقتضِ السياق خلاف ذلك: النظام: نظام إجراءات التراخيص البلدية. اللائحة: اللائحة التنفيذية للنظا
- Article 2
No activity may be carried on until a municipal license and a license from the competent government authority have been obtained, as each activity requires and under the laws and regulations.
لا تجوز ممارسة أي نشاط إلا بعد الحصول على ترخيصٍ بلدي وترخيصٍ من الجهة الحكومية المختصة، وذلك بحسب حال كل نشاط، ووفقاً للأنظمة واللوائح.
- Article 3
The Ministry is responsible for issuing, amending, renewing, canceling and suspending municipal licenses for activities of all kinds.
تختص الوزارة بإصدار التراخيص البلدية للأنشطة بجميع أنواعها، وتعديلها، وتجديدها، وإلغائها، وإيقافها.
- Article 4
The competent government authority sets the conditions and requirements for the activity it supervises, and issues, amends, renews and cancels licenses to carry it on.
تتولى الجهة الحكومية المختصة وضع اشتراطات ممارسة النشاط الداخل تحت إشرافها ومتطلباته وإصدار تراخيص ممارسته، وتعديلها، وتجديدها، وإلغاءها.
- Article 7
The article refers to the Implementing Regulations the question of who may issue, suspend, cancel, amend or decline to renew a municipal license, and to the competent authority's regulations the same question for an activity license.
أ - تحدد اللائحة صلاحية من يملك إصدار الترخيص البلدي أو إيقافه أو إلغاءه أو عدم تجديده أو تعديله وفقاً لما تقضي به الأنظمة واللوائح والتعليمات ذات الصلة. ب - تح
- Article 15
The Law repeals everything that conflicts with it and takes effect 90 days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
يلغي هذا النظام كل ما يتعارض معه، ويعمل به بعد تسعين يوماً من تاريخ نشره في الجريدة الرسمية.
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.