Article 8 of the Saudi Notarization Law

المادة 8 من نظام التوثيق · الفصل الثاني: كتابات وكتاب العدل

The article requires at least two years in the post of notary (A) for promotion to head of notary office (D), and two years in the previous post for promotion to (C), (B) and (A).

Official text (Arabic)

This article has not been amended since the law was issued.

1- يشترط للترقية إلى وظيفة رئيس كتابة عدل (د) أن يكون المرشح قد أمضى سنتين على الأقل في وظيفة كاتب عدل (أ).

2- يشترط للترقية إلى وظائف: رئيس كتابة عدل (أ) و(ب) و(ج) أن يكون المرشح قد أمضى سنتين على الأقل في الوظيفة التي قبلها.

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 8 explained in plain English

This article regulates promotion to the posts of head of notary office in grades (D), (C), (B) and (A).

It sets two conditions on length of service:

For promotion to the post of head of notary office (D): the candidate must have spent at least two years in the post of notary (A).
For promotion to the posts of head of notary office (C), (B) and (A): the candidate must have spent at least two years in the preceding post.

So the path to heading a Notary Office passes through the grades in sequence: from notary (A) to head of notary office (D), then (C), then (B), then (A), with at least two years in each. Unlike Article 7, which gives the grades of notary alternative routes through academic qualification and experience, this article mentions no alternative route to promotion to the posts of head of notary office other than the time spent in the previous post.

The article sets a minimum period and mentions no other promotion criteria, so completing the two years does not mean promotion takes place automatically.

Practical example

Fahd has spent two and a half years in the post of notary (A). Under this article he meets the length-of-service condition to be a candidate for head of notary office (D), and he will not meet the condition for head of notary office (C) until he has spent two years in post (D).

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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