In force Last amended 2/11/1441 AH
Saudi Nuisance Law
نظام الأنشطة المقلقة للراحة أو الخطرة أو المضرة بالصحة أو البيئة
Covers the conditions for licensing by the competent authorities, the rule that a license may not be assigned, the duty of the licensee to manage the premises personally or appoint a manager or operations officer, and the penalty for violating the law.
- Articles
- 10
- In force
- 10
- Amended
- 1
- Issued
- 1/1/1423 AH
Issued by: مرسوم ملكي رقم م/14 بتاريخ 8 / 4 / 1423 · قرار مجلس الوزراء رقم 85 بتاريخ 6 / 4 / 1423
Each article shows the official Arabic text, which is the only legally binding version, followed by our plain-English explanation.
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Articles of the Saudi Nuisance Law
- Article 1The article bars establishing or operating a premises for an activity that disturbs comfort or is dangerous or harmful to health or the environment without a license, and treats expansion, adding an activity, changing operation and relocation as establishment.
- Article 2The article obliges the licensee to apply for renewal at least thirty days before the end of the license term, permits the competent authority to refuse renewal by a reasoned decision, and refers the details to the Regulations.
- Article 3The article does not permit assigning the license for a disturbing or dangerous activity except to a person who meets the license conditions and after approval of the authority competent to issue it.
- Article 4The article obliges the licensee to manage the premises himself or appoint a manager or person responsible for operation under the Regulations' conditions, and to notify the competent authority within thirty days when changing him.
- Article 5The article authorizes the assigned employees to enter premises subject to the Law during official working hours to verify the conditions and catch violations, and requires owners to allow them after they show their identity.
- Article 6The article punishes a violator of the Law with a fine up to SAR 30,000 and closure of the premises until the violation is removed, and a violator of the Regulations with a fine up to SAR 5,000, with removal or repair of the harm or compensation.
- Article 7The article provides for committees formed by the Minister of Interior or his delegate to hear violations and impose penalties, which are enforceable only upon his approval, and the penalized person may file a grievance before the Board of Grievances.
- Article 8يصدر وزير الداخلية رئيس مجلس الدفاع المدني اللائحة التنفيذية لهذا النظام بناءً على توصية لجنة من وزارة الداخلية ( المديرية العامة للدفاع…
- Article 9The article provides that the competent authorities collect the license fees and fines arising under this Law in accordance with the regulations in force.
- Article 10The article provides that this Law replaces the Law on premises that disturb comfort issued in 1382 AH, takes effect eighteen months after its publication, and its Regulations are issued within a year of publication.