Article 24 of the Saudi Organ Donation Law
المادة 24 من نظام التبرع بالأعضاء البشرية
Employees or workers named by decision of the chairman of the Saudi Health Council, on the Director General's nomination, carry out supervision, inspection and detection of violations provided for in the law or the regulations.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يتولى الموظفون أو العاملون -الذين يصدر بتسميتهم قرار من الرئيس بناءً على ترشيح من المدير العام- أعمال الرقابة والتفتيش وضبط الأفعال المخالفة المنصوص عليها في النظام أو اللائحة.
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 24 explained in plain English
Penalties are not complete without a body that monitors and detects violations. This is what this article regulates:
- Who carries out supervision: employees or workers named by decision of the chairman of the Saudi Health Council.
- How they are chosen: on the nomination of the Director General of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation.
- Their powers: supervision and inspection, and detecting the violating acts provided for in the law or the regulations.
In practical terms, not every employee in the health sector has the power to inspect organ transplant facilities. He must be named by decision of the chairman. The status of inspector derives from the naming decision issued by the chairman on the nomination of the Director General.
The text does not detail the inspection or detection procedures, such as violation reports or visit times, and these should not be assumed. This article comes after Article 23 on additional penalties, and before Article 25, which sets out the right of the injured person to compensation.
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 24 of the Saudi Organ Donation Law
Who inspects organ transplant facilities?
Employees or workers named by decision of the chairman of the Saudi Health Council, on the Director General's nomination.
What powers do the inspectors have?
Supervision and inspection, and detecting the violating acts provided for in the law or the regulations.
More articles on Penalties for Organ Donation Violations
- Article 21
The article punishes violations of the donation prohibitions and donor dignity with a fine up to SAR 500,000, trading in payment with up to two years' imprisonment and a fine up to SAR 1,000,000, and facility violations with a fine up to SAR 1,000,000.
1- مع عدم الإخلال بأي عقوبة أشد منصوص عليها في نظام آخر، يُعاقب من يرتكب الأفعال الآتية وفقاً لما يأتي: أ- من يخالف حكماً من أحكام المادتين (الثامنة) و(العاشرة)
- Article 22
The article punishes any violation of the law or regulations not covered by Article 21 with a fine not exceeding SAR 300,000, imposed by a committee the chairman forms, with objection possible before the Administrative Court.
1- فيما لم يرد في شأنه نص في المادة (الحادية والعشرين) من النظام، ودون إخلال بأي عقوبة أشد منصوص عليها في نظام آخر؛ يُعاقب كل من يرتكب فعلاً مخالفاً لحكم من أحك
- Article 23
The article allows a penalty decision to include additional penalties, such as barring medical team members from practice, suspending the facility's license for up to a year, closing it, and publishing a summary of the ruling.
يجوز تضمين الحكم أو القرار الصادر بتطبيق أي من العقوبات المنصوص عليها في الفقرة (1) من المادة (الحادية والعشرين) والفقرة (1) من المادة (الثانية والعشرين) من الن
- Article 25
The article recognizes the right of anyone harmed by a violation of the law or regulations to claim compensation before the competent court, in addition to the prescribed penalties.
مع عدم الإخلال بتوقيع العقوبات المنصوص عليها في النظام، يحق لمن لحقه ضرر-نتيجة ارتكاب أي من الأفعال المخالفة المنصوص عليها في النظام أو اللائحة- حق المطالبة بال
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