Article 7 of the Saudi Road Transport Law
المادة 7 من نظام النقل العام على الطرق
The article creates a committee in each city, chaired by the transport department director, that supervises concession contracts and licenses, inspects companies, records violations and proposes penalties to the Minister of Transport.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يشكل وزير المواصلات لجنة بكل مدينة من: مدير إدارة النقل بها رئيسا، وعضوية مندوبين عن البلدية والمرور ووزارتي التجارة والصناعة ، والشركة الملتزمة، ويحدد وزير المواصلات بقرار منه كيفية انعقاد اللجنة، ومباشرتها لعملها، وطريقة إصدار توصياتها. وتقوم هذه اللجنة بالإشراف على تنفيذ عقود الالتزام أو التراخيص الممنوحة لنقل الركاب في المدينة، وتطبيق بنودها على نحو يكفل انتظام المرفق وأدائه للخدمات المطلوبة منه. ولها في سبيل ذلك القيام بنفسها أو بمن تندبهم لهذا الغرض، بالتفتيش المالي والإداري والفني على الشركة الملتزمة أو المرخص لها، وضبط ما قد يسفر عنه التفتيش من مخالفات، واقتراح الجزاءات المناسبة، ورفع توصياتها في هذا الشأن لوزير المواصلات لإصدار القرارات اللازمة.
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 7 explained in plain English
This article sets up the body responsible for on-the-ground supervision of public passenger transport in each city: a committee formed by the Minister of Transport.
Composition of the committee:
- The city's transport department director as chair.
- Members who are representatives of the municipality, the traffic authority, the Ministries of Commerce and Industry, and the concession-holding company.
The Minister of Transport determines, by decision, how the committee meets, how it carries out its work and how it issues its recommendations.
Duties of the committee:
- Supervising the performance of the concession contracts or licenses granted for passenger transport in the city.
- Applying their terms in a way that ensures the service runs regularly and delivers the services required of it.
- Carrying out, itself or through those it delegates, financial, administrative and technical inspection of the concession-holding or licensed company.
- Recording the violations the inspection reveals and proposing suitable penalties.
- Submitting its recommendations to the Minister of Transport so that he can issue the necessary decisions.
Note that the committee proposes and recommends; the decision is issued by the Minister of Transport. One of the consequences violations may lead to is mentioned in Article 8: the concession may be forfeited and the security confiscated by decision of the authority that granted the concession.
A company that is subject to inspection or accused of a violation may consult a lawyer who specializes in administrative cases and transport regulations.
Practical example
A transport committee in one city carried out a technical inspection of a licensed bus company and found that a number of buses were not operating on the assigned route. The committee records the violation, proposes a suitable penalty and submits its recommendation to the Minister of Transport so that he can issue the decision.
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 7 of the Saudi Road Transport Law
Who supervises public transport companies in a city?
A committee formed by the Minister of Transport in each city, chaired by the transport department director, which supervises the performance of concession contracts and licenses.
Can the transport committee impose a penalty itself?
The text gives it the power to record violations, propose penalties and submit recommendations; the Minister of Transport issues the necessary decisions.
What kind of inspection does the committee carry out?
Financial, administrative and technical inspection of the concession-holding or licensed company, done by the committee itself or by those it delegates.
More articles on Supervising the Concessionaire and Forfeiting the Concession
- Article 8
The article allows the granting authority to forfeit a concession and confiscate the security in five cases, including refusing to operate, deviating from the route, overcharging and assigning the concession without approval, with the right to claim compensation.
يجوز بقرار من السلطة مانحة الالتزام إسقاط الالتزام ومصادرة التأمين المنصوص عليه في وثيقة الالتزام، وذلك في الحالات التالية: أ - إذا امتنع الملتزم عن تسيير حافلا
- Article 22
The article protects the transport service's fixed and movable property by prohibiting seizing it, attaching it, or acquiring it by prescription.
لا يجوز وضع اليد على أموال المرفق الثابتة أو المنقولة أو الحجز عليها أو تملكها بالتقادم.
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.