Article 23 of the Saudi Real Estate Brokerage Law
المادة 23 من نظام الوساطة العقارية
The Article requires the Authority's board to issue the Implementing Regulations within 180 days of the Law's issuance, publish them in the Official Gazette, and have them take effect from the Law's effective date.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يصدر المجلس اللائحة خلال (مائة وثمانين) يوماً من تاريخ صدور النظام، وتنشر في الجريدة الرسمية، ويعمل بها من تاريخ نفاذ النظام.
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 23 explained in plain English
This Article regulates issuing the Implementing Regulations of the Real Estate Brokerage Law, and contains three provisions:
- The issuing body and period: the Board (the board of directors of the Real Estate General Authority) issues the Regulations within 180 days of the date the Law is issued.
- Publication: the Regulations are published in the Official Gazette.
- Start of effect: the Regulations take effect from the date the Law takes effect, not from the date they are issued.
The importance of this Article is that the Regulations are the instrument that details the Law's provisions, which is why the Article ties the start of their effect to the start of the Law's effect.
This Article is read with Article 24, which provides that the Law takes effect after 180 days from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. The Regulations are issued within 180 days of the Law's issuance, and take effect when the Law does, so the Law and its Regulations apply together.
It is also linked to Article 22, which repeals the Real Estate Offices Regulation issued by Council of Ministers Resolution No. 334 dated 7/3/1398 AH.
The Article does not state the date the Law was issued or the date the Regulations were actually issued, so refer to what was published in the Official Gazette.
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 23 of the Saudi Real Estate Brokerage Law
Who issues the Implementing Regulations of the Real Estate Brokerage Law?
The board of directors of the Real Estate General Authority issues them within 180 days of the date the Law is issued.
When do the Implementing Regulations take effect?
They take effect from the date the Law takes effect, and under Article 24 the Law takes effect after 180 days from its publication in the Official Gazette.
Where are the Implementing Regulations published?
They are published in the Official Gazette.
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تتولى الهيئة ما يلي: 1- إعداد نماذج العقود الإلزامية والاسترشادية الواردة في النظام. 2- إعداد برامج وآليات للتحفيز على ممارسة الوساطة العقارية والخدمات العقارية
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