Article 9 of the Saudi Expropriation of Real Estate for Public Interest Law
المادة 9 من نظام نزع ملكية العقارات للمصلحة العامة · الباب الثاني: إجراءات نزع ملكية العقارات
The Authority notifies the project owner of the committee's decision within 60 days of submitting the request, and the Governor issues the decision to begin expropriation when the committee approves.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
1- تبلغ الهيئة الجهة صاحبة المشروع بقرار لجنة نزع ملكية العقارات ووضع اليد المؤقت على العقارات، وذلك خلال مدة (ستين) يوماً من تاريخ تقديم الطلب وفق المادة (السابعة) من النظام.
2- يُصدِر المحافظ قرار البدء في إجراءات نزع الملكية، وذلك في حال موافقة لجنة نزع ملكية العقارات ووضع اليد المؤقت على العقارات وفقاً للإجراءات المنصوص عليها في المادة (الثامنة) من 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 9 explained in plain English
This Article regulates the stage after the request is examined, and contains two provisions:
- Notification period: the Authority notifies the project owner of the decision of the Committee for Expropriation of Real Estate and Temporary Occupation of Real Estate within 60 days of the date of submitting the request under Article 7. The period runs from the day the request is submitted, not from the day the committee meets.
- Decision to begin: the Governor of the Authority issues the decision to begin the expropriation procedures, if the committee approves according to the procedures provided for in Article 8, that is, after the committee verifies the public interest, the costs, that no State properties suffice for the purpose and other matters, and takes its decision by a two-thirds majority.
Note that the second paragraph speaks specifically of the decision to begin expropriation. The decision to begin is the starting point of the actual procedures toward owners, since later steps in the Law follow from it. Article 10 adds another condition for issuing it: the availability of financial appropriations, financial solvency or alternative lands, as the case may be.
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 9 of the Saudi Expropriation of Real Estate for Public Interest Law
How long does the response to an expropriation request take?
The Authority notifies the project owner of the committee's decision within 60 days of the date of submitting the request.
Who issues the decision to begin expropriation procedures?
The Governor of the General Authority for State Properties, if the Committee for Expropriation of Real Estate and Temporary Occupation of Real Estate approves under Article 8.
Articles this article refers to
- Article 7
The Article obliges the project owner to submit a request to the Authority for approval to begin expropriation or temporary occupation, and specifies the contents of each request.
على الجهة صاحبة المشروع -بالتنسيق مع الجهة المشرفة بحسب الأحوال- تقديم طلب إلى الهيئة للموافقة على البدء في إجراءات نزع الملكية أو وضع اليد المؤقت على العقارات،
- Article 8
A committee in the Authority chaired by the Governor examines the expropriation or temporary occupation request; the Article sets its members, the grounds of its review and how it takes decisions.
1- يُدرس الطلب المقدم وفقاً للمادة (السابعة) من النظام من لجنة -أو أكثر- تُشكل في الهيئة تسمى (لجنة نزع ملكية العقارات ووضع اليد المؤقت على العقارات)، تكون برئا
More articles on Requesting and Approving Expropriation
- Article 4
Expropriation or temporary occupation procedures are taken only if no State properties suffice for the purpose.
لا تُتخذ إجراءات نزع ملكية العقار أو وضع اليد المؤقت عليه إلا في حال عدم وجود عقارات للدولة تفي بالغرض.
- Article 7
The Article obliges the project owner to submit a request to the Authority for approval to begin expropriation or temporary occupation, and specifies the contents of each request.
على الجهة صاحبة المشروع -بالتنسيق مع الجهة المشرفة بحسب الأحوال- تقديم طلب إلى الهيئة للموافقة على البدء في إجراءات نزع الملكية أو وضع اليد المؤقت على العقارات،
- Article 8
A committee in the Authority chaired by the Governor examines the expropriation or temporary occupation request; the Article sets its members, the grounds of its review and how it takes decisions.
1- يُدرس الطلب المقدم وفقاً للمادة (السابعة) من النظام من لجنة -أو أكثر- تُشكل في الهيئة تسمى (لجنة نزع ملكية العقارات ووضع اليد المؤقت على العقارات)، تكون برئا
- Article 10
The decision to begin expropriation is not issued until the project owner has the financial appropriations, financial solvency or alternative lands allocated for it.
لا يجوز إصدار قرار البدء في إجراءات نزع الملكية وفقاً للمادة (التاسعة) من النظام إلا بعد توفر الاعتمادات المالية أو الملاءة المالية أو الأراضي البديلة -بحسب الأ
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