Article 10 of the Real Estate Ownership by Non-Saudis Law

This article sets the general penalties for violating the provisions of the Law or the Implementing Regulations.

Penalties: the violator is punished with either of the following two penalties:

1. A warning.
2. A fine not exceeding 5% of the value of the real right subject of the violation, and not exceeding SAR 10,000,000.

So the fine has two caps together: a percentage of the value of the real right, and an upper limit in amount. If 5% of the value exceeds ten million, the fine does not exceed ten million.

Table of violations: the regulations set a table of violations and the penalties for them, and in setting the penalty the gravity of the violation, its circumstances, its context and its effects are taken into account. The article itself does not list the types of violations but leaves this to the regulations.

Harsher penalties: these penalties apply without prejudice to any harsher penalty provided in another law; if the act calls for a harsher penalty under another law, this article does not prevent applying it.

After this article comes Article 11, which provides for a committee to examine violations and impose the penalties in Article 10, with the right to object to its decisions before the Administrative Court. Anyone charged with a violation should consult a lawyer specialized in administrative or real estate matters.