Article 7 of the Saudi Real Estate Registration Law
المادة 7 من نظام التسجيل العيني للعقار · الفصل الرابع: التسجيل العيني الأول
The article regulates designating the real estate zone by a decision of the competent authority, its jurisdiction over first in rem registration there, and documenting dealings made during the registration procedures.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
1- تحدد المنطقة العقارية بقرار يصدر عن الجهة المختصة، على أن يتضمن القرار تحديداً دقيقاً وبمعالم واضحة للمنطقة والمدة المحددة لاستقبال طلبات التسجيل العيني الأول، ويعلن عنها بأي وسيلة مناسبة يحددها القرار.
2- تختص الجهة المختصة بالتسجيل العيني الأول لكل عقار واقع في المنطقة العقارية وتسجيل أي تصرفات لاحقة ترد عليه.
3- توثق التصرفات العقارية التي تقع على العقار الواقع في المنطقة العقارية، والتي تجري خلال فترة إجراءات التسجيل العيني الأول، وفقاً للإجراءات التي تحددها 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 7 explained in plain English
First in rem registration begins with designating the real estate zone, which under Article 1 is a location of land determined by a decision of the competent authority and subject to the provisions of the Law and the Regulations. This article contains three provisions:
- The decision designating the zone: The real estate zone is designated by a decision of the competent authority, which must include a precise delineation of the zone with clear landmarks and the period set for receiving first in rem registration applications. This is announced by any suitable means specified by the decision itself.
- Jurisdiction: The competent authority is responsible for first in rem registration of every property located in the real estate zone, and also for registering any subsequent dealings in it.
- Dealings during the procedures: If a dealing, such as a sale or mortgage, takes place on a property in the real estate zone during the period of first in rem registration procedures, it is documented in accordance with the procedures set by the Regulations.
This means the period set for receiving first in rem registration applications is known from the decision announcing the real estate zone. The conditions for first in rem registration itself are set out in Article 8, including a title deed that meets the legal requirements and complete geospatial data. Article 6 provides that inspection of the real estate register's data is open to everyone, except data of owners of real rights as the Law and the Regulations specify and data of properties the relevant bodies determine to be confidential.
Practical example
The competent authority issued a decision designating a neighborhood in Dammam as a real estate zone, and the decision set a period for receiving first in rem registration applications. Khaled owns a house in this neighborhood, and his first in rem registration application is received within the period set by the decision. If he sells his house during the procedures, the sale is documented in accordance with the procedures set by the Regulations.
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 Real Estate Registration Law
How is a real estate zone designated?
By a decision of the competent authority that includes a precise delineation of the zone with clear landmarks and the period set for receiving first in rem registration applications, announced by the means the decision specifies.
Can a property be sold during the first in rem registration procedures?
The article provides that dealings in property made during the procedures are documented in accordance with the procedures set by the Regulations.
Who registers dealings in a property after it is registered in the real estate zone?
The competent authority is responsible for first in rem registration of every property in the real estate zone and for registering any subsequent dealings in it.
More articles on First In Rem Registration of Real Estate
- Article 8
The article sets the conditions for first in rem registration: a title deed meeting legal requirements and complete geospatial data. It requires disclosure of documents, regulates survey work, and provides for issuing the title registration deed.
1- يشترط للتسجيل العيني الأول الآتي: أ- أن يكون للعقار -ما عدا العقارات المملوكة للدولة- صك ملكية مستوفٍ للمتطلبات النظامية. ب- أن يكون العقار مكتمل البيانات ال
- Article 9Amended by M/123
The article obliges the competent authority to prepare lists of properties registered in rem and publish them by the means the Regulations set, including each property's number, location, area and planning data.
تعد الجهة المختصة قوائم بالعقارات المسجلة عينياً بناءً على صكوك تسجيل الملكية الصادرة بموجب أحكام النظام، وتنشرها بالوسائل المناسبة التي تحددها اللائحة، على أن
- Article 12
The article allows owners of properties outside a real estate zone to apply to register them in the real estate register under the conditions and controls set by the Regulations.
لملاك العقارات طلب تسجيل عقاراتهم -الواقعة خارج نطاق المنطقة العقارية- في السجل العقاري وفقاً للشروط والضوابط التي تحددها اللائحة.
- Article 35
The article punishes five violations of the Real Estate Registration Law with a fine of up to one hundred thousand riyals.
دون إخلال بأي عقوبة أشد ينص عليها أي نظام آخر، يعاقب بغرامة لا تتجاوز مائة ألف ريال كل من: 1- امتنع عن الإفصاح -المشار إليه في الفقرة (2) من المادة (الثامنة)- ع
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.