Article 15 of the Saudi Trade Names Law
المادة 15 من نظام الأسماء التجارية · الفصل الرابع: المخالفات
The article assigns enforcement of the law's violations to employees named by the Minister who hold law-enforcement status, and lets the Minister issue rules for their work and for rewards for detecting violations.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
1- يتولى ضبط ما يقع من مخالفات لأحكام النظام موظفون يصدر بتسميتهم قرار من الوزير، وتكون لهم صفة الضبط.
2- يصدر الوزير قواعد تنظم عمل ومهمات الموظفين المشار إليهم في الفقرة (1) من هذه المادة.
3- يصدر الوزير قواعد منح المكافآت المالية للعاملين على كشف المخالفات المنصوص عليها في النظام، وذلك بالاتفاق مع وزارة المالية ووزارة الموارد البشرية والتنمية الاجتماعية.
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 15 explained in plain English
This article sets out who detects violations of the Trade Names Law and how their work is regulated:
- Enforcement employees: Violations are detected by employees named in a decision issued by the Minister of Commerce, and they hold law-enforcement status. So not every employee is authorized to detect violations, only those named in a decision.
- Rules for their work: The Minister issues rules regulating the work and duties of these employees.
- Financial rewards: The Minister issues rules for granting financial rewards to those working on detecting the violations stated in the law, in agreement with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development.
The violations these employees detect are those listed in Article 14, such as using a trade name reserved or registered for another merchant, failing to adopt and register a trade name, or failing to display it. After detection, the committee provided for in Article 16 is responsible for considering the violations and imposing the penalty, and the Minister may specify violations for which penalties may be imposed directly without referring them to the committee.
The article does not specify the details of their powers or the amount of the rewards, but leaves them to rules issued by the Minister.
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 15 of the Saudi Trade Names Law
Who detects Trade Names Law violations?
Employees named in a decision issued by the Minister of Commerce, who hold law-enforcement status.
Is there a reward for reporting trade name violations?
The article provides that the Minister issues rules for granting financial rewards to those working on detecting violations, in agreement with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development.
More articles on Trade Name Violations and Penalties
- Article 8
The article requires the merchant to display his trade name on the front of his place of business according to its nature, and to put it on all his documents, correspondence and printed materials.
يجب على التاجر أن يعرض اسمه التجاري على واجهة مكان مزاولة أعماله التجارية بحسب طبيعتها، وأن يضعه في جميع وثائقه ومراسلاته ومطبوعاته.
- Article 14
The article punishes violations of the Trade Names Law with a fine of up to SAR 50,000, which may be doubled for repetition within three years, taking account of the seriousness of the violation and the size of the business.
1- دون إخلال بأي عقوبة ينص عليها نظام آخر، يعاقب بغرامة لا تزيد على (خمسين) ألف ريال كل من: أ- استعمل اسماً تجاريّاً محجوزاً أو مقيداً له بما يخالف أحكام النظام
- Article 16
The article provides for one or more committees formed by Ministerial decision to consider violations and impose penalties, and lets the Minister specify violations for which the penalty may be imposed directly.
تكوّن بقرار من الوزير لجنة (أو أكثر) من أعضاء لا يقل عددهم عن (ثلاثة)، ويرأسها ذو تأهيل نظامي، وتختص بالنظر في المخالفات وإيقاع العقوبة المنصوص عليها في المادة
- Article 17
The article allows the committee, once a merchant's violation is established, to warn the merchant or require preventive or corrective steps, in addition to the penalty or instead of it.
إذا ثبت أن التاجر قد ارتكب أيًّا من المخالفات الواردة في المادة (الرابعة عشرة) من النظام، فيحق للجنة أن تتخذ -بالإضافة إلى العقوبة المقررة أو بدلًا منها- أيًّا
- Article 18
The article gives anyone against whom a decision is issued under the law the right to challenge it before the competent court within 30 days from the date of notification.
يحق لمن صدر ضده أي قرار بناءً على أحكام النظام التظلم منه أمام المحكمة المختصة خلال (ثلاثين) يومًا من تاريخ التبليغ به وفقًا لما تحدده اللائحة.
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.