In force
Saudi Vehicle Inspection Regulation
تنظيم الفحص الفني الدوري للمركبات
Regulation governing the periodic technical inspection of vehicles. The text is set out in 16 articles.
- Articles
- 16
- In force
- 16
- Amended
- 0
- Issued
- 11/7/1442 AH
Issued by: قرار مجلس الوزراء رقم (386) وتاريخ 1442/7/11هـ.
Each article shows the official Arabic text, which is the only legally binding version, followed by our plain-English explanation.
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Articles of the Saudi Vehicle Inspection Regulation
- Article 1The article defines the terms of the Vehicle Inspection Regulation, such as inspection, vehicle, tractor unit, trailer, the three kinds of inspection body (station, center and workshop) and mobile inspection.
- Article 2The article gives the Authority the licensing of periodic technical inspection bodies by geographic area and classification, once a commercial registration, acceptance, municipal and civil defense licenses and site requirements are in place.
- Article 3The article makes the Authority competent to grant licenses to inspection bodies that wish to provide mobile periodic technical inspection services, and leaves its provisions to the Implementing Regulations.
- Article 4The article requires the Authority to link the issuance of the inspection license technically to the National Information Center, and to issue a separate license for each inspection body.
- Article 5The article limits the inspection body's activity to detecting technical faults and potential defects, and bars it from maintenance, repair and buying or selling spare parts.
- Article 6The article provides that periodic technical inspection of the vehicle, tractor unit, trailer and semi-trailer is carried out according to the instructions, technical regulations and standard specifications the Authority issues.
- Article 7The article requires the electronic inspection program to adopt the modern concept of inspection, with electronic integration, technical linkage and advanced training, and to ensure effectiveness and linkage with the Authority.
- Article 8The article requires the inspection body to provide integrated preventive maintenance for the program, including calibration of devices and equipment to maintain their readiness and accuracy, with the Authority following up on compliance.
- Article 9The article gives the Authority's board of directors the proposal of the fee for the inspection body, and the chairman submits it to the Council of Ministers for approval.
- Article 10The article penalizes a violating inspection body with a warning, a fine of up to SAR 100,000 or closure of up to six months, with license cancellation possible for repeat violations.
- Article 11The article provides for one or more committees formed by decision of the Authority's chairman, of at least three members, to examine inspection bodies' violations and impose the Article 10 penalties.
- Article 12The article allows anyone against whom the violations committee has issued a decision imposing any of the Article 10 penalties to object to it before the Administrative Court.
- Article 13The article assigns oversight and inspection of inspection bodies, and recording their violations of the Regulation or the Implementing Regulations, to employees named by decision of the Authority's chairman.
- Article 14The article requires the Authority's chairman to issue the Implementing Regulations within 180 days of the Regulation's publication in the Official Gazette, to take effect from the date the Regulation does.
- Article 15The article provides that the Regulation replaces the Periodic Technical Inspection of Vehicles Regulation issued by Council of Ministers Resolution No. (169) of 1431 AH, and repeals whatever conflicts with it.
- Article 16The article provides that the Regulation is published in the Official Gazette and takes effect 180 days after the date of its publication.