Article 8 of the Saudi Vehicle Inspection Regulation
المادة 8 من تنظيم الفحص الفني الدوري للمركبات
The 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.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
على جهة الفحص أن توفر للبرنامج صيانة وقائية متكاملة، تشمل برامج معايرة الأجهزة والمعدات وبمختلف المستويات؛ لإسناد ودعماً لجميع أجهزة جهة الفحص الفني الدوري؛ للمحافظة على جاهزيتها ودقتها، وتتابع الهيئة التزام جهة الفحص بذلك.
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 8 explained in plain English
This article places an obligation on the inspection body concerning the readiness and accuracy of devices:
- The inspection body must provide the program with integrated preventive maintenance.
- This maintenance includes programs for calibrating devices and equipment at various levels.
- The aim: to support and back all of the inspection body's devices to maintain their readiness and accuracy.
- The Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization follows up on the inspection body's compliance with this.
"Preventive" maintenance means that it is carried out to prevent a fault before it occurs, not to repair it after it happens. "Calibration" is making sure that a device gives correct readings. The importance of this is clear: the result of an inspection depends on the accuracy of the devices, and an uncalibrated device may give a wrong result.
The article does not specify how often maintenance or calibration is to be done, or the levels in detail. This provision complements Article 7, which requires the electronic system to ensure effectiveness and realism in providing services for all stages of inspection, with technical linkage with the Authority and the relevant bodies. An effective electronic program needs ready and accurate devices, which is what preventive maintenance and calibration ensure.
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 8 of the Saudi Vehicle Inspection Regulation
Must the devices at an inspection station be calibrated?
Yes. The inspection body must provide integrated preventive maintenance that includes programs for calibrating devices and equipment at various levels.
Who follows up on the inspection body's compliance with maintenance and calibration?
The Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization.
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- Article 5
The 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.
يجب حصر نشاط جهة الفحص في كشف الأخطاء الفنية بالمركبة والقاطرة والمقطورة ونصف المقطورة، والأعطال المحتمل وقوعها فيها، وألا تمارس جهة الفحص أي نشاط للصيانة أو ال
- Article 6
The 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.
يُجرى الفحص الفني الدوري للمركبة والقاطرة والمقطورة ونصف المقطورة وفقاً لما تصدره الهيئة من تعليمات ولوائح فنية ومواصفات قياسية ذات علاقة بها.
- Article 7
The 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.
1- يجب أن يتبنى البرنامج المفهوم الحديث للفحص الفني للمركبات والقاطرة والمقطورة ونصف المقطورة، وبخاصة ما يأتي: أ- التكامل الفني والإداري لبرنامج جهة الفحص ضمن ب
- Article 9
The 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.
يتولى مجلس إدارة الهيئة اقتراح المقابل المالي الذي تحصل عليه جهة الفحص لإجراء الفحص الفني الدوري، ويرفعه الرئيس إلى مجلس الوزراء؛ لإقراره.
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