Article 17 of the Saudi Waste Management Law
المادة 17 من نظام إدارة النفايات · الفصل الخامس: مسؤولية مقدم الخدمة
The article sets out the obligations of those licensed to transport hazardous waste, including vehicles meeting the Center's specifications, warning signs, documents, notifying the authority of routes and parking, and washing and disinfecting.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
على مقدم الخدمة المرخص له بنقل النفايات الخطرة؛ التقيد بالآتي:
1- نقل النفايات من خلال وسائط نقل تتوافق مواصفاتها مع ما يحدده المركز.
2- وضع العلامات التحذيرية على وسائط النقل.
3- التأكد من توفر الوثائق الخاصة بالنفايات الخطرة.
4- إشعار السلطة المختصة بخطوط سير وسائط نقل النفايات الخطرة، وإبلاغها بأي تغيير يطرأ عليها.
5- الالتزام بعدم مرور الوسائط الناقلة للنفايات الخطرة داخل التجمعات السكنية ووسط المدينة خلال الأوقات التي تحددها السلطة المختصة.
6- إشعار السلطة المختصة بعنوان المواقف التي تُوقف فيها وسائط نقل النفايات الخطرة.
7- غسل وتطهير وسائط نقل النفايات الخطرة بعد كل استخدام طبقًا للتعليمات والإرشادات بالتنسيق مع السلطة المختصة.
وتحدد اللائحة السجلات والوثائق التي يجب أن يحتفظ بها مقدم خدمة نقل النفايات الخطرة، وكذلك الضوابط والشروط اللازمة لتنفيذ ما ورد في هذه المادة من أحكام.
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 17 explained in plain English
This article concerns a specific category: the service provider licensed to transport hazardous waste. Under Article 1, hazardous waste is waste classified as hazardous under the Law and the Implementing Regulations, such as waste containing toxic, flammable, reactive or corrosive materials, oils or acids.
He must comply with seven obligations:
- Transport vehicles whose specifications comply with what the Center sets.
- Warning signs on the transport vehicles.
- Making sure the special documents for the hazardous waste are available.
- Notifying the competent authority of routes and informing it of any change to them.
- Not passing through residential areas and the city center during the times set by the competent authority.
- Notifying the competent authority of the address of the parking places where the vehicles are stopped.
- Washing and disinfecting the vehicles after each use in accordance with the instructions and guidance in coordination with the competent authority.
Note that the fifth obligation does not prohibit passing through residential areas and the city center at all times, but only during the times set by the competent authority.
The Implementing Regulations specify the records and documents that the transporter of hazardous waste must keep, and the controls and conditions needed to carry out the provisions of the article.
These obligations are in addition to the general obligations of the service provider in Article 16, including compliance with the requirements of the transport document. Article 18 deals with the case where waste cannot be delivered to its approved destination.
If you have a practical case relating to this provision, it is best to consult a lawyer who specializes in environmental and administrative laws.
Practical example
A company licensed to transport hazardous waste in Jubail Industrial City transports chemical residues to a treatment facility. It must use trucks that meet the Center's specifications, display the warning signs, carry the documents, notify the competent authority of the route and truck parking, avoid the city center at the specified times, and wash and disinfect the trucks after every trip.
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 17 of the Saudi Waste Management Law
What are the conditions for transporting hazardous waste?
Vehicles that meet the Center's specifications, warning signs, the waste documents, notifying the competent authority of routes and parking, not passing through residential areas and the city center at the specified times, and washing and disinfecting the vehicles after each use.
Are hazardous waste trucks prohibited from passing through cities?
The transporter must not pass through residential areas and the city center during the times set by the competent authority.
When are hazardous waste vehicles washed?
After each use, in accordance with the instructions and guidance in coordination with the competent authority.
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.