Article 23 of the Saudi Waste Management Law

This article contains a short provision: the Center may assign the provision of some of its services to the private sector.

The provision can be analyzed as follows:

• Who holds the power: the National Center for Waste Management.
• Nature of the provision: permissive. The words "the Center may" mean that assignment is a power the Center exercises at its discretion, not an obligation on it.
• Scope: some of its services, not all of them.
• The recipient: the private sector.

The article does not specify which services may be assigned, nor the method or conditions of assignment, and it does not expressly refer to the Implementing Regulations on this.

This article opens the way for private companies to take part in providing services the Center used to provide, which may offer opportunities for investors in the sector.

The article is linked to Article 22, which gives the Center's board the power to set the financial consideration for the licenses, permits, services and works the Center provides within its field of competence. Article 24 sets out the damages that give rise to civil or criminal liability.

Anyone wishing to contract with the Center to provide some of its services should consult a lawyer specialized in administrative and commercial matters.