Article 27 of the Saudi Waste Management Law
المادة 27 من نظام إدارة النفايات · الفصل التاسع: المسؤولية المدنية والجزائية والتأهيل والتعويضات
The article directs the Center to determine, on scientific and fair bases, the amount of liability borne by a service provider or waste producer for the damages of their activities, to be approved by the Minister under the Implementing Regulations.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
مع عدم الإخلال بالأحكام النظامية ذات الصلة، يحدد المركز وفق أسس علمية وعادلة مبلغ المسؤولية التي يتحملها مقدم الخدمة أو منتج النفاية؛ تجاه الأضرار الناتجة عن نشاطاتهما المتعلقة بإدارة النفايات واتخاذ الإجراءات النظامية لاعتماده من الوزير، وذلك وفقًا لما تحدده اللائحة.
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 27 explained in plain English
This article deals with determining the amount of liability for damages resulting from waste management activities.
Who determines the amount? The National Waste Management Center.
For whom? The service provider or waste producer.
For what? The damages resulting from their activities relating to waste management.
How? On scientific and fair bases, after which the Center takes the legal steps to have it approved by the Minister. So the amount does not become approved merely because the Center has determined it; the Minister's approval is required.
Details: as the Implementing Regulations specify.
The article begins with the phrase "without prejudice to the relevant legal provisions", so determining the amount does not cancel what other laws provide.
The article does not say whether the amount is a ceiling or an assessment for each case, and it gives no figures, so this is a matter for the Implementing Regulations and the Center's approved decisions.
Article 26 makes the waste producer and the service provider bear civil and criminal liability for any harm or risk to the environment or to public health and safety. Article 28 regulates the work of inspectors in detecting violations of the Law and the Implementing Regulations.
Anyone with a dispute over the amount of liability should consult a lawyer specialized in civil matters and compensation.
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 27 of the Saudi Waste Management Law
Who determines the amount of liability for waste damage?
The National Waste Management Center determines it on scientific and fair bases, and takes the legal steps to have it approved by the Minister.
Who does the amount of liability apply to?
To the service provider or waste producer, for the damages resulting from their activities relating to waste management.
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- Article 24
The article gives examples of waste damage that gives rise to civil or criminal liability, such as property loss, environmental restoration and injury, provided it arises from intent, gross negligence, mismanagement or violation.
تشمل الأضرار التي تترتب عليها المسؤولية المدنية أو الجزائية أو كلتاهما -على سبيل المثال لا الحصر- ما يأتي: 1- فقدان الممتلكات أو تلفها، أو الخسارة الاقتصادية ال
- Article 25
The article requires a service provider operating a waste management facility to provide a financial guarantee or insurance covering its civil liability for damages when it obtains the license.
على مقدم الخدمة الذي يقوم بتشغيل منشأة لإدارة النفايات -عند حصوله على الرخصة- أن يقدم ضماناً ماليًّا أو تأميناً يغطي مسؤوليته عن الأضرار المتعلقة بالمسؤولية الم
- Article 26
The article makes the waste producer and service provider bear civil and criminal liability for waste management damage, the carrier liable for transport pollution, and anyone depositing waste with an unlicensed person jointly liable with him.
1- يتحمل منتج النفاية ومقدم الخدمة المسؤولية المدنية والجزائية عن أي ضرر أو خطر على البيئة أو على الصحة والسلامة العامة وفقاً لما تحدده الأحكام النظامية ذات الص
- Article 35
The article requires the violator to remove the effects of the violation, carry out rehabilitation and pay the resulting compensation, as the Implementing Regulations specify.
على المخالف إزالة الآثار المترتبة على المخالفة وإعادة التأهيل ودفع التعويضات المترتبة على المخالفة، وذلك وفقاً 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.