Article 33 of the Saudi Waste Management Law

This article regulates the body that hears violations and imposes their penalties, and the route of objection.

1- The committee: one or more committees hear violations of the Law and the Implementing Regulations, other than Article 29 violations, and impose the penalties provided for in Article 32 (a fine of up to ten million riyals, suspension of the license or permit for up to six months, or their cancellation), as follows:

• It is formed by decision of the Minister.
• Its term is three years, renewable.
• It has no fewer than three members.
• The formation decision states who chairs it, who must be one of those specialized in Sharia or law.
• Its decisions are issued by majority, are reasoned, and are approved by the Minister.

2- The Implementing Regulations: they set the committee's rules of work, its procedures and its members' remuneration.

3- Objection: the committee's decisions may be challenged before the competent court within sixty days of the date of notification of the decision.

Article 32 provides that the Center imposes the fine of no more than one hundred thousand riyals in accordance with the classification table.

The most important practical point is the sixty-day period: anyone wishing to challenge a committee decision must bring it before the competent court within sixty days of being notified of the decision. Article 29 violations are not heard by this committee.

Article 34 gives the committee additional powers, such as the daily fine and publication of a summary of the decision.

Anyone who has been the subject of a committee decision and wants to challenge it should consult a lawyer specialized in administrative matters.