Article 10 of the Saudi White Land Fees Law

This article governs the information side of applying the fee, and contains two provisions:

• Creating the database: The Ministry, in coordination with the relevant bodies, creates a database containing the information relating to applying the fee.
• Access to it: The concerned bodies have the authority to access the database, for specified purposes: applying the fee and collecting it.

Note that the article limits access to two specified purposes: the authority is given to the concerned bodies for the purposes of applying and collecting the fee, and for no other purpose. The article does not name the concerned bodies, does not detail the type of information the database contains, and does not say whether owners have the right to access it.

This article comes in the context of Article 9, under which the Ministry, in coordination with the relevant bodies, is responsible for applying the provisions of the Law and the regulations, so the database is a tool for that application. It is also linked to Article 11, which provides that the fees and fines collected are deposited in a special account at the Saudi Central Bank earmarked for spending on housing projects.

This article is organizational and concerns the work of government bodies; it does not itself impose direct obligations on owners.