المملكة: Two million riyals fine and cancel the licenses .. The new rules of municipal violations enter into force

I adopted The Ministry of Municipalities and Housing Executive rules of the list of penalties on municipal violations, which determine the mechanisms for applying penalties to violations of all kinds, with accurate classifications that distinguish between grave and non -grave violations, in a manner that ensures the achievement of justice and deterrence at the same time." target ="_Blank"> Labor systems municipal, and raise the level of compliance with municipal requirements, in addition to supporting the principles of governance and transparency in control procedures and the application of penalties." target ="_Blank"> And the responsible authorities for the application of the penalties, as well as the powers of municipal observers, and the foundations of the escalation of penalties in the event of repeated violations. Thus, the umbrella of the regulation includes a wide range of commercial and service activities, in a way that enhances the municipal ability to monitor compliance and adjust the abuses. Escape
is one of the most prominent features of executive rules that it does not deal with all violations at the same level of rigor, but rather adopted the principle of gradual punishment. Where Article «6/1» stipulates that the alert is a warning to the violator, and it is granted a corrective deadline before signing the penalty, in the violations that require immediate reform. «9/1). The rules stipulated the possibility of closing the store or facility for a period not exceeding two weeks, with a doubling of the closing period in the event of repetition. Biomedical and vital service activities. Article 1/2 stipulates that the basic value of each violation is determined in accordance with the classification of trusts and municipalities, provided that it does not exceed one million riyals in the case of the non -valued violation, and two million riyals in the grave violation when repetition. Small facilities are treated at the same level as the penalty applied to major facilities. This delay varied according to the nature of the violation:
- One day for road violations and drilling.
- One day for serious violations that affect public health and safety. For the rest of the violations. «1/4» on the necessity of providing a sufficient number of observers in each honesty and municipality to carry out control tasks. The reports are achieved in the field, while obliging it to document the violations electronically using images and video, in a way that enhances the reliability of the seizures. It is not accustomed to the liberated violations in paper, which reflects the trend towards digital automation in municipal work. /> In the event that the violator refuses to cooperate or obstruct the work of the observer, a special report will be prepared and submitted to the competent authorities to complete the regular procedures. It also stipulated the formation of a committee of at least three members, including a regular advisor, who is responsible for issuing decisions related to fines that exceed “25 thousand riyals” or “50 thousand riyals in the event of grave violations. Licensing. This aims to enhance public deterrence and raise societal awareness of the danger of some violating practices. If they refrain from reviewing, the fine is doubled and the shop is closed until compliance. The rules also held the owner of the property responsible for informing the tenants in the event of practicing the activity without a license. Regular.
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