المملكة: One million riyals fine .. adopting new rules to control municipal violations
I adopted The Ministry of Municipalities and Housing The new update of the executive rules of the list of penalties on municipal violations, to constitute a unified regulatory framework for the application of municipal sanctions, and to control the mechanisms of monitoring, appreciation and fines, in a way that contributes to raising the efficiency of compliance in various cities of the Kingdom." target ="_Blank"> For regulations and regulations related to violations and fines, and aims to establish a clear and gradual governance mechanism in imposing penalties in proportion to the nature of each violation and the extent of its impact. The regulations were accurately distinguished between the “grave” municipal violations, which may harm human health or public safety, and “non -grave violations”. Imposing any fine. As for Green violations , the penalty will be made first, then a deadline for correction is granted to avoid the repetition of the violation. The fine for non -valued violations reaches 500 thousand riyals, and rises to one million riyals for grave violations, with the possibility of doubling the punishment upon repetition. The penalties also include the closure of the store or the facility for up to two weeks, which is also a double period. In the maximum cases of grave violations for the fourth time, the municipal license can be canceled and the activity is prevented for a period of up to two years. The repetition of the violation is calculated within one year from the date of the first penalty, and after the end of the year, the violation is treated as if it is committed for the first time. All violations will be registered in the national platform of violations “Eifa”, which guarantees transparency and unifies procedures at the Kingdom level. The regulations, the violator is punished by paying a quarter of the construction costs with the license fees and obliging it to correct any damage. The penalty increases to reach half of the construction cost of the violation in the event that the license limits are exceeded in a way that is constructed. Therefore. Rewards will also be granted to distinguished observers with the aim of stimulating performance and raising the efficiency of oversight operations.
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