Fines and Penalties Regulation for the Municipality Contraventions

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1 Fines and Penalties Regulation for the Municipality Contraventions Article 1 The word (municipality) wherever it is mentioned herein indicates the Office of Riyadh City Mayor, municipality or the rural community. Article 2 The fines and penalties shall be applied to municipality contraventions according to the enclosed table. Article 3 a- Contraventions shall be investigated by the virtue of a process-verbal written by the official in charge. The executive instructions of this regulation shall specify the procedures of investigation in municipality contraventions and proof thereof. b- The perpetrator of the municipality contravention shall be obligated to repair what the he has damaged and restore the previous condition of the damaged item. Article 4 A grievance may be made before the Minister of Municipality and Rural Affairs against application of any penalty provided for herein within sixty days as of date of serving the notice of the penalty. Also, a grievance may be made against his decision of the Minister before the board of grievance within sixty days as of the date delivering the decision. Article 5 Fines determined by virtue of this regulation shall be collected in compliance with procedures pursued in the collection of public of funds. Article 6

2 The Minister of the Municipality and Rural Affairs or his representative may suspend the license. Article 7 The Minister of the Municipality and Rural Affairs shall issue decision and executive instructions pertaining to this regulation and method of implementation thereof. Article 8 This regulation shall supercede all contradictory regulations and instructions. Article 9 This Regulation shall be published in Umm Al-Qura newspaper and shall be effective as of the date of its publishing. Table of Fines and Penalties Article Contravention Fine limit Minimum Maximum Penalties and collection of prescribed fees First group: general hygiene contraventions 1\1 Throwing garbage off the disposal area 1\1\1 Food waste: 2\1\1 a. from houses b. from restaurants and kitchens Throwing garbage out of vehicles a. from vegetables and fruits 3\1\1 Commercial wastes

3 market b. From meat markets and shops of poultry, fish and non-governmental butcheries c. Groceries and other stores \1\1 Industrial wastes: a. food factories b. Other factories: Normal waste Dangerous waste Water leakage in the streets, 1\2 open sequins, public gardens, and the likes as: a. Houses The vehicles shall be stopped for a

4 1\3 b. Restaurants, business centers and the likes Discharging sewerage water 1000tankers off the designated places week from work if contravention repeated for the first time and the period shall be doubled if repeated for the second time 1\4 Discharging sewerage water in the streets from: a. Houses b. Investment buildings c. Drain tankers Leakage of petroleum materials and the similar to 1\5 1\6 the streets and neighborhood from: a. Tankers and machineries b. gas stations and service 0 centers Emission of smoke in big volumes from car exhaust systems 0 Demanding him to repair the defect and double the penalty on repetition. 1\7 Violations of hygienic requirements as foods and water factories and all facilities related with general hygiene: 1\7\1 Contraventions of the building and furnishing 1\7\1 \1 The penalty shall be doubled and the

5 1\7\1 3 days if the violation replaced The building place closed for a period not exceeding Penalty doubled and the place closed \2 Furnishing for a period not exceeding one week if violation repeated Laborers \1 Employing laborers without health certificates or with expired health certificates Lump sum fine for each laborer, suspension from work until health certificate is obtained. 1\7\2 \2 1\7\2 Laborers with illness symptoms, wounds or pimples Decline of the personal Lump sum fine for each laborer, suspension of infected laborers until they are cured. Fine doubled and place closed for a period not exceeding a week upon repetition Lump sum fine for each laborer, a \3 cleanliness of laborers doubled penalty when repeated

6 1\7\2 \4 Using the place as a sleeping place For each violator 1\7\2 \5 Not wearing uniform For each violator Contraventions of food stuff, water, and beverage \1 Using un permissible raw materials \2 Using expired raw materials Using spoiled raw materials With destruction of such materials. Doubled fine if repeated \3 Production of raw materials not included in the factory license Violation of packing, transport and storage requirements Destruction of such materials. Doubled fine if repeated Distraction of such materials. Doubled fine if repeated \4 Distraction of such materials. Doubled fine if repeated \ Destruction of un consumables \6 Ill-conservation of raw materials \7 \8 Handling foodstuffs improperly inside the shop or factory Mal transport of foodstuffs that are subject to be affected by temperature in particular Destruction of un consumables Destruction of un consumables

7 \9 Supplying foodstuffs with marks of spoil With destruction thereof \10 Supplying foodstuffs or beverages prepared on the previous day or securing or storing thereof With destruction thereof and double fine when repeated \11 Supplying foodstuffs prepared for un licensed places Supplying foodstuffs of Destruction \12 unknown source Destruction 1\7\4 Meat shops Supplying meats, poultry or

8 1\7\4 \1 1\7\4 \2

9 fish, refrigerated or frozen at places licensed to sell fresh meats Not covering fresh meats with clean cloth

10 Penalty doubled on repetition \7\4 Re-freezing meat, fish, poultry or foodstuffs after defrosting, or supplying 2000 stuffs not suitable for human \3 consumption Not placing a sign indicating the type of meats licensed to 1\7\4 \4 be sold (refrigerated and frozen) With destruction and doubling the fine in case of repetition Supplying fresh meats that 1\7\4 are not stamped by the Municipality s stamp \5 1\7\5 General cleanliness 1\7\5 \1 1\7\5 \2 Decline of general cleanliness standard Not covering garbage cans Lump-sum fine for each slaughtered animal confiscation of displayed meat and doubling the penalty on repetition 1\7\5 \3 Accumulation of garbage and non-prompt disposal thereof \7\6 Barbershops 1\7\6 \1 Unclean towels and used tools \7\6 \2 1\7\6 Using one razor in haircutting for more than one person Absence of sterilizing

11 \3 equipment \8 General contraventions 1\8\1 Breaking seals and re- opening before the end of food poisoning penalty Re-closure of the premises and redoubling the fine if repeated 1\8\2 Delaying the work of health specialists and controllers, hindering them or resisting them Penalty doubled on repetition Removed of sign board placed indicating that the 1\8\3 shop has been closed because of change food thereof poisoning removal or 5000 The sign shall be re-placed and penalty doubled on repetition 1\8\4 Practicing activity outside the borders of the place penalty doubled on repetition 1\8\5 The person in charge of the shop or his representative helping the contravening For each violator

12 labor to escape during watch and search by any form of assistance 1\8\6 1\8\7 Breaking seals and reopening the shop before the end of closure penalty decided by the Municipality Violations of environmental health laws where no particular penalties have been determined Second group: slaughtering violations and loose animals Re-close the place until the term of penalty terminates, double penalty in case of repetition Remove the violation on the account of the violator and destruction of unserviceable Slaughtering violations at butcher houses and places prepared therefore and the likes: Slaughtering cattle and 2\1 2\1\1 camels prohibited to be slaughtered For each head destruction of unusable for human consumption 2\1\2 Non-observance of Islamic immolation ritually and norms Fine for each head and destruction of those prohibited by Islam to be eaten 2\1\3 Slaughtering at national kitchens Destruction of unusable repeated violation for the first time When repeated for the second time When repeated for the third time, closure of kitchen for two weeks When repeated for the fourth time,

13 2\2 Loosing cattle and camels closure of the kitchen and cancellation of license 2\2\1 Cattle s Lump sum fine for each cattle and camels shall be confiscated for the favor for the municipality after (three) days if their owner does not check with the authorities 2\2\2 Camels Any violation of slaughtering laws or related with cattle 2\3 and camels for which no penalties have been determined Destruction of unusable Third group Sale contraventions

14 3\1 Opening a shop without a license 3\1\1 Shops related with general hygiene Closure of the shop until license is obtained 3\1\2 Other business houses Closure of the shop until license is obtained 3\2 Non-renewal of license In case of repetition the place shall be closed until license is renewed 3\3 Abstention from selling or giving a bill Shop may be closed for not more than a week on repetition Increase on fixed prices or Shop may be closed for not more than 3\4 not placing a price on the displayed commodities a week on repetition 3\5 Stands 3\5\1 Unlicensed stand owner Penalty doubled on repetition Licensed stand owner if Promise at first time double fine on 3\5\2 displayed goods in repetition and license may be impermissible place Withdrawn if continued repetitions of violation 3\6 Apprehending peddlers Fine doubled on repetition 3\7 3\8 Using vehicles unlicensed by the ministry as sale display (except farmers vehicles) Fine doubled on repetition Reduce of bread weight less than permissible or violation of subject specifications to law of trade other fraud than prevention Fine doubled on repetition. The place may repetition be closed of violation in case of continual 3\9 Any violation of sale laws which have no penalties determined F o urth group:

15 Removal of violation on the account of the violator and destruction of un usable Building violations 4\1\1 Increasing the number of the floors over legally permissible limit Removal of default buildings on the account of the owner 4\1\2 Increasing building area for the upper additions over the legally permissible limit Removal of default buildings on the account of the owner, and in case of difficulty of removal of such buildings for fear of affecting the safety of the building, and where such problem may be corrected by removing the consequent harm, the owner shall pay half of the cost of violation, provided

16 that the same shall obtain a certificate prove the safety of the existing installations 4\1\3 Removal of default buildings on the Increase building percentage account of the owner, and in case of over violation the permissible of legal retreats limit or difficulty for fear of of affecting removal of the such safety buildings of the building, and where such problem may 1/3/4 be corrected by removing the consequent harm, the owner shall pay half of the cost of violation, provided the same shall obtain a certificate From a qualified engineering office prove the safety of the existing installations Removal of default building at the 4\1\4 Transgression organizational lines on 4\2 2/4 4\3 If the building violating buildings laws and was constructed without a building license If the building was constructed without a building license and was not violating laws of building expense of the owner penalties mentioned in Article 4\1 above according to type of violation Collection of proceeds of building costs license when payment constructed of prescribed without fees, a obtaining a certificate from an engineering office qualified by the Ministry to prove the safety of the existing installations 4\4 If the building has been constructed in compliance with layouts other than licensed and the constructed building is not violating laws of building Bring a copy of the layout by virtue of which it has been executed legalized by an engineering office qualified by the Ministry to prove the safety of the existing installations 4\5 Start renovation without a license 4\6 If not specifying building license

17 4\7 Using a building for a purpose other than intended With payment of prescribed fees If a building has been With payment of prescribed fees Obligating the owner to use it for its specified purpose 4\8 executed in contraction to the utilization the area Removal of the violation or correction thereof in consistent with the utilization area on the account of the owner. 4\9 Any engineering office supervising execution of On repetition of violation the authority which issued the license shall be demanded to take necessary actions

18 works violating building law against such office with payment of fine 4\10 Any engineering office supervising execution of works not violating laws but not having a license \11 Every contractor participating in constructing a building without a license On repetition of violation license shall be withdrawn, and the fine shall be fined 4\12 Every contractor participating in overstepping conditions of limits license and of building On repetition of violation license shall be withdrawn, and fine shall be paid 4\13 Building on land owned by other Removal of violation at the expense of the causer 4\14 Building on out of governmental land Removal of violation at the expense of the causer, and the building may be left decision to utilize it from for public the interest Minister by of a Municipality and Rural Affairs Not removing ruins and Shall be pulled down by the 4\15 4\17 building doomed to collapse within two month of serving a note to the owner Using roads and public places in contradiction to the instructions of the Municipality or because of a danger or harass to public 4\16 Not removing debris of building or renovation or throwing a way on others land or taking earth from places not specified therefore

19 Municipality in coordination with the competent authorities, obligating the owner to pay the cost of pull down Transporting the materials object of violation at the expense of the violator and the means of transport may be confiscated for not more than a week The causer shall pay a damage for the victim \18 Leaving cars without protective covers The causer shall pay a damage for the victim Not fencing or planting trees around the lands at the areas 4\19 specified by the Municipality as deemed proper to realize the public instruct as per specifications and instruction set by the Municipality (1) riyal per square meter (1) riyal per square meter Pays annually in case of continuous violation Erecting boxes and booths 4\20 and the likes without a license Removal of violations at the cast of the causer and the building may be left to be utilized for the public interest by a decision from the Minister of the

20 Municipality and Rural Affairs 4\21 To hang clothes to dry within a building overlooking the street Fine shall be doubled on repetition Any violation of laws of 4\22 building which have no Removal of violations at the expense of the causer specified penalty Fifth group Road violations 5\1 Digging without a license or working on a site in violation of the requirement of the license For each site and restore the previous state of the site at the expense of the violator Not renewing digging license 5\2 or surpassing the digging license Payment of the prescribed fees In not cutting asphalt layers and stone foundation 5\3 according to the technical method specified by the Municipality No filling up ditches and 5\4 restore its previous state after 5\5 5\6 In addition to fine of 50 riyals per longitudinal meter Filling up ditches and restore the previous state at the expanses of the finishing on the site violator Not removing remnants of the digging after finishing the work Moving the remnants at the expense of Not placing fences on lands or guiding signs or reflecting warning which endanger signs at the work life site of citizens and traffic Not maintaining fences or Payment all costs of damage and the maximum repetition of fine violation shall or be non-execution applied on

21 5\7 guiding signs on the work site for each site Not placing signs bearing the name of the work owner 5\8 name of the supervising consultant, the contra for and each the site name of \9 Damaging paved and asphalted when using tracked equipment or any other equipment that cause harm Repairing the destroyed part at the expense of the violator 5\10 Closing streets without license (for each site)

22 yed part at the poles 5\11 Cutting cables of lighting 3000 Destroying pavements and or any properties of the Municipality in any way Removing grass or trees or destruction cages of small 5\13 trees protection or fidgeting of the violator rt at the expense Fining the violator costs of re- with public gardens destroying palm trees or trees in any way cultivating trees 5\ Falling dust and the likes, from transport trucks or not providing necessary protection Cement mix on the roads asphalt and side walks ,000 2,000 Removing violations at the expense of the violator 5.16 floods fishing grounds or 5,000 10,000 restricted locations. Placing road blocks without 5.17 the approval of the 3,000 5,000 Coupled with repairing the resultant damages at the violator's expenses. Coupled with repairing resultant damages at the violator s expenses competent Smearing buildings walls or enclosing walls with writing or drawing or otherwise, or using such for advertising 200 purposes. authorities. Violations causing damages to irrigation networks or suspend irrigation works at Parks or otherwise. 1,000 5,000 Re moving the violation sat the violator's expenses. Coupled with repairing the resultant damages at the violator's expenses. R violator's Repairing expenses. the damages at the

23 Removing the violations at the

24 5.23 Any violations to the laws of roads with no specific punishments ,000 Returning the road to its former condition at the violator's expense.