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Law No. 3 of 1975 on Commercial, Industrial and Similar Entities that Conduct Business with the Public

Law Summary Record Type: LawNumber: 3Date: 12/02/1975 Corresponding to 01/02/1395 HijriNumber of Articles: 26Status: In force

Official Gazette :Issue: 2Offcial Journal Issue Publication Date: 01/01/1975 Corresponding to 18/12/1394 HijriPage from: 2834

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Article 20 ( Amended By Law 20 / 1995 )
Starting Date: 01/01/1975 Expiry Date : 09/07/1995

(As amended by Law No. 18 of 1987, the Official Gazette 7 of 1987):
1- Without prejudice to any more severe penalty provided for by any other law, any person who opens or manages a business without a licence or in contravention of a licence, or against whom a judgment is issued to close or remove the business, or whose business has been closed administratively, shall be fined of not less than two hundred (200) riyals and not more than two thousand (2000) riyals, and imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or either of them,.

1. In addition to the aforesaid penalties, a judgment may be issued ordering the closure of the business for a specified period or permanently, without prejudice to administrative closure or removal.
Article 20
Starting Date: 09/07/1995

1. Without prejudice to any more severe penalty provided for by any other law, any person who opens or manages a business without a licence or in contravention of a licence, or against whom a judgment is issued to close or remove the business, or whose business has been closed administratively, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year or to a fine of not less than one thousand riyals and not more than ten thousand riyals, or to both.

2. In addition to the aforesaid penalties, a judgment may be issued ordering the closure of the business for a specified period or permanently, without prejudice to administrative closure or removal.

Article 20 - (Amended By Law 20 /1995)
Starting Date : 09/07/1995

1. Without prejudice to any more severe penalty provided for by any other law, any person who opens or manages a business without a licence or in contravention of a licence, or against whom a judgment is issued to close or remove the business, or whose business has been closed administratively, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year or to a fine of not less than one thousand riyals and not more than ten thousand riyals, or to both.

2. In addition to the aforesaid penalties, a judgment may be issued ordering the closure of the business for a specified period or permanently, without prejudice to administrative closure or removal.

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Starting Date : 01/01/1975 Expiry Date: 09/07/1995

(As amended by Law No. 18 of 1987, the Official Gazette 7 of 1987):
1- Without prejudice to any more severe penalty provided for by any other law, any person who opens or manages a business without a licence or in contravention of a licence, or against whom a judgment is issued to close or remove the business, or whose business has been closed administratively, shall be fined of not less than two hundred (200) riyals and not more than two thousand (2000) riyals, and imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or either of them,.

1. In addition to the aforesaid penalties, a judgment may be issued ordering the closure of the business for a specified period or permanently, without prejudice to administrative closure or removal.

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