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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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20 Article - Amended

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.
21 Article

1. The closure or removal shall be implemented in relation to the entire business except to any part which is separate and licenced to conduct activities of a different type. Where the circumstances do not allow for the curtailing of the closure or removal, only that part where the violation occurred shall be closed or removed.

2. The concerned person shall be required to pay the costs of closure or removal.
22 Article - Amended

1. A fine of not less than two hundred fifty riyals and not more than one thousand riyals, or a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding two months, or both, shall be imposed for every other violation of the provisions of this law or the bylaws or resolutions implementing it.
23 Article - Amended

1.      The provisions of this Law shall apply to all businesses that fall under its jurisdiction, even where they were established before its promulgation.

2.      Businesses established before the promulgation of this Law shall comply with its provisions, regularize their status, and obtain the necessary permits within six months from the date of its promulgation.

3.      The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture, on the proposal of the Central Municipal Council, may extend the aforesaid period by not more than six months where necessary.
24 Article - Amended

The Minister for Municipal Affairs and Agriculture shall, based on a proposal by the Central Municipal Council, add provisions not covered by this law for the achievement of its objectives and he shall issue the bylaws, resolutions and forms necessary to implement such additional provisions.
25 Article

All competent authorities, each within its jurisdiction, shall execute this law which shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.