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Law No. 8 of 2008 on Consumer Protection

Law Summary Record Type: LawNumber: 8Date: 15/05/2008 Corresponding to 10/05/1429 HijriNumber of Articles: 31Status: In force

Official Gazette :Issue: 7Offcial Journal Issue Publication Date: 24/07/2008 Corresponding to 21/07/1429 HijriPage from: 5

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Chapter Four: Sanctions

18 Article - Amended

1. Without prejudice to any greater penalties provided for in any other law, any person convicted of violating any of the provisions stipulated in the Articles of Chapter Three of this Law shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years and a fine of not less than three thousand Riyals (QR 3,000) and not more than one million Riyals (QR 1,000,000), or to either penalty.

However, an advertiser shall be exempted from liability where the information included in the advertisement which was provided by the supplier is of a technical nature and its accuracy cannot be verified by the advertiser.
Where a supplier is convicted of failing properly and clearly to indicate the risk involved in the use of the commodity and such failure is the proximate cause of damages, the sentence shall be a fine of not less than fifteen thousand Riyals (QR 15,000) and not more than one million Riyals (QR 1,000,000).
The sentence shall be doubled in case of a recurrence of the violation. The accused shall be deemed recidivist where he commits a similar violation before the lapse of a period of five years from the date of execution of the sentence.
All violations provided for in this Law shall be deemed identical for the purposes of recidivism.

18 Article BIS

Without prejudice to the penalties stipulated in this Law, the premises in which a violation is committed may be closed by virtue of a reasoned administrative resolution issued by the director of the competent department. Such closure shall be temporary for a period not exceeding one month for the first violation, two months for the second violation, and three months for the third or further violations.
The resolution shall be published on the Ministry's official website and in two daily newspapers at the expense of the accused.
In all cases the closure shall be implemented administratively for the entire premises unless its condition restricts closure to that part in which the violation occurred. The accused shall bear the expenses incurred by the closure.
The person concerned may appeal to the Minister against the resolution within seven days from the date on which he was notified thereof. The appeal shall be accompanied by all supporting documents.
The Minister shall rule on the appeal within ten (10) days from the date of its submission and his decision shall be final.
The lapse of the period referred to in the preceding paragraph without a ruling on the appeal shall be deemed a rejection of the appeal.

19 Article

Without prejudice to any greater penalty stipulated in any other law, any person convicted of disposing of the seized products stipulated in Article 25 of this Law shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two months, or to a fine equivalent to the value of the seized commodity which has been disposed of illegally.

20 Article

1. The person responsible for the effective management of a juristic person shall receive the same sentence stipulated in Articles 18 and 19 of this Law where it is established that he was aware of the violation or his failure to fulfil his duties in accordance with such management contributed to the occurrence of the violation.

A juristic person shall be jointly liable to pay any imposed fines and indemnities where the violation is committed for or on behalf of the juristic person or by one of its employees.

21 Article

Following a conviction for any of the violations stipulated in this Law, the court may, in addition to the sentence imposed, order the confiscation or destruction of the commodity involved in the violation and the materials and tools used in its production, or the closure of the premises where the violation took place for a period of not less than one month and not exceeding three months. A summary of the court's judgment shall be published in two daily newspapers at the expense of the accused.

22 Article - Amended

The Minister or his authorised delegate may settle anyviolations stipulated in this Law prior to or during the institution of criminal proceedings or before the issuance of a final judgment, against payment of a sum not less than double the minimum and not more than double the maximum amount of the prescribed fine. The settlement shall result in the abatement of the criminal case.

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