<Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi, Minister of Commerce and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO), decided, based on the powers granted to him by law, to approve the amendment of the executive regulations of the Saudi Building Code application system.
According to Umm Al-Qura newspaper, this regulation will be implemented as of the date of its publication in the newspaper.
The following are the details of the regulation:
Chapter I:
Definitions
Article I:
The following words and phrases wherever used in this regulation shall have the meanings indicated in front of them unless the context requires otherwise:
Ministry: Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing.
Minister: Minister of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing.
Municipal Organization: Secretariat or Municipality.
Authority: Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization.
National Committee: National Committee for Saudi Building Code.
Ministry Competent Authority: The Central Unit for Saudi Building Code at the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing.
Code: The Saudi Building Code, which is a set of requirements and requirements and subsequent executive regulations and annexes related to building and construction to ensure public safety and health.
Requirements: Details of design, implementation and construction methods and specification of standard specifications, and is the basis and reference in the application of the code.
Requirements: Procedures and controls for building licenses and the preparation of engineering plans and their requirements for buildings and facilities, and are an integral part of the requirements.
System: The Saudi Building Code Application System.
Regulation: The Executive Regulations of the Saudi Building Code Implementation System.
Regulation of Classification of Violations: The regulation of classifying code violations and determining the prescribed penalties for each violation.
Consideration Committee: The Committee to consider violations of the Saudi Building Code.
Building: That which is architecturally constructed and prepared for use and occupancy, and for which a classification is provided in the code.
Certified Designer: The natural or legal person licensed by the concerned authority, with whom the owner contracts to carry out studies and designs to meet his needs and requests in accordance with the code.
Supervisory Designer: The natural or legal person licensed by the concerned authority to practice supervision, who is contracted by the owner as a responsible designer to supervise the implementation in accordance with the approved licenses and plans.
Executor (Contractor): The natural or legal person licensed by the concerned authority to carry out construction activities, with whom the owner contracts to carry out construction, installation, operation or maintenance in accordance with the code.
Hidden Defect: Any defect in the structural work or its protective elements that impairs the strength, stability or stability of the building or any defect due to errors, faults or deficiencies in design, materials, location or construction, provided that such defect was not discovered on the date of issuance of the certificate of occupancy.
Inspection: The examination of a product, product design, procedure, or construction to determine its conformance to code requirements, or general requirements based on a technical regulation or standard, and in accordance with code requirements.
Inspector: A «third party» entity accepted by the Authority and licensed to carry out inspections in accordance with the Code areas.
Inspector: A person licensed and accredited by the Saudi Institution of Engineers to perform building inspections in accordance with the code.
Supervision: Responsible follow-up and monitoring by a registered professional engineer who possesses the necessary qualifications and relevant experience to perform the responsibilities associated with the inspection.
Building License: A written authorization issued by the municipal authority, in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Licensing Procedures Law and its Executive Regulations.
Certificate of Occupancy: Permission to occupy the building issued by the municipal authority after confirming that the building conforms to the code.
Practice License: A professional permit issued by the concerned authority to natural and legal persons to practice the work of studies and designs, implementation, supervision or inspection, in accordance with the code.
Related Authorities: The government agencies concerned with monitoring the implementation of the code according to their jurisdiction. They are: Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing, Ministry of Interior (General Directorate of Civil Defense), Ministry of Energy, and Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization.
Violation: Any intentional or unintentional violation of the code or its implementation system or regulations.
Violator: Any natural or legal person who violates the code or any of the provisions of its implementation system or regulations.
Hazardous Violation: Any code violation that, if not removed or corrected, will endanger lives or property or directly cause harm to human health or the environment.
Public Services: Electricity, telephone, water and sewage.
Chapter II:
Objective and scope of application of the code
The second article:
The code aims to establish minimum requirements and requirements that achieve public safety and health through the durability, stability and stability of buildings and facilities taking into account universal access, providing a healthy environment, adequate lighting and ventilation, rationalizing water and energy and protecting lives and property from fire, earthquakes and other hazards associated with buildings.
Article Three:
The code consists of the following:
1- Administrative requirements.
2- Architectural requirements and requirements.
3- Structural requirements and requirements.
4- Electrical requirements and requirements.
5- Mechanical requirements and requirements.
6- Energy conservation requirements and requirements.
7- Sanitary and water conservation requirements and requirements.
8- Fire protection requirements and requirements.
9- Earthquake resistance requirements and requirements.
10- Requirements and requirements for existing and historic buildings.
11- Requirements and requirements for green buildings.
12- Requirements and requirements for residential buildings.
13- Reference standards.
14- Any other requirements or requirements issued by the National Committee.
Article Four:
The requirements and requirements of the code are considered an integrated and applicable unit.
Article Five:
The Code shall apply and prohibit the application of any other code to all building and construction works in the public and private sectors according to the classification of buildings, including building design, implementation, operation, maintenance and modification, and on existing buildings in the event of their restoration, change of use, expansion, modification or demolition, starting from the effective date of the system according to the progression shown in the annex of the stages of application of the code, and at the end of the application stages, the code shall apply to all building types classified in it.
Article Six:
The requirements and requirements of the code related to thermal insulation and fire prevention and protection shall be applied to all construction works immediately upon the entry into force of the system, without considering the stages of progression referred to in Article 5 of the regulation.
Article Seven:
The application of code requirements and requirements on existing buildings according to the possibility of application, with a technical report from an accredited engineering office that includes possible engineering solutions, in accordance with the system.
Chapter Three:
Tasks of the relevant authorities and issuing licenses for building works.
Article Eight:
Without prejudice to the right of the relevant authorities to exercise their tasks and competencies in accordance with their regulations, the Ministry and the Municipal Authority shall undertake the following tasks:
1- Preparing the necessary cadastral reports in accordance with the requirements of the indicative plan.
2- Issuing licenses for construction, renovation, demolition, modification and others.
3- Following up and monitoring the application of the code.
4- Following up the necessary inspections and tests during the implementation of construction works.
5- Issuing the occupancy certificate after the completion of construction and ensuring its conformity to the code.
6- Issuing the occupancy certificate after the completion of construction and ensuring its conformity to the code.
6- Approving the delivery of permanent and temporary public services.
7- Keeping records of construction, monitoring, inspection, control and penalties.
8- Building a database of engineering offices, institutions and companies licensed to engage in construction work and approved bodies to audit plans and inspect buildings.
9- Appointing inspection bodies according to their competence in the code.
Article Nine:
Without prejudice to the right of the relevant authorities to exercise their tasks and competencies in accordance with their regulations, the Ministry of Interior (General Directorate of Civil Defense) in relation to the code, for example, the following tasks:
1- Follow up and monitor the application of the code and control its violations regarding the requirements of prevention and fire protection in all stages of construction, maintenance, operation and storage.
2- Coordination with the competent authorities to ensure that consulting engineering offices and contractors obtain the necessary qualification in the field of prevention and fire protection to practice design, supervision, implementation, operation and maintenance work.
3- Appointment of inspection bodies in the field of prevention and fire protection.
Article Ten:
Without prejudice to the right of the relevant authorities to exercise their tasks and competencies in accordance with their regulations, the Ministry of Energy shall undertake the following tasks:
1- Coordination with the competent authorities to prepare the requirements for qualifying engineering and technical offices and contractors to practice electrical work and energy rationalization.
2- Follow up and monitor the application of the code and control its violations in relation to electrical works and energy rationalization that fall within its jurisdiction.
3- Appointment of inspection bodies in the field of electrical works and energy rationalization.
Article Eleven:
Without prejudice to the right of the relevant authorities to exercise their tasks and competencies in accordance with their regulations, the Authority shall undertake the following tasks:
1- Accepting conformity assessment bodies, including inspection bodies, within the work of the Code in a field or fields specified by the Authority in accordance with the provisions issued by it.
2- Updating the reference standards of the Code according to the standards and technical regulations issued by it.
Article Twelve:
The competent authority in the Ministry is responsible for coordinating the completion of the automated link between Baladi platform and other relevant authorities to accomplish their specialized tasks related to the application of the Code.
Article Thirteen:
With due regard to the Municipal Licensing Procedures Law and its executive regulations, no building, renovation, modification, amendment, demolition, change of use or expansion license or any other similar license shall be issued until after verifying the conformity of documents and plans to the Code and approving them.<Article Fourteen:
The license applicant undertakes to abide by the Code, and to assign the design, supervision and implementation work to specialists holding professional practice licenses issued by the concerned authority, and to submit the contracts concluded with them, indicating their addresses and means of communication with them, provided that these contracts explicitly stipulate the practitioners' commitment to carry out the work entrusted to them in accordance with the Code. The license applicant is obliged to specify his address and means of communication with him and update them if they change, and his notification through them is considered valid.
Article Fifteen:
The owner, certified designer, supervising designer and implementer may communicate with the municipal authority in the event of a dispute about the application of the code or the interpretation of its provisions. They must report any violation committed by one of the parties. They may communicate with the Municipal Authority or the competent authority in the Ministry if there are suggestions that would develop or improve the code.
Chapter Four:
Certificate of Occupancy
Article Sixteen:
The building may be occupied only after obtaining a certificate of occupancy from the Municipal Authority according to the occupancy classification contained in the General Saudi Building Code (SBC 201).
Article Seventeen:
Subject to the Municipal Licensing Procedures Law and its Executive Regulations, the license holder shall apply to the Municipal Authority after completing the construction for the issuance of the certificate of occupancy and attach the necessary licenses and requirements, final inspection and testing approvals, and plans as implemented.
Article Eighteen:
The application for issuing the certificate of occupancy shall be decided after verifying the application of the code requirements and requirements within three working days from the date of submission of the application. In the event that the application is rejected, the applicant shall be informed of the reasons for the rejection by the regular notification methods. The certificate of occupancy must include the following data:
Number and date of the building license.
Name and address of the owner of the building.
Building address, coordinates, description and classification.
Name of the municipal authority.
Type of use and occupancy.
The availability of prevention and fire protection systems or not.
Name and signature of the authority holder.
Article Nineteen:
The Municipal Authority may issue a temporary occupancy certificate not exceeding one hundred and eighty days, renewable for temporary and seasonal buildings and facilities, festivals, events and workers' accommodation in large projects when needed during the implementation period, provided that it is verified that the occupancy will be done safely and in accordance with the code.
Article Twenty:
Without prejudice to the applicable laws and regulations, the Municipal Authority and the relevant authorities may request the disconnection of public services when needed to remove an immediate danger to life or property, and the owner or occupant of the building shall be notified of the decision to disconnect. The service may not be restored until the reason for disconnection no longer exists.
Chapter V:
Inspection, monitoring and follow-up
Article Twenty-one:
Inspection work is carried out to verify the application of the code according to the stages, types, procedures and rules specified in the code successively according to the stages of construction, and may move from one stage to another without obtaining the approval of the relevant authorities with the right of the relevant authorities to suspend the building license at any stage of construction in accordance with the code.
Article Twenty-Two:
The license holder or his representative shall notify the inspector when the work is ready for inspection according to the stages of construction, and shall provide all documents, plans and what is necessary for the required inspections and tests.
Article Twenty-Three:
Violations are controlled and penalties are imposed according to the provisions of the Code Violations Classification Regulation.
Chapter Six:
Updating, developing and reissuing the building code.
Article Twenty-four:
The National Committee shall propose the amendment, development and modernization of the code, and the relevant authorities and everyone concerned shall provide the committee directly or the competent authority in the ministry with the notes that are observed during the application of the code and proposals for what needs to be amended and updated.
Article Twenty-Five:
The National Committee shall establish a mechanism to receive notes for amending or updating the code, study those notes and submit what is reached to the Minister of Commerce, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Authority to issue amendment or update decisions.
Article Twenty-Six:
The National Committee shall prepare scientific and technical guidelines and explanations related to the code, and participate with the competent authorities in preparing training and qualification curricula and plans and holding workshops, seminars and conferences related to the code.
Chapter VII:
General Provisions
Article Twenty-seven:
The Ministry and the relevant authorities may use engineering offices, companies and institutions to carry out their tasks related to the application of the code according to the list of general requirements for the appointment of inspection bodies and inspectors for Saudi Building Code works.
Article Twenty-eight:
The competent authority in the Ministry undertakes the following tasks:
1- Developing mechanisms for applying the code and following up its implementation by municipalities and providing the necessary technical support to them.
2- Creating the necessary procedural guides and standardized forms and the coordination mechanism with the relevant authorities to implement the requirements of the system and its executive regulations.
3- Following up the implementation of decisions related to the code.
4- Supervising and following up the procedural work related to the implementation of the code.
5- Following up the procedures for forming committees to consider violations in coordination with the secretariats.
6- Preparing the rules for the work of committees to consider violations, procedures and rewarding their members and submit them for approval by a decision of the Minister.
7- Receiving notes and proposals on the application of the code and forming a database of information about them and transferring them to the National Committee to study them and propose what is necessary about them.
8- Any other tasks assigned to it.
Article Twenty-Nine:
1- The designer supervising the implementation of the building and the executor shall be jointly responsible for compensating the owner for what happens within ten years - from the date of issuing the certificate of occupancy - of total or partial destruction of the buildings they built or erected, and for every hidden defect that threatens the durability and safety of the building.
2- The obligation to compensate mentioned in paragraph (1) remains even if the defect or destruction arises from a defect in the land itself or the employer's consent to the erection of defective buildings or facilities.
3- The authorized designer shall be liable for design defects if his work is limited to design only without supervising the implementation.
4- Any condition intended to exempt the contractor or the supervising designer from the guarantee or limit it shall be null and void.
Article Thirty:
This regulation shall come into effect as of the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
According to Umm Al-Qura newspaper, this regulation will be implemented as of the date of its publication in the newspaper.
The following are the details of the regulation:
Chapter I:
Definitions
Article I:
The following words and phrases wherever used in this regulation shall have the meanings indicated in front of them unless the context requires otherwise:
Ministry: Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing.
Minister: Minister of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing.
Municipal Organization: Secretariat or Municipality.
Authority: Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization.
National Committee: National Committee for Saudi Building Code.
Ministry Competent Authority: The Central Unit for Saudi Building Code at the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing.
Code: The Saudi Building Code, which is a set of requirements and requirements and subsequent executive regulations and annexes related to building and construction to ensure public safety and health.
Requirements: Details of design, implementation and construction methods and specification of standard specifications, and is the basis and reference in the application of the code.
Requirements: Procedures and controls for building licenses and the preparation of engineering plans and their requirements for buildings and facilities, and are an integral part of the requirements.
System: The Saudi Building Code Application System.
Regulation: The Executive Regulations of the Saudi Building Code Implementation System.
Regulation of Classification of Violations: The regulation of classifying code violations and determining the prescribed penalties for each violation.
Consideration Committee: The Committee to consider violations of the Saudi Building Code.
Building: That which is architecturally constructed and prepared for use and occupancy, and for which a classification is provided in the code.
Certified Designer: The natural or legal person licensed by the concerned authority, with whom the owner contracts to carry out studies and designs to meet his needs and requests in accordance with the code.
Supervisory Designer: The natural or legal person licensed by the concerned authority to practice supervision, who is contracted by the owner as a responsible designer to supervise the implementation in accordance with the approved licenses and plans.
Executor (Contractor): The natural or legal person licensed by the concerned authority to carry out construction activities, with whom the owner contracts to carry out construction, installation, operation or maintenance in accordance with the code.
Hidden Defect: Any defect in the structural work or its protective elements that impairs the strength, stability or stability of the building or any defect due to errors, faults or deficiencies in design, materials, location or construction, provided that such defect was not discovered on the date of issuance of the certificate of occupancy.
Inspection: The examination of a product, product design, procedure, or construction to determine its conformance to code requirements, or general requirements based on a technical regulation or standard, and in accordance with code requirements.
Inspector: A «third party» entity accepted by the Authority and licensed to carry out inspections in accordance with the Code areas.
Inspector: A person licensed and accredited by the Saudi Institution of Engineers to perform building inspections in accordance with the code.
Supervision: Responsible follow-up and monitoring by a registered professional engineer who possesses the necessary qualifications and relevant experience to perform the responsibilities associated with the inspection.
Building License: A written authorization issued by the municipal authority, in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Licensing Procedures Law and its Executive Regulations.
Certificate of Occupancy: Permission to occupy the building issued by the municipal authority after confirming that the building conforms to the code.
Practice License: A professional permit issued by the concerned authority to natural and legal persons to practice the work of studies and designs, implementation, supervision or inspection, in accordance with the code.
Related Authorities: The government agencies concerned with monitoring the implementation of the code according to their jurisdiction. They are: Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing, Ministry of Interior (General Directorate of Civil Defense), Ministry of Energy, and Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization.
Violation: Any intentional or unintentional violation of the code or its implementation system or regulations.
Violator: Any natural or legal person who violates the code or any of the provisions of its implementation system or regulations.
Hazardous Violation: Any code violation that, if not removed or corrected, will endanger lives or property or directly cause harm to human health or the environment.
Public Services: Electricity, telephone, water and sewage.
Chapter II:
Objective and scope of application of the code
The second article:
The code aims to establish minimum requirements and requirements that achieve public safety and health through the durability, stability and stability of buildings and facilities taking into account universal access, providing a healthy environment, adequate lighting and ventilation, rationalizing water and energy and protecting lives and property from fire, earthquakes and other hazards associated with buildings.
Article Three:
The code consists of the following:
1- Administrative requirements.
2- Architectural requirements and requirements.
3- Structural requirements and requirements.
4- Electrical requirements and requirements.
5- Mechanical requirements and requirements.
6- Energy conservation requirements and requirements.
7- Sanitary and water conservation requirements and requirements.
8- Fire protection requirements and requirements.
9- Earthquake resistance requirements and requirements.
10- Requirements and requirements for existing and historic buildings.
11- Requirements and requirements for green buildings.
12- Requirements and requirements for residential buildings.
13- Reference standards.
14- Any other requirements or requirements issued by the National Committee.
Article Four:
The requirements and requirements of the code are considered an integrated and applicable unit.
Article Five:
The Code shall apply and prohibit the application of any other code to all building and construction works in the public and private sectors according to the classification of buildings, including building design, implementation, operation, maintenance and modification, and on existing buildings in the event of their restoration, change of use, expansion, modification or demolition, starting from the effective date of the system according to the progression shown in the annex of the stages of application of the code, and at the end of the application stages, the code shall apply to all building types classified in it.
Article Six:
The requirements and requirements of the code related to thermal insulation and fire prevention and protection shall be applied to all construction works immediately upon the entry into force of the system, without considering the stages of progression referred to in Article 5 of the regulation.
Article Seven:
The application of code requirements and requirements on existing buildings according to the possibility of application, with a technical report from an accredited engineering office that includes possible engineering solutions, in accordance with the system.
Chapter Three:
Tasks of the relevant authorities and issuing licenses for building works.
Article Eight:
Without prejudice to the right of the relevant authorities to exercise their tasks and competencies in accordance with their regulations, the Ministry and the Municipal Authority shall undertake the following tasks:
1- Preparing the necessary cadastral reports in accordance with the requirements of the indicative plan.
2- Issuing licenses for construction, renovation, demolition, modification and others.
3- Following up and monitoring the application of the code.
4- Following up the necessary inspections and tests during the implementation of construction works.
5- Issuing the occupancy certificate after the completion of construction and ensuring its conformity to the code.
6- Issuing the occupancy certificate after the completion of construction and ensuring its conformity to the code.
6- Approving the delivery of permanent and temporary public services.
7- Keeping records of construction, monitoring, inspection, control and penalties.
8- Building a database of engineering offices, institutions and companies licensed to engage in construction work and approved bodies to audit plans and inspect buildings.
9- Appointing inspection bodies according to their competence in the code.
Article Nine:
Without prejudice to the right of the relevant authorities to exercise their tasks and competencies in accordance with their regulations, the Ministry of Interior (General Directorate of Civil Defense) in relation to the code, for example, the following tasks:
1- Follow up and monitor the application of the code and control its violations regarding the requirements of prevention and fire protection in all stages of construction, maintenance, operation and storage.
2- Coordination with the competent authorities to ensure that consulting engineering offices and contractors obtain the necessary qualification in the field of prevention and fire protection to practice design, supervision, implementation, operation and maintenance work.
3- Appointment of inspection bodies in the field of prevention and fire protection.
Article Ten:
Without prejudice to the right of the relevant authorities to exercise their tasks and competencies in accordance with their regulations, the Ministry of Energy shall undertake the following tasks:
1- Coordination with the competent authorities to prepare the requirements for qualifying engineering and technical offices and contractors to practice electrical work and energy rationalization.
2- Follow up and monitor the application of the code and control its violations in relation to electrical works and energy rationalization that fall within its jurisdiction.
3- Appointment of inspection bodies in the field of electrical works and energy rationalization.
Article Eleven:
Without prejudice to the right of the relevant authorities to exercise their tasks and competencies in accordance with their regulations, the Authority shall undertake the following tasks:
1- Accepting conformity assessment bodies, including inspection bodies, within the work of the Code in a field or fields specified by the Authority in accordance with the provisions issued by it.
2- Updating the reference standards of the Code according to the standards and technical regulations issued by it.
Article Twelve:
The competent authority in the Ministry is responsible for coordinating the completion of the automated link between Baladi platform and other relevant authorities to accomplish their specialized tasks related to the application of the Code.
Article Thirteen:
With due regard to the Municipal Licensing Procedures Law and its executive regulations, no building, renovation, modification, amendment, demolition, change of use or expansion license or any other similar license shall be issued until after verifying the conformity of documents and plans to the Code and approving them.<Article Fourteen:
The license applicant undertakes to abide by the Code, and to assign the design, supervision and implementation work to specialists holding professional practice licenses issued by the concerned authority, and to submit the contracts concluded with them, indicating their addresses and means of communication with them, provided that these contracts explicitly stipulate the practitioners' commitment to carry out the work entrusted to them in accordance with the Code. The license applicant is obliged to specify his address and means of communication with him and update them if they change, and his notification through them is considered valid.
Article Fifteen:
The owner, certified designer, supervising designer and implementer may communicate with the municipal authority in the event of a dispute about the application of the code or the interpretation of its provisions. They must report any violation committed by one of the parties. They may communicate with the Municipal Authority or the competent authority in the Ministry if there are suggestions that would develop or improve the code.
Chapter Four:
Certificate of Occupancy
Article Sixteen:
The building may be occupied only after obtaining a certificate of occupancy from the Municipal Authority according to the occupancy classification contained in the General Saudi Building Code (SBC 201).
Article Seventeen:
Subject to the Municipal Licensing Procedures Law and its Executive Regulations, the license holder shall apply to the Municipal Authority after completing the construction for the issuance of the certificate of occupancy and attach the necessary licenses and requirements, final inspection and testing approvals, and plans as implemented.
Article Eighteen:
The application for issuing the certificate of occupancy shall be decided after verifying the application of the code requirements and requirements within three working days from the date of submission of the application. In the event that the application is rejected, the applicant shall be informed of the reasons for the rejection by the regular notification methods. The certificate of occupancy must include the following data:
Number and date of the building license.
Name and address of the owner of the building.
Building address, coordinates, description and classification.
Name of the municipal authority.
Type of use and occupancy.
The availability of prevention and fire protection systems or not.
Name and signature of the authority holder.
Article Nineteen:
The Municipal Authority may issue a temporary occupancy certificate not exceeding one hundred and eighty days, renewable for temporary and seasonal buildings and facilities, festivals, events and workers' accommodation in large projects when needed during the implementation period, provided that it is verified that the occupancy will be done safely and in accordance with the code.
Article Twenty:
Without prejudice to the applicable laws and regulations, the Municipal Authority and the relevant authorities may request the disconnection of public services when needed to remove an immediate danger to life or property, and the owner or occupant of the building shall be notified of the decision to disconnect. The service may not be restored until the reason for disconnection no longer exists.
Chapter V:
Inspection, monitoring and follow-up
Article Twenty-one:
Inspection work is carried out to verify the application of the code according to the stages, types, procedures and rules specified in the code successively according to the stages of construction, and may move from one stage to another without obtaining the approval of the relevant authorities with the right of the relevant authorities to suspend the building license at any stage of construction in accordance with the code.
Article Twenty-Two:
The license holder or his representative shall notify the inspector when the work is ready for inspection according to the stages of construction, and shall provide all documents, plans and what is necessary for the required inspections and tests.
Article Twenty-Three:
Violations are controlled and penalties are imposed according to the provisions of the Code Violations Classification Regulation.
Chapter Six:
Updating, developing and reissuing the building code.
Article Twenty-four:
The National Committee shall propose the amendment, development and modernization of the code, and the relevant authorities and everyone concerned shall provide the committee directly or the competent authority in the ministry with the notes that are observed during the application of the code and proposals for what needs to be amended and updated.
Article Twenty-Five:
The National Committee shall establish a mechanism to receive notes for amending or updating the code, study those notes and submit what is reached to the Minister of Commerce, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Authority to issue amendment or update decisions.
Article Twenty-Six:
The National Committee shall prepare scientific and technical guidelines and explanations related to the code, and participate with the competent authorities in preparing training and qualification curricula and plans and holding workshops, seminars and conferences related to the code.
Chapter VII:
General Provisions
Article Twenty-seven:
The Ministry and the relevant authorities may use engineering offices, companies and institutions to carry out their tasks related to the application of the code according to the list of general requirements for the appointment of inspection bodies and inspectors for Saudi Building Code works.
Article Twenty-eight:
The competent authority in the Ministry undertakes the following tasks:
1- Developing mechanisms for applying the code and following up its implementation by municipalities and providing the necessary technical support to them.
2- Creating the necessary procedural guides and standardized forms and the coordination mechanism with the relevant authorities to implement the requirements of the system and its executive regulations.
3- Following up the implementation of decisions related to the code.
4- Supervising and following up the procedural work related to the implementation of the code.
5- Following up the procedures for forming committees to consider violations in coordination with the secretariats.
6- Preparing the rules for the work of committees to consider violations, procedures and rewarding their members and submit them for approval by a decision of the Minister.
7- Receiving notes and proposals on the application of the code and forming a database of information about them and transferring them to the National Committee to study them and propose what is necessary about them.
8- Any other tasks assigned to it.
Article Twenty-Nine:
1- The designer supervising the implementation of the building and the executor shall be jointly responsible for compensating the owner for what happens within ten years - from the date of issuing the certificate of occupancy - of total or partial destruction of the buildings they built or erected, and for every hidden defect that threatens the durability and safety of the building.
2- The obligation to compensate mentioned in paragraph (1) remains even if the defect or destruction arises from a defect in the land itself or the employer's consent to the erection of defective buildings or facilities.
3- The authorized designer shall be liable for design defects if his work is limited to design only without supervising the implementation.
4- Any condition intended to exempt the contractor or the supervising designer from the guarantee or limit it shall be null and void.
Article Thirty:
This regulation shall come into effect as of the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
These regulations shall be enforced as of the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
