The ministry explained that the new amendments will contribute to raising compliance rates, providing an appropriate and fair environment for competition between commercial establishments, and reducing visual distortion.
Minister of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing approved the updated schedule of violations and penalties.
9 groups of violations:
The ministry explained that the new amendment included 9 groups of violations, including violations of commercial activities, violations of public hygiene and commercial waste haulers, violations of roads and streets, construction violations, gas station violations, violations of municipal fees linked to a percentage of sales, violations of advertising and billboards, sales violations, and violations of health facilities.She added that 127 violations - equivalent to 43% of the total violations - are suspended and only the violator is warned for the first time before the penalty is imposed, as part of the municipal sector's keenness to raise compliance rates with laws, regulations and requirements.
As part of the municipal sector's keenness to raise compliance rates with laws, regulations and requirements.
Allowance for reconciliation:
The decision includes granting shops and establishments covered by the regulation a period ranging from (90-180) days to regularize their status, provided that the current regulation of fines and penalties for municipal violations will continue to apply until the end of the regularization period for each group of municipal violations.
Features of the updated regulation:
The updated regulation is characterized by the clarity of the texts of violations and penalties, and the classification of violations according to the municipality and municipalities, where the determination of fines took into account the difference between the levels of cities in economic terms, which led the ministry to categorize the fines accordingly into five levels in which the value of the fine is graduated according to the economic status of the city.The Ministry also emphasized that the high percentage of violations for which a warning is sufficient without applying a fine when the violation is committed the first time will enhance the level of awareness of compliance with municipal laws, regulations and requirements, as the fine in the table will only be applied when the violation is committed for the second time after the violator has been informed through the warning of the violation and its consequent penalty and effects.
The Ministry also emphasized that the high percentage of violations for which a warning is sufficient without applying a fine when the violation is committed for the first time will enhance the level of awareness of compliance with the laws, regulations and municipal requirements. On the other hand, the fixed value of the fine will avoid disparity between penalties for similar violations, limit the discretionary powers of the controllers, and match the degree of penalty with the gravity of the committed violation and its effects. The table includes a clear definition of the ancillary penalties that apply to some violations, and to view the updated municipal violations and penalties table can visit the link.
