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SAUDI ARABIA
ARBITRATION REGULATIONS OF SAUDI ARABIA
Article 1
The parties may agree to arbitrate a specific existing dispute; a prior agreement to arbitrate
may also be made in respect of any dispute resulting from the performance of a specific
contract.
Article 2
Arbitration shall not be permitted in cases where a settlement (Arabic: sulh) is not allowed.
An agreement to arbitrate (Arabic: al-ittifaq ala al-tahkim) may not be made except by those
who have capacity o act.
Article 3
Government agencies are not allowed to resort to arbitration for settlement of their
disputes with third parties except after having obtained the consent of the President of the
Council of Ministers. This ruling may be amended by resolution of the Council of Ministers.
Article 4
The arbitrator shall have expertise and be of good conduct and behavior, and shall have full
legal capacity. If there are several arbitrators their numbers shall be uneven.
Article 5
The parties to the dispute shall file the arbitration instrument (Arabic: wathiqat al –tahkim)
with the authority originally competent to hear the dispute. The instrument shall be signed
by the parties or their authorized attorneys, and by the arbitrators, and it must state the
details of the dispute, the names of the arbitrators and their acceptance to hear the dispute.
Copies of the documents relating to the dispute shall be attached.
Article 6
The authority originally competent to hear the dispute shall record the application for
arbitration submitted to it, and take a decision approving the arbitration instrument
(Arabic: wathiqat al-tahkim)
Article 7
If the parties have agreed to arbitrate before the occurrence of the dispute, or if the
arbitration instrument relating to specific existing dispute has been approved, then the
subject matter of the dispute shall be heard only according to the provisions of this
regulation.
SAUDI ARABIA
ARBITRATION REGULATIONS OF SAUDI ARABIA
RULES OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SAUDI ARABIAN
ARBITRATION REGULATION
TABLES OF CONTENTS
Arbitration Regulations of Saudi Arabia
Articles 1-25.
Rules of the Implementation of the Saudi Arabian
Arbitration Regulation
Chapter I. Arbitration, Arbitrators and Parties
Sec. 1-10.
Chapter II. Notification of Parties, Appearance, Default
and Proxies in Arbitration
Sec. 11-19.
Chapter III. Hearings, Trial and Recording of Claim
Sec. 20-37.
Chapter IV. Awards, Objections and Executions
Sec. 38-44.
Chapter V. Fees of Arbitrators
Sec. 45-48.
