Included in the definition of the premises are stalls, mobile vending carts, kiosks, and the like, and they are subject to the penalties specified in the schedule of municipal violations and penalties when violations of regulations, bylaws, conditions, and the like are committed.

The failure to obtain a municipal license for the establishment is an independent violation that requires a fine and immediate closure until the license is obtained, in accordance with the provisions of the Law of Municipal Licensing Procedures, its executive regulations, and the rules governing municipal activities issued in this regard.

Establishments engaged in activities related to the competencies of the municipality or municipal authority are subject to this regulation concerning the violations stipulated in the schedule of municipal violations and penalties, even if they are simultaneously engaged in other activities or have licenses from other entities.

If the application of the regulation shows the need to increase the fine value for certain violations to achieve the required deterrence and compel the violator to comply, the Secretariat/Municipality shall prepare a detailed study indicating the justifications for the claim and the procedures taken in accordance with the regulation, statistics on the number of violations, information on the monitoring methods used, and a summary of the inspectors' reports. The study shall be submitted along with the claim and its justifications to the Ministry in preparation for completing the legal procedures.

The application of the penalty is not affected - in the case of multiple violations - by the unity of the place or establishment, even if all the employees therein committed the violation. A penalty is applied to the place or establishment for each of them that corresponds to the act attributed to them.

• Without prejudice to the provisions of Article (2/11) of these rules, the penalty of closure for the specified duration in the schedule is applied as follows:

  • 1- In municipal violations, if the violator repeats the violation for the third time, the closure duration is doubled for the fourth time.

  • 2- In serious municipal violations, if the violator repeats the violation for the second time, the closure duration is doubled for the third time.

  • 3- Exceptions are the violations stipulated in the schedule of municipal violations and penalties with the imposition of the closure penalty in the corollary penalty field, applied for the first time for the duration specified in the schedule and doubled upon repetition.

The penalty of revoking the municipal license for the shop or establishment is applied in the case of serious municipal violations committed for the fourth time.

Violations and appropriate penalties for each violation are determined according to the schedule of municipal violations and penalties.

• The time required to remove the violation, restore the situation to its original state, and repair the damage caused by it is determined as follows:

  • 1- One day for road and excavation works, and in works that affect public health and safety.

  • 2- One week for building violations that do not require demolition.

  • 3- Thirty days for serious municipal violations that require demolition.

  • 4- Two weeks for other violations.