نظام ولوائح الدفاع المدني بالمملكة العربية السعودية الغرامات المالية نموذجاً

Abstract

The research aims at revealing the extent of clarity of the articles contained in the civil defense operation and the regulation of violations of procedures and regulations in the civil defense that determine the financial fines of offences. In addition, the researcher states the issues facing the committee in determining the appropriate financial penalty for the violation, through the use of inductive and analytical methods. The researcher started by defining the civil defense and explaining the steps of its development in Saudi Arabia. Then the researcher highlighted the role of the civil defense in the society in the country. Not to mentioned, the role of the committee in reducing the number of offences relating to the violation of procedures and regulation of civil defense through the implementation of financial penalties to the offenders. The researcher then dealt with the provisions related to the financial fine and the importance of its application. Followed by a discussion of the opinions of the scholars on the legitimacy of the issue. In addition the committee needs to control and decide on being strict or lenient in deciding the financial fine for the offences. The researcher then explained the procedures and steps followed according to the regulation from the moment the offence was committed until determining the financial penalties and its implementation. The researcher went on to study the practical aspects of the study. He highlighted some of the issues that were discussed by the committees and explained the main obstacles and challenges faced by the committee, including delaying the decision of the case due to circumstance beyond the control of the committee and the difficulty of estimating the financial penalty between the gravity (severity), repetition and multiplicity of the offences. The researcher found out that the articles and texts included in the procedures and regulations are in need of further clarification and explanations in order to ease the task of the committee. The study recommended the formation of a committee compromising of experts and researchers in the field of Shariah, legal, technical and security in order to review the articles and texts and to reform based on the needs of the modern time.