Bankruptcy Law
Art. 191Status unknownSaudi ArabiaRegulation
Issued by Ministry of Investment (misa.gov.sa)
1. The initiation of a liquidation procedure, small debtors' liquidation procedure, or administrative liquidation procedure shall result in an automatic
set-off procedure for any outstanding debts owed by the creditor to the debtor on the initiation date, in consideration of any debts owed by the
debtor to the creditor.
2. Paragraph (1) of this Article shall apply to reciprocal debts and any other reciprocal transaction between the debtor and his creditor in any
existing transaction or debt listed as part of the bankruptcy debts. Debts or transactions shall be deemed reciprocal if carried out by the same
parties having the same capacity and rights vis-a-vis said debts or transactions.
3. Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of this Article, regulated entities engaged in financial activities may conduct multilateral set-off transactions
among themselves, as specified in the Regulations.
The Arabic text is the legally binding version. The English translation is provided for guidance only.
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