Copyright Law Implementing Regulations

(1) In case of a grievance regarding the decision issued by the committee before the Board of Grievances, the punishments stated in the decision shall be suspended until a final judgment in relation thereto is rendered by the Board. (2) Punishments within the jurisdiction of the competent court shall be carried out after a final judgment in connection therewith is rendered by the court. (3) When punishments are carried out, the following shall be taken into consideration: (a) The competent department shall notify the person against whom the punishment is issued or his representative of the decision issued against him by an official letter stating the number of the decision issued, its date and punishments prescribed therein, and it shall be delivered to him or his representative or the person found in the firm after signing a copy of the letter, showing date of notification, name of the person who delivered the notification, his capacity, signature and identification number. (b) In case the violator is notified of the decision by official mail, he shall be considered notified after two weeks from the date of mailing the letter by registered or official mail. (c) Upon payment of the fine prescribed in the decision by the violator, the Department shall complete the execution of the other punishments, such as provisional closure, suspension of participation of the firm in occasions or exhibitions, collection of compensation and the like. (d) If a judgment is rendered by the competent court to cancel the license, the Authority shall notify the government body that issued the license to cancel it, and follow up the execution of the judgment. (e) The fine shall be paid to the treasury of the Authority against an official receipt to be delivered to the Department in charge of execution of the punishment or by a certified check payable to the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency and delivered to the Department concerned. (f) The Department concerned shall refer the check to the Competent Department at the Authority to collect the fine, and a copy of which shall be kept in the file of the firm. (g) If the violator fails to pay the fine within fifteen (15) days from the date of the execution of the punishment, the police shall be addressed to compel him to pay, and the Authority may close his store until he pays the amount. (h) The Authority shall prepare a summary of the content of the judgment rendered against the violator if the decision provides for the punishment of publicizing the conviction in accordance with Article (22), Paragraph (5) of the Law, and shall be published at the expense of the violator in a distinct place in one or two daily newspapers of wide circulation, one of which is published in the area where the head office of the violator is located, according to the gravity of the violation. Section Three Protective Seizure