Electricity Law

1. Without prejudice to any harsher penalty provided for in any other law, any person who violates any of the provisions of this Law, the regulations, or the conditions of the license or exemption shall be subject to one or more of the following penalties: a) Partial or full suspension from engaging in an electricity activity for a period not exceeding one year. b) Revocation of the license. c) A fine not exceeding 10 million riyals. 2. The fine for each violation shall be determined within the limits stipulated in this Law and in accordance with the rules issued by the Board, taking into account the nature and gravity of each violation and the aggravating and mitigating circumstances. 3. The committee referred to in Article 19(2) of this Law may: a) impose on the violator a fine for each day the violation continues after notification of the committee’s decision, provided the fine is calculated from the date specified by such decision; b) double the fine imposed on the violator in case the violation is repeated; the violation shall be deemed repeated if it is committed within three years from the date of committing the previous violation; c) include in the penalty decision the publication of the penalty at the expense of the violator in a local newspaper issued in the area of his residence or, if his area has no local newspaper, in the local newspaper nearest to his place of residence, or by using any other appropriate medium; such action shall depend on the type, gravity, and impact of the violation, provided the decision is published after it becomes final either upon the lapse of the statutory period or upon its affirmation by the competent court; and d) include in the penalty decision an order for the violator to reimburse amounts collected as a result of the violation.