Implementing Regulations of The Agriculture Law
Art. 182Status unknownSaudi ArabiaRegulation
Issued by Ministry of Environment, Water & Agriculture (mewa.gov.sa) — Rules Library
1. The Ministry shall determine the number of non-Saudi labor for each fishing vessel
pursuant to the Guide to Controls and Requirements for Granting Agricultural Labor
Endorsement issued by the Ministry.
2. A foreign fishing worker may not transfer his sponsorship from one fisherman to
another unless he obtains the Ministry’s authorization. Fishermen shall not be
compensated for such workers, and shall make an undertaking to this effect.
3. The Ministry may, in coordination with the relevant government agencies,
compensate the owner of a fishing vessel for his fishing workers if he returns their
licenses to the Ministry, and establishes his non-use of the visas granted to him or
the final departure of his workers.
4. An artisanal and investor fisherman shall have the right to assign his fishing workers
to any fishing vessel he owns.
The Arabic text is the legally binding version. The English translation is provided for guidance only.
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