Minister of Municipal Affairs approves Municipal Licensing Procedures Law

Minister of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing, Majid Al-Hogail, approved the Municipal Licensing Procedures Law, Umm Al-Qura newspaper reported on March 1.

This replaces the Executive Regulations of the Municipal Licensing Procedures Law issued on Jan. 30, 2017.

Under the law, the construction license applicant should be a natural or legal person. The site should be on a land plot within an approved organizational plan. In addition, there should be a no-objection certificate approved by the ministry for its housing projects.

The building construction licenses shall be valid for three calendar years, starting from the issuance date.

The remaining types of construction licenses shall be valid for one calendar year, starting from the issuance date.

The construction licenses shall be renewed for one renewable year.