ربط تكاليف استهلاك الكهرباء والمياه بشاغلي العقارات

The Council of Ministers approved the system for expropriating properties for public benefit and temporary possession of properties. The council decided, according to the decision published in the Umm al-Qura newspaper yesterday (Friday), that the Ministries of Environment, Water and Agriculture, and Energy, should take the necessary measures to link the costs of electricity and water service consumption to the occupants of the properties rather than to the property ownership deeds within one year from the date of approval of the system. The decision allows for the extension of the mentioned period by a decision from the Council of Ministers.

The decision stipulates that the handling of electricity and water service consumption bills for expropriated properties shall be in accordance with the system within one year according to the "mechanism for handling electricity and water consumption bills for expropriated properties as part of the Diriyah Development Project."

The provisions contained in the system for expropriating properties for public benefit and temporary possession of property, issued by Royal Decree No. (M/15) dated 11/3/1424 AH, shall apply to cases of expropriation of properties and temporary possession of properties for which decisions to commence procedures were issued prior to the effective date of the system.