Royal Commission fines

28 penalty ranges from Table 3.1 of RCER-2025 Volume III, grouped by the Volume I section the clause sits in.

Table 3.1 gives a range for each clause of Volume I. The amount within the range depends on:

The violation class the Royal Commission decides, from Class 1 (minor) to Class 6 (catastrophic).^{RCER-2025 Vol. III, 3 and 3.1.1, page 3}
Repeats within two years, which can raise the fine by a factor of 1.1 to the power (n − 1), where n is the number of incidents.^{RCER-2025 Vol. III, 3.1.2, page 3}
Self-reporting and cooperating, which multiplies the total by 0.75. Total fines may not exceed the maximum in MEWA’s environmental law.^{RCER-2025 Vol. III, 3.2 and 3.3, page 4}
Remedial costs, which are paid on top. Refusing to pay may lead to revocation of the EPO.^{RCER-2025 Vol. III, 3.4 and 3.5, page 4}

Table 3.1 gives no currency. Volume III’s penalty notice form states fines in Saudi riyals (SR).^{RCER-2025 Vol. III, Appendix D, Penalty Notice of Non-Compliance, page 16} For how a fine is worked out and what to do when a notice arrives, read how the Royal Commission calculates a fine. NCEC fines are in the NCEC library.

RCER-2025 Vol. III, 3 and 3.1.1, page 3
RCER-2025 Vol. III, 3.1.2, page 3
RCER-2025 Vol. III, 3.2 and 3.3, page 4
RCER-2025 Vol. III, 3.4 and 3.5, page 4
RCER-2025 Vol. III, Appendix D, Penalty Notice of Non-Compliance, page 16

Royal Commission environmental fines
Violation	Fine	Reference
Permits and the regulatory system (Volume I, section 1)
Starting process construction without an EPC	5,000 to 50,000 riyals (monthly)	RCER-2025 Vol. III, Table 3.1, clause 1.2.1, page 5
Reconstruction, modification or expansion of an existing facility without an EPC	200,000 to 500,000 riyals	RCER-2025 Vol. III, Table 3.1, clause 1.2.2, page 5
Late PAP submission for the EPC	10,000 to 40,000 riyals	RCER-2025 Vol. III, Table 3.1, clause 1.2.4, page 5
Operating or commissioning without a valid EPO	5,000 to 50,000 riyals (monthly)	RCER-2025 Vol. III, Table 3.1, clause 1.3.1, page 5
Late EPO renewal	50,000 to 110,000 riyals	RCER-2025 Vol. III, Table 3.1, clause 1.3.6, page 5
Modified facility without a new or amended EPO	10,000 to 40,000 riyals	RCER-2025 Vol. III, Table 3.1, clause 1.3.7, page 5
Not operating in accordance with the EPO terms and conditions	1,000 to 10,000 riyals per condition, in addition to the fine of the relevant clause	RCER-2025 Vol. III, Table 3.1, clause 1.3.9, page 5
Environmental studies or field tests not conducted by an RC approved third party	50,000 riyals	RCER-2025 Vol. III, Table 3.1, clause 1.1.27a, page 5
No detailed decommissioning plan before closure	1,000 to 100,000 riyals	RCER-2025 Vol. III, Table 3.1, clause 1.4.1, page 5
No closure site impact assessment by an RC approved third party, or premises not restored	200,000 to 500,000 riyals plus costs	RCER-2025 Vol. III, Table 3.1, clause 1.4.3, page 5
Not notifying RC when process construction is approaching 30 days to final completion	10,000 to 40,000 riyals	RCER-2025 Vol. III, Table 3.1, clause 1.2.6, page 5
Operating a modified or reconstructed facility without an amended or new EPO	5,000 to 50,000 riyals (monthly)	RCER-2025 Vol. III, Table 3.1, clause 1.3.2, page 5
Air (section 2)
Not following dust control measures during construction or site preparation	10,000 to 40,000 riyals	RCER-2025 Vol. III, Table 3.1, clause 2.3.9, page 5
Missing annual stack emission testing	10,000 to 100,000 riyals per annum per stack	RCER-2025 Vol. III, Table 3.1, clause 2.5.1, page 5
Water and groundwater (section 3)
Discharging any water, including hydrotesting and dewatering water, to storm water channels or coastal waters without prior RC authorization	200,000 to 500,000 riyals	RCER-2025 Vol. III, Table 3.1, clause 3.3.3, page 6
Discharging extracted groundwater without prior RC authorization	200,000 to 500,000 riyals	RCER-2025 Vol. III, Table 3.1, clause 3.11.3, page 7
Contaminating groundwater	200,000 to 500,000 riyals	RCER-2025 Vol. III, Table 3.1, clause 3.11.1, page 7
Using groundwater for any industrial purpose	120,000 to 180,000 riyals	RCER-2025 Vol. III, Table 3.1, clause 3.11.2, page 7
New facility without the required permanent groundwater monitoring wells before operation	120,000 to 180,000 riyals	RCER-2025 Vol. III, Table 3.1, clause 3.11.4, page 7
Missing the annual groundwater monitoring, the 90 day report or the 14 working day sampling notice	120,000 to 180,000 riyals	RCER-2025 Vol. III, Table 3.1, clause 3.11.5, page 7
New facility without baseline groundwater monitoring and a baseline report before operation	120,000 to 180,000 riyals	RCER-2025 Vol. III, Table 3.1, clause 3.11.6, page 7
Waste (section 5)
Industrial waste not treated or disposed of within 180 days	120,000 to 180,000 riyals	RCER-2025 Vol. III, Table 3.1, clause 5.4.1, page 8
Soil (section 6)
Failing to report or falsifying soil contamination information	10,000 to 1.0 million riyals	RCER-2025 Vol. III, Table 3.1, clause 6.2.5, page 8
Noise (section 8)
Missing the annual perimeter noise survey and report	120,000 to 180,000 riyals	RCER-2025 Vol. III, Table 3.1, clause 8.2.2, page 9
Noise at the boundary fence above the Table 8 limits	5,000 to 10,000 riyals	RCER-2025 Vol. III, Table 3.1, clause 8.2.1, page 9
Not giving RC at least 14 days notice of noise monitoring	10,000 to 40,000 riyals	RCER-2025 Vol. III, Table 3.1, clause 8.2.5, page 9
Reporting and record keeping (section 9)
Not reporting a hazardous material spill or release that may affect groundwater or the environment outside the plant	200,000 to 500,000 riyals	RCER-2025 Vol. III, Table 3.1, clause 9.2.7, page 9
Missing the Gap Analysis Report or quarterly Compliance Status Reports	30,000 riyals	RCER-2025 Vol. III, Table 3.1, clause 9.2.5, page 9

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