The bank must comply with the following when opening and operating such bank accounts:
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| I. | Any activity aimed at raising funds for reconciliation shall not be undertaken without the consent of the Minister of Interior, after reporting of such activity by the emirate of the concerned region.
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| II. | If the approval of the Minister of Interior is issued, the emirate of the region shall communicate with SAMA and request opening of a bank account at a specified bank to raise blood money. The following requirements shall be satisfied:
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| 1. | Approval of the Ministry of Interior for opening the bank account shall be obtained. The approval should indicate the period of the account validity.
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| 2. | A copy (or an original copy) of the legal deed indicating that the victim’s heirs waive the right of legal retribution (Qisas) and agree to receive the required amount of monetary compensation (Diyah), shall be submitted. Such legal deed shall indicate the time agreed upon to submit such compensation.
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| 3. | The bank account to raise blood money shall be subject to the supervision of the emirate of the concerned region, and no party of the case shall have any rights thereon, whatsoever.
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| 4. | The emirate of the concerned region shall specify the names of persons authorized to manage the account (supervision of the account and following-up of deposits); copies of their IDs, specimen signatures (joint signature) and contact details shall also be included.
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| 5. | The bank shall not issue checkbooks or ATM cards for the account. Further, no transfers from the account shall be allowed.
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| 6. | The name of the account shall be as follows (the Emirate of... Region, Diyah Money Raising for... (the full name of the murdered shall be written)”.
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| 7. | The bank shall stop the account automatically once the required amount of blood money is reached, and the account shall not accept any extra money.
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| 8. | The account shall be valid for one year, as a maximum, starting from the date of opening the account. After one year, it shall be deactivated. The account may continue to operate for another year by a letter from SAMA upon the request of the emirate of the concerned region.
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| 9. | If the amount of blood money is completely raised, the emirate of the concerned region should request a bank check and hand it to the beneficiary through the court.
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| 10. | If the victim’s heirs reduce the amount agreed upon in the original legal waiving deed, this reduction shall be recorded in a similar legal deed or expressly added to the original legal waiving deed that includes the previously agreed-upon amount.
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| 11. | If the amount of blood money is not completely raised and the victim’s heirs are not satisfied therewith, or if the victim’s heirs waive the amount, the funds raised shall be returned to their depositors whose names are known through deposit slips. As for anonymous deposits, the emirate of the concerned region shall present the case to the Mufti to give a formal legal opinion (Fatwa) regarding how to handle such funds. (The bank shall satisfy this requirement upon receiving the direction of the emirate of the concerned region, which is delivered to the bank by authorized individuals.)
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| 12. | Only one bank account shall be opened for each case involving raising blood money (Diyah). In addition, opening more accounts in other banks for the same case is not allowed.
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| 13. | The account shall be closed once the amount of the blood money is completely raised. Then a bank check of the amount shall be issued.
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| 14. | This rule also applies to bank accounts dedicated to raising funds to be paid as compensation in injury cases.
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