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Decision 17 Dated 1 Muharram 1448 [16 June 2026]

Approving the Amendment to the Law of Combatting Terrorism Crimes and Its Financing and Its Executive Regulation

The Council of Ministers,

after perusal of Royal Court File 104085 dated 29 Dhu Al-Hijja 1447 [15 June 2026], regarding the amendment of the Law of Combatting Terrorism Crimes and Its Financing and its Executive Regulation,

after perusal of Law of Combatting Terrorism Crimes and Its Financing issued by Royal Decree D/21 dated 12 Safar 1439 [2 November 2017],

after perusal of the Executive Regulation of the Law of Combatting Terrorism Crimes and Its Financing issued by Council of Ministers Decision 228 dated 2 Jumada Al-Awwal 1440 [8 January 2019],

after perusal of Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers Memo 3387 dated 30 Ramadan 1447 [19 March 2026] and Memo 3528 dated 15 Shawwal 1447 [3 April 2026],

after perusal of the Secretariat of the Political and Security Affairs Council Telegram 21323 dated 25 Dhu Al-Hijja 1447 [11 June 2026],

after considering Shura Council Decision 427/36 dated 29 Dhu Al-Hijja 1447 [15 June 2026],

and after perusal of General Committee of the Council of Ministers Recommendation 13641 dated 29 Dhu Al-Hijja 1447 [15 June 2026],

hereby decides

First

The amendment to the Law of Combatting Terrorism Crimes and Its Financing issued by Royal Decree D/21 dated 12 Safar 1439 [1 November 2017] is hereby approved in the form attached.

A draft royal decree has been prepared in the form attached.

Second

The amendment to the Executive Regulation of the Law of Combatting Terrorism Crimes and Its Financing issued by Council of Ministers Decision 228 dated 2 Jumada Al-Awwal 1440 [8 January 2019] is hereby approved in the form attached.

The Prime Minister

Issued on: 1 Muharram 1448
Corresponding to: 16 June 2026

Published in Umm Al-Qura 5164 issued on 18 June 2026.

Arabic

The Council of Ministers,

after perusal of Royal Court File 83106 dated 18 Shawwal 1447 [6 April 2026], which includes the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Commission for the Guardianship of Trust Funds for Minors and Their Counterparts Letter 4560613 dated 28 Ramadan 1445 [7 April 2024], regarding the draft Law of the Management of Seized and Confiscated Property in Money Laundering Crimes, Associated Predicate Offences, and Terrorist Financing Crimes,

after perusal of the mentioned draft law,

after perusal of the Law of the General Commission for the Guardianship of Trust Funds for Minors and Their Counterparts issued by Royal Decree D/17 dated 13 Rabi Al-Awwal 1427 [11 April 2006],

after perusal of the Anti-Money Laundering Law issued by Royal Decree D/20 dated 5 Safar 1439 [25 October 2017],

after perusal of Law of Combating Terrorism Crimes and Their Financing issued by Royal Decree D/21 dated 12 Safar 1439 [2 November 2017],

after perusal of Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers Minutes 18 dated 7 Safar 1447 [1 August 2025], Memo 2813 dated 10 Sha’ban 1447 [29 January 2026], and Memo 3389 dated 30 Ramadan 1447 [19 March 2026],

after perusal of the Secretariat of the Political and Security Affairs Council Telegram 19476 dated 25 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1447 [12 May 2026],

after perusal of Council of Economic and Development Affairs Minutes 1761/47/M dated 28 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1447 [15 May 2026],

after considering Shura Council Decision 298/24 dated 18 Shawwal 1447 [6 April 2026],

and after perusal of General Committee of the Council of Ministers Recommendation 13064 dated 8 Dhu Al-Hijja 1447 [25 May 2026],

hereby decides

First

The Law of the Management of Seized and Confiscated Property in Money Laundering Crimes, Associated Predicate Offences, and Terrorist Financing Crimes is hereby approved in the form attached.

A draft royal decree has been prepared in the form attached.

Second

1․ A standing committee is hereby formed under the chairmanship of the President of the General Commission for the Guardianship of Trust Funds for Minors and Their Counterparts, with the membership of representatives from the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Investment, the Saudi Central Bank, the Public Prosecution, the Presidency of State Security, the Capital Market Authority, and the Zakat, Tax, and Customs Authority, and a specialist in accounting and financial affairs from the General Commission for the Guardianship of Trust Funds for Minors and Their Counterparts.

2․ The committee shall undertake the following in relation to the preservation and management of seized property:

(a) Overcoming the obstacles faced by the General Commission for the Guardianship of Trust Funds for Minors and Their Counterparts when preserving and managing seized property.

(b) Supervising and overseeing the work of the commission with regard to the preservation and management of seized property.

(c) Reviewing the periodic reports prepared by the General Commission for the Guardianship of Trust Funds for Minors and Their Counterparts, and reporting on matters that require action in their regard.

(d) Preparing a report containing the results of the application of the law—referred to in clause First of this decision—its views in regard to it, and the extent to which it has achieved the objectives envisaged by its issuance, including the fulfillment of the requirements of the Financial Action Task Force, and proposing matters it deems appropriate in regard to it, after the lapse of one year from the date of its entry into force.

(e) Reviewing the legal provisions that may be affected by the issuance of the law—referred to in clause First of this decision—and proposing what is necessary in this regard in accordance with the established legal procedures, and submitting its findings within a period not exceeding 90 days from the date of this decision.

3․ The meetings of the committee must be held at the headquarters of the General Commission for the Guardianship of Trust Funds for Minors and Their Counterparts under the chairmanship of its chairman or his deputy from among the representatives of government entities that are members of the committee, and it is permitted—when necessary—to hold them in another place inside the Kingdom.

4․ The committee shall hold a regular meeting every three months. If the need arises to hold an extraordinary meeting, it must be at the invitation of the chairman of the committee.

5․ The committee may invite any government entity, and seek the assistance of whomever it deems appropriate from specialists and consultants, to attend its meetings without having the right to vote.

6․ The Board of Directors of the General Commission for the Guardianship of Trust Funds for Minors and Their Counterparts shall establish the work rules of the committee and the mechanisms for issuing its decisions.

Third

The Ministry of Finance—in coordination with the General Commission for the Guardianship of Trust Funds for Minors and Their Counterparts—shall prepare the mechanisms, arrangements, and procedures necessary to enforce the provisions of article 11 of the law referred to in clause First of this decision.

The Prime Minister

Issued on: 1 Muharram 1448
Corresponding to: 16 June 2026

Published in Umm Al-Qura 5164 issued on 18 June 2026.