The Council of Ministers,
after perusal of Royal Court File 88933 dated 2 Dhu Al-Hijja 1446 [29 May 2025], which includes Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, Chairman of the Preparatory Committee for Administrative Governance, Telegram 152929 dated 27 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1446 [25 May 2025], regarding the draft Organizational Structure and Guide for the Fund for Martyrs, Wounded, Prisoners of War, and Missing in Action,
after perusal of the Statute of the Fund for Martyrs, Wounded, Prisoners of War, and Missing in Action issued by Council of Ministers Decision 366 dated 14 Sha’ban 1436 [1 June 2015],
after perusal of Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers Memo 1619 dated 29 Rabi Al-Thani 1447 [21 October 2025] and Memo 2580 dated 22 Rajab 1447 [11 January 2026],
after perusal of Council of Economic and Development Affairs Recommendation 10-32/47/I dated 10 Sha’ban 1447 [29 January 2026],
and after perusal of General Committee of the Council of Ministers Recommendation 10273 dated 22 Ramadan 1447 [11 March 2026],
hereby decides
A paragraph is hereby added to article 6 of the Statute of the Fund for Martyrs, Wounded, Prisoners of War, and Missing in Action—issued by Council of Ministers Decision 366 dated 14 Sha’ban 1436 [1 June 2015]—numbered 16, with the following text: “Approving the organizational structure and guide of the fund.”
The Prime Minister
Issued on: 10 Sha’ban 1447
Corresponding to: 29 January 2026
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5156 issued on 24 April 2026.
The Board of Directors of the Saudi Energy Efficiency Center,
based on the powers entrusted to it by law in accordance with the statute of the center issued by Council of Ministers Decision 353 dated 3 Rajab 1439 [20 March 2018],
and after perusal and deliberation, the board hereby decides the following:
Decision 04-04-2025
The recommendation of the executive committee to adopt the update to the National District Cooling Standard is hereby approved in accordance with the attached document.
The Saudi Energy Efficiency Center
Issued on: 9 Sha’ban 1447
Corresponding to: 28 January 2026
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5152 issued on 3 April 2026.
The Minister of Energy,
Based on the powers entrusted to him by law,
and after perusal of the Law on the Distribution of Dry Gas and Liquefied Petroleum Gas for Residential and Commercial Purposes issued by Royal Decree D/126 dated 1 Dhu Al-Hijja 1438 [23 August 2017], as amended by Royal Decree D/112 dated 9 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1443 [8 June 2022], which stipulates in article 7 that this ministry shall specify in the regulations the guarantees for the achievement of the public interest, including what is stated in paragraph 1, which stipulates the “rules for regulating the aspects of activity”, and in pursuance of public interest,
hereby decides
First
The Regulation of the Activity of Gas Network for Residential and Commercial Purposes is hereby approved in the form attached to this decision.
Second
The regulation must be published on the website of the ministry, and comes into force from the date of issuance of this decision. It repeals any provisions in conflict with it.
Third
This decision must be communicated to those who are required to implement it and act on it, in accordance with the provisions of the relevant orders, laws, regulations, instructions, policies, and procedures, and any further developments related to them.
May Allah provide success.
Minister of Energy
Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz
Issued on: 9 Sha’ban 1447
Corresponding to: 28 January 2026
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5146 issued on 27 February 2026.
The Council of Ministers,
after perusal of Royal Court File 48266 dated 13 Jumada Al-Thani 1447 [4 December 2025], which includes Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property Telegram 29166 dated 8 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1441 [29 June 2020], regarding the draft Copyright Law,
after perusal of the mentioned draft law,
after perusal of the Copyright Protection Law issued by Royal Decree D/41 dated 2 Rajab 1424 [30 August 2003],
after perusal of Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers Memo 852 dated 10 Rabi Al-Awwal 1444 [6 October 2022], Memo 3688 dated 26 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1444 [15 June 2023], Memo 4142 dated 29 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1445 [6 June 2024], Memo 1754 dated 19 Jumada Al-Awwal 1446 [21 November 2024], Memo 2191 dated 18 Jumada Al-Thani 1446 [19 December 2024], Memo 469 dated 2 Safar 1447 [27 July 2025], and Memo 642 dated 13 Safar 1447 [7 August 2025],
after perusal of Council of Economic and Development Affairs Minutes 339/47/M dated 27 Safar 1447 [21 August 2025],
after considering Shura Council Decision 305/30 dated 21 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1446 [19 May 2025] and Decision 121/11 dated 10 Jumada Al-Thani 1447 [1 December 2025],
and after perusal of General Committee of the Council of Ministers Recommendation 7834 dated 19 Rajab 1447 [8 January 2026],
hereby decides
First
The Copyright Law is hereby approved in the form attached.
Second
The competent entity stipulated in article 6 of the draft law, referred to in clause First of this decision, is the Ministry of Culture. The Minister of Culture may delegate any cultural commissions he deems fit to act on behalf of the Ministry of Culture.
Third
The competent entity stipulated in article 20 of the draft law, referred to in clause First of this decision, is the General Commission for the Guardianship of Trust Funds for Minors and Their Counterparts.
Fourth
The competent entity stipulated in article 52(2) of the draft law, referred to in clause First of this decision, is the Zakat, Tax, and Customs Authority. The controls and procedures stipulated in that paragraph must be agreed upon with it.
Fifth
The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property, after agreement with the Ministry of Culture, shall submit the draft regulation for collective management, after completing its preparation in accordance with the relevant legal procedures, to complete the necessary legal procedures in this regard.
Sixth
The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property, in agreement with the Ministry of Finance and the Non-Oil Revenue Development Center, shall determine the fee stipulated in article 40 of the draft law referred to in clause First of this decision, until the issuance of the Governance of the Practice of Imposing the Fee for Services and Works Provided by Entities That Have the Legal Authority to Impose a Fee, and its entry into force.
Seventh
The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property shall agree with the Ministry of Finance on the establishment of controls and procedures for granting the remuneration mentioned in articles 54 and 55 of the draft law referred to in clause First of this decision.
Eighth
The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property shall deposit any amount of money collected as a result of the application of the provisions of the draft law, referred to in clause First of this decision, in the Treasury Single Account—formerly the current account of the Ministry of Finance—in the Saudi Central Bank.
Ninth
The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property shall coordinate with the Communications, Space, and Technology Commission when setting the provisions of article 49 of the draft law, referred to in clause First of this decision, in the executive regulation of the draft law.
Tenth
The protection provided for in the draft law referred to in clause First of this decree is restricted if a foreign state does not protect the citizens of the Kingdom under international agreements and treaties.
A draft royal decree has been prepared for the provisions of clauses First and Tenth, in the form attached to this.
The Prime Minister
Issued on: 8 Sha’ban 1447
Corresponding to: 27 January 2026
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5144 issued on 13 February 2026.
The Board of the Capital Market Authority,
based on the Capital Market Law issued by Royal Decree D/30 dated 2 Jumada Al-Thani 1424 [31 July 2003],
hereby decides
(a) The Instructions for Simplified Investment Funds are hereby adopted in accordance with the form attached, and come into force from the date of their publication.
(b) The List of Terms Used in the Regulations and Rules of the Capital Market Authority issued by board Decision 4-11-2004 dated 20 Sha’ban 1425 corresponding to 4 October 2004, as amended by its Decision 3-6-2026 dated 30 Rajab 1447 corresponding to 19 January 2026 , is hereby amended as follows:
First
The definition of the term “simplified investment fund” is hereby added with the following text:
An investment fund established in the Kingdom, the units of which may be offered by way of private placement to investors in the institutional client category in accordance with the Instructions for Simplified Investment Funds.
It enters into force on the date of its publication.
Second
The definition of the term “private fund” is hereby amended to read as follows:
An investment fund established in the Kingdom that is not a public fund or a simplified fund, and whose units may be offered to investors in the Kingdom in accordance with the provisions provided in part 5 of the Regulation of Investment Funds.
It enters into force on the date of its publication.
Third
The definition of the term “sub-fund manager” is hereby amended to read as follows:
A third party contracted by the fund manager under a contract in accordance with the Regulation of Investment Funds, the Regulation of Real Estate Investment Funds, and the Instructions for Simplified Investment Funds, who takes, on behalf of the fund manager, all or some of the investment decisions of the investment fund managed by the fund manager.
It enters into force on the date of its publication.
Fourth
The definition of the term “fund termination” is hereby amended to read as follows:
Wherever it appears in the Regulation of Investment Funds, the Regulation of Real Estate Investment Funds, and the Instructions for Simplified Investment Funds, it means the date on which the fund ends in accordance with the period or event specified in the terms and conditions of the fund, including the stage of selling the assets and distributing the entitlements of the unitholders to them.
It enters into force on the date of its publication.
Fifth
The definition of the term “fund terms and conditions” is hereby amended to read as follows:
Contracts that contain the information and provisions required under the provisions of the Regulation of Investment Funds, the Regulation of Real Estate Investment Funds, and the Instructions for Simplified Investment Funds, and which are signed between the fund manager and the unitholders.
It enters into force on the date of its publication.
Sixth
The definition of the term “distributor” is hereby amended to read as follows:
In the Regulation of Investment Funds, the Regulation of Real Estate Investment Funds, and the Instructions for Simplified Investment Funds, it means a person assigned to offer units of an investment fund in the Kingdom.
It enters into force on the date of its publication.
Seventh
The definition of the term “unitholder” is hereby amended to read as follows:
A person who owns units in an investment fund, a simplified investment fund, or a real estate investment fund that represent a common share in the net assets of the fund.
It enters into force on the date of its publication.
Eighth
The definition of the term “fund manager” is hereby amended by adding a phrase to the end of the definition with the following text:
and the Instructions for Simplified Investment Funds.
It enters into force on the date of its publication.
Ninth
The definition of the term “private placement” is hereby amended by adding a phrase to the end of the definition with the following text:
For the purposes of the Instructions for Simplified Investment Funds, it means the offering of units in a simplified investment fund to investors in the institutional client category in accordance with article 21(a) of the Instructions for Simplified Investment Funds.
It enters into force on the date of its publication.
Tenth
The definition of the term “private placement notice” is hereby amended by adding a phrase to the end of the definition with the following text:
For the purposes of the Instructions for Simplified Investment Funds, it means the notice to be submitted to the authority pursuant to article 22(a)(1), (2), and (3) of the Instructions for Simplified Investment Funds.
It enters into force on the date of its publication.
(c) The content of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this decision must be announced on the websites of the authority and the Saudi Tadawul Company.
Chairman of the Board of the Capital Market Authority
Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Quweiz
Issued on: 13 Ramadan 1447
Corresponding to: 26 January 2026
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5160 issued on 15 May 2026.
The Chief Executive Officer of the National Center for the Prevention and Control of Plant Pests and Animal Diseases,
based on the powers granted to him by law,
after perusal of the Agriculture Law and its executive regulation,
and based on the Manual of Administrative and Financial Powers of the center, clause First(3) of the administrative powers,
and in pursuance of the interest of work,
hereby decides
First
The Livestock Immunization Program in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is hereby adopted in the form attached.
Second
This decision comes into force from the date of its publication in the official gazette, it must be communicated to those who are required to adopt and enforce it, and it repeals all previous decisions in conflict with it.
May Allah provide success.
Chief Executive Officer
Ayman bin Saad Al-Ghamdi
Issued on: 3 Sha’ban 1447
Corresponding to: 22 January 2026
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5152 issued on 3 April 2026.