Issued on: 6 Shawwal 1445
Corresponding to: 15 April 2024
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5035 issued on 7 June 2024.
The Minister of Energy,
based on the powers entrusted to him by law, and after perusal of clause Third of Royal Decree D/15 dated 11 Rabi Al-Awwal 1424 [13 May 2003], by which the Law of Expropriating of Real Estate for Public Benefit and Temporary Seizure of Real Estate “the Law” was issued, and the provisions of the law,
hereby decides
First
The commencement of the procedures for expropriating a part of the plot of land owned under Instrument 31/2/4 dated 7 Jumada Al-Thani 1418 [10 October 1997], located in the city of Buraidah, overlapping with the aerial line campus, with a voltage of 380 kV., which connects Station 9032 to the line connecting Station 9011 and 9025, with a total area of 4067.80 m2 (Forty thousand sixty-seven square meters and eighty square centimeters), in accordance with the attached cadastral decision, for the benefit of the Saudi Electricity Company.
Second
The Saudi Electricity Company shall notify this decision to the relevant entities referred to in articles 6 and 7 of the law, in order to nominate its representatives in each of the Real Estate Description and Inventory Committee and the Real Estate Compensation Estimation Committee, within a period not exceeding 15 (fifteen) days from the issuance of this decision. The company shall call for the meetings, prepare the minutes, and take the necessary measures to carry out each committee’s tasks.
Third
The Saudi Electricity Company shall notify the owners of the rights over the real estate whose expropriation is decided of the compensation estimated to them, and it shall also inform the owners and occupants of the real estate that it must be vacated within the period specified by the company, provided that it is not less than 30 (thirty) days from the date of notification of the eviction, in accordance with the provisions of articles 16 and 17 of the law.
Fourth
The Saudi Electricity Company shall pay compensation to rights holders in accordance with the decision of the Real Estate Compensation Estimation Committee, and the disbursement procedures shall be carried out before the date specified for vacating the property, provided that the amount of compensation is not delivered to its owner until after the delivery of the property, and it is documented by the notary public or the court. The compensation must be disbursed within two years from the date of the decision approving the commencement of the expropriation procedures in accordance with the provisions of article 18 of the Law.
Fifth
It is permitted for stakeholders to file a grievance before the board of grievances against the decisions made by the committees, in accordance with the system, within 60 (sixty) days from the date they are notified of the decision.
Sixth
This decision must be published in the official gazette and in two daily newspapers distributed in the region. A copy of the announcement must also be posted at the headquarters of the company, at the headquarters of the project, in the court, in the emirate, governorate, or center, and in the municipality in whose jurisdiction the property is located.
Seventh
This decision must be communicated to those who are required to implement it and act on it.
Minister of Energy
Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz
Issued on: 6 Shawwal 1445
Corresponding to: 15 April 2024
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5035 issued on 7 June 2024.
The Minister of Energy,
based on the powers entrusted to him by law, and after perusal of clause Third of Royal Decree D/15 dated 11 Rabi Al-Awwal 1424 [13 May 2003], by which the Law of Expropriation of Real Estate for Public Benefit and Temporary Seizure of Real Estate (the “law”) was issued, and the provisions of the law,
hereby decides
First
The commencement of the procedures for expropriating a part of the plot of land owned under deed 371404012110 dated 3 Rabi Al-Thani 1445 [18 October 2023], located in the city of Abha, overlapping with the buffer of the aerial line of the voltage 132 kV, connecting Al-Qurair Station with the Abha Cooperative Housing Station, with a total area of 304.72 m2 (Three hundred and four square meters and seventy-two square centimeters), in accordance with the attached cadastral decision, for the benefit of the Saudi Electricity Company is hereby approved.
Second
The Saudi Electricity Company shall notify this decision to the relevant entities referred to in articles 6 and 7 of the law, in order to name its representatives in each of the Real Estate Description and Inventory Committee and the Real Estate Compensation Valuation Committee, within a period not exceeding 15 (fifteen) days from the issuance of this decision. The company shall call for the meetings, prepare the minutes, and take the necessary measures to carry out the tasks of each committee.
Third
The Saudi Electricity Company shall notify the owners of the rights over the real estate whose expropriation is decided of the compensation determined to them, and it shall also inform the owners and occupants of the real estate that it must be vacated within the period specified by the company, provided that it is not less than 30 (thirty) days from the date of notification of the eviction, in accordance with the provisions of articles 16 and 17 of the law.
Fourth
The Saudi Electricity Company shall pay compensation to rights holders in accordance with the decision of the Real Estate Compensation Valuation Committee, and the disbursement procedures shall be carried out before the date specified for vacating the property, provided that the amount of compensation is not delivered to its owner until after the delivery of the property and its documentation by the notary public or the court. The compensation must be disbursed within two years from the date of the decision approving the commencement of the expropriation procedures in accordance with the provisions of article 18 of the Law.
Fifth
Stakeholders may file a grievance before the board of grievances against the decisions made by the committees in accordance with the system, within 60 (sixty) days from the date they are notified of the decision.
Sixth
This decision must be published in the official gazette and in two daily newspapers distributed in the region. A copy of the announcement must also be posted at the headquarters of the company, at the headquarters of the project, in the court, in the emirate, governorate, or centre, and in the municipality in whose jurisdiction the property is located.
Seventh
This decision must be communicated to those who are required to implement it and act on it.
Minister of Energy
Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz
Issued on: 6 Shawwal 1445
Corresponding to: 15 April 2024
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5035 issued on 7 June 2024.
Issued on: 6 Shawwal 1445
Corresponding to: 15 April 2024
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5035 issued on 7 June 2024.
Issued on: 6 Shawwal 1445
Corresponding to: 15 April 2024
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5035 issued on 7 June 2024.
Issued on: 6 Shawwal 1445
Corresponding to: 15 April 2024
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5035 issued on 7 June 2024.
Issued on: 6 Shawwal 1445
Corresponding to: 15 April 2024
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5035 issued on 7 June 2024.
Issued on: 6 Shawwal 1445
Corresponding to: 15 April 2024
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5035 issued on 7 June 2024.
With the help of Allah the Almighty,
We, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud,
the King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
based on article 70 of the Basic Law of Governance issued by Royal Order O/90 dated 27 Sha’ban 1412,
based on article 20 of the Law of the Council of Ministers issued by Royal Order O/13 dated 3 Rabi Al-Awwal 1414,
based on article 18 of the Law of the Shura Council issued by Royal Order O/91 dated 27 Sha’ban 1412,
after perusal of the Traffic Law issued by Royal Decree D/85 dated 26 Shawwal 1428 and its amendments,
after perusal of Shura Council Decision 19/181 dated 2 Sha’ban 1445,
and after perusal of Council of Ministers Decision 829 dated 23 Rabi Al-Thani 1445,
have decreed as follows
First
The Traffic Law issued by Royal Decree D/85 dated 26 Shawwal 1428 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 5 is hereby amended to have the following text:
(a) Each motorcycle must carry a single, clear, and legible plate, which must be fixed on its rear, and it is not permitted to ride without it.
(b) Each trailer or semi-trailer must carry the plate number of the prime mover if its size obscures the visibility of that plate. Each trailer or semi-trailer must carry its own plate as specified by the regulation.
(c) Without prejudice to the provisions relating to the trailer and semi-trailer provided in the law, the regulation must specify the provisions to which the trailer and semi-trailer are subject to from among the provisions of the law relating to the vehicle, in line with the nature of the trailer and semi-trailer.
2. A paragraph is hereby added to article 7 numbered (ix) with the following text:
Trailer and semi-trailer plates.
3. A row is hereby added to the Schedule of Fees for Driving Licences and Transfer of Ownership of Vehicles of All Types—attached to the law—numbered 9, which contains the fees relating to the driving licence of the trailer and semi-trailer, as follows:
| Type | Annual Licence Fee | Annual Renewal Fee | Damaged and Lost Fee |
| Trailer and semi-trailer driving licence | 100 Riyals | 100 Riyals | 100 Riyals |
4. Paragraph 15 of the Schedule of Violations 2—attached to the Law and amended by Royal Decree D/115 dated 5 Dhu Al-Hijja 1439—is hereby amended to have the following text: “Non-fulfilment of the legal requirements for the trailer or semi-trailer.”
Second
Owners of trailers and semi-trailers are hereby granted a period of 1 year to rectify their status in accordance with the Traffic Law after its amendment in accordance with the provisions of clause First of this decree. The state shall—during this period—bear the fee for the issuance of the trailer and semi-trailer driving licence and the fee for the issuance of the trailer and semi-trailer plate.
The Ministry of Interior has the right to evaluate the extent of the need to extend this period before its expiry, according to the verification of the ministry—in coordination with the relevant entities—of the readiness of the infrastructure to implement the Traffic Law after its amendment in accordance with the provisions of clause First of this decree, and to address the difficulties that may arise during the application.
Third
His Royal Highness the Prime Minister, the ministers, and the heads of independent concerned authorities—each within their area of competence—shall implement this decree of Ours.
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud
Issued on: 28/9/1445
Corresponding to: 7/4/2024
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5028 issued on 22 April 2024.
The Acting President of the Transport General Authority
based on the powers entrusted to him by law,
after perusal of the Law on Public Transport on Roads of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia issued by Royal Decree D/25 dated 21 Jumada Al-Thani 1397 [9 June 1977],
after perusal of the System of the Transport General Authority issued by Council of Ministers Decision 323 dated 14 Ramadan 1434 [22 July 2013] and its amendments,
after perusal of the Regulation Governing Educational Transportation approved by Decision 119/41/1 dated 7 Jumada Al-Awwal 1441 [3 January 2020] and its amendments,
and after perusal of Decision 120/42/1 dated 19 Jumada Al-Awwal 1442 [3 January 2021], Approving the Minimum Number of Buses for Educational Transportation,
and in pursuance of public interest,
hereby decides
First
Private educational entities are hereby exempt from applying the minimum requirement for the number of buses in educational transportation provided in Decision 120/42/1 dated 19 Jumada Al-Awwal 1442 [3 January 2021].
Second
The original copy of this decision must be sent to the undersecretary of the authority for land transport to notify those who are required to implement its provisions.
Third
A copy of this decision must be sent to the director general of communication for publication in the official gazette and the official means of communication of the authority.
The Acting President of the Transport General Authority
Rumaih bin Mohammed Al-Rumaih
Issued on: 25/9/1445
Corresponding to: 4/4/2024
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5028 issued on 22 April 2024.