The Board of Directors of the Transport General Authority,
based on the powers entrusted to him by law,
after perusal of the Law of Carriage by Land on Roads issued by Royal Decree D/188 dated 24 Sha’ban 1446 [23 February 2025],
after perusal of the Statute 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 Executive Regulation for International Transport Activities and the Local Agency for a Foreign Carrier, and the Mechanism for Rectifying the Status of Carriage by Land on Roads Establishments in Accordance with the Provisions of the Law of Carriage by Land on Roads and the Executive Regulation for International Transport Activities and the Local Agency for a Foreign Carrier, both issued by Board of Directors of the Transport General Authority Decision 13/6TR/2025/4 dated 1 Rabi Al-Awwal 1447 [24 August 2025],
after perusal of executive committee Recommendation 8/7/T/2026/4 dated 28 Sha’ban 1447 [16 February 2026],
and after deliberation, the board hereby decides
First
The amendment of the period specified in the Mechanism for Rectifying the Status of Carriage by Land on Roads Establishments in Accordance with the Provisions of the Law of Carriage by Land on Roads and the Executive Regulation for International Transport Activities and the Local Agency, in accordance with article 25(1)(d), is hereby approved to read as follows:
The obligation to pass the professional competence test in order to obtain a professional driver card is as follows:
(a） For drivers holding a valid driver card: The obligation commences from the date of expiry of the card, following the launch by the authority of the “Professional Qualification Program for Bus Transport Drivers”.
(b） For drivers who do not hold a driver card or whose driver card has expired: The obligation commences from the date of the launch by the authority of the “Professional Qualification Program for Bus Transport Drivers”.
Second
This decision comes into force on the date of its issuance, and must be published in the official gazette.
May Allah provide success.
Issued on: 12 Shawwal 1447
Corresponding to: 31 March 2026
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5153 issued on 10 April 2026.
The Board of Directors of the Transport General Authority,
based on the powers entrusted to it by law,
after perusal of the Law of Carriage by Land on Roads issued by Royal Decree D/188 dated 24 Sha’ban 1446 [23 February 2025],
after perusal of the Statute 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 Executive Regulation for the Activity of Bus Rental and Brokerage in Bus Rental, and the Mechanism for Rectifying the Status of Carriage by Land on Roads Establishments in Accordance with the Provisions of the Law of Carriage by Land on Roads and the Executive Regulation for the Activity of Bus Rental and Brokerage in Bus Rental, both issued by Board of Directors of the Transport General Authority Decision 20/6TR/2025/4 dated 1 Rabi Al-Awwal 1447 [24 August 2025],
after perusal of executive committee Recommendation 9/7/T/2026/4 dated 28 Sha’ban 1447 [16 February 2026],
and after deliberation, the board hereby decides
First
The amendment of the period specified in the Mechanism for Rectifying the Status of Carriage by Land on Roads Establishments in Accordance with the Provisions of the Law of Carriage by Land on Roads and the Executive Regulation for the Activity of Bus Rental and Brokerage in Bus Rental, in accordance with
article 17(1)(d), is hereby approved to read as follows:
The obligation to pass the professional competence test in order to obtain a professional driver card is as follows:
(a） For drivers holding a valid driver card: The obligation commences from the date of expiry of the card, following the launch by the authority of the “Professional Qualification Program for Bus Transport Drivers”.
(b） For drivers who do not hold a driver card or whose driver card has expired: The obligation commences from the date of the launch by the authority of the “Professional Qualification Program for Bus Transport Drivers”.
Second
This decision comes into force on the date of its issuance, and must be published in the official gazette.
May Allah provide success.
Issued on: 12 Shawwal 1447
Corresponding to: 31 March 2026
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5153 issued on 10 April 2026.
The Board of Directors of the Transport General Authority,
based on the powers entrusted to it by law,
after perusal of the Law of Carriage by Land on Roads issued by Royal Decree D/188 dated 24 Sha’ban 1446 [23 February 2025],
after perusal of the Statute 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 Executive Regulation for the Activity of Public Transport by Buses Within Cities, and the Mechanism for Rectifying the Status of Carriage by Land on Roads Establishments in Accordance with the Provisions of the Law of Carriage by Land on Roads and the Executive Regulation for the Activity of Public Transport by Buses Within Cities, both issued by Board of Directors of the Transport General Authority Decision 9/6TR/2025/4 dated 1 Rabi Al-Awwal 1447 [24 August 2025],
after perusal of executive committee Recommendation 10/7/T/2026/4 dated 28 Sha’ban 1447 [16 February 2026],
and after deliberation, the board hereby decides
First
The amendment of the period specified in the Mechanism for Rectifying the Status of Carriage by Land on Roads Establishments in Accordance with the Provisions of the Law of Carriage by Land on Roads and the Executive Regulation for the Activity of Public Transport by Buses Within Cities, in accordance with article 19(1)(d), is hereby approved to read as follows:
The obligation to pass the professional competence test in order to obtain a professional driver card is as follows:
(a） For drivers holding a valid driver card: The obligation commences from the date of expiry of the card, following the launch by the authority of the “Professional Qualification Program for Bus Transport Drivers”.
(b） For drivers who do not hold a driver card or whose driver card has expired: The obligation commences from the date of the launch by the authority of the “Professional Qualification Program for Bus Transport Drivers”.
Second
This decision comes into force on the date of its issuance, and must be published in the official gazette.
May Allah provide success.
Issued on: 12 Shawwal 1447
Corresponding to: 31 March 2026
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5153 issued on 10 April 2026.
The Board of Directors of the Transport General Authority,
based on the powers entrusted to it by law,
after perusal of the Law of Carriage by Land on Roads issued by Royal Decree D/188 dated 24 Sha’ban 1446 [23 February 2025],
after perusal of the Statute 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 Executive Regulation for Educational Transport Activity, and the Mechanism for Rectifying the Status of Carriage by Land on Roads Establishments in Accordance with the Provisions of the Law of Carriage by Land on Roads and the Executive Regulation for Educational Transport Activity, both issued by Board of Directors of the Transport General Authority Decision 11/6TR/2025/4 dated 1 Rabi Al-Awwal 1447 [24 August 2025],
after perusal of executive committee Recommendation 11/7/T/2026/4 dated 28 Sha’ban 1447 [16 February 2026],
and after deliberation, the board hereby decides
First
The amendment of the period specified in the Mechanism for Rectifying the Status of Carriage by Land on Roads Establishments in Accordance with the Provisions of the Law of Carriage by Land on Roads and the Executive Regulation for Educational Transport Activity, in accordance with article 25(1)(d), is hereby approved to read as follows:
The obligation to pass the professional competence test in order to obtain a professional driver card is as follows:
(a） For drivers holding a valid driver card: The obligation commences from the date of expiry of the card, following the launch by the authority of the “Professional Qualification Program for Bus Transport Drivers”.
(b） For drivers who do not hold a driver card or whose driver card has expired: The obligation commences from the date of the launch by the authority of the “Professional Qualification Program for Bus Transport Drivers”.
Second
This decision comes into force on the date of its issuance, and must be published in the official gazette.
May Allah provide success.
Issued on: 12 Shawwal 1447
Corresponding to: 31 March 2026
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5153 issued on 10 April 2026.
The Board of Directors of the Transport General Authority,
based on the powers entrusted to it by law,
after perusal of the Law of Carriage by Land on Roads issued by Royal Decree D/188 dated 24 Sha’ban 1446 [23 February 2025],
after perusal of the Statute 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 Executive Regulation for Specialized Transport Activity, and the Mechanism for Rectifying the Status of Carriage by Land on Roads Establishments in Accordance with the Provisions of the Law of Carriage by Land on Roads and the Executive Regulation for Specialized Transport Activity, both issued by Board of Directors of the Transport General Authority Decision 12/6TR/2025/4 dated 1 Rabi Al-Awwal 1447 [24 August 2025],
after perusal of executive committee Recommendation 12/7/T/2026/4 dated 28 Sha’ban 1447 [16 February 2026],
and after deliberation, the board hereby decides
First
The amendment of the period specified in the Mechanism for Rectifying the Status of Carriage by Land on Roads Establishments in Accordance with the Provisions of the Law of Carriage by Land on Roads and the Executive Regulation for Specialized Transport Activity, in accordance with article 25(1)(d), is hereby approved to read as follows:
The obligation to pass the professional competence test in order to obtain a professional driver card is as follows:
(a） For drivers holding a valid driver card: The obligation commences from the date of expiry of the card, following the launch by the authority of the “Professional Qualification Program for Bus Transport Drivers”.
(b） For drivers who do not hold a driver card or whose driver card has expired: The obligation commences from the date of the launch by the authority of the “Professional Qualification Program for Bus Transport Drivers”.
Second
This decision comes into force on the date of its issuance, and must be published in the official gazette.
May Allah provide success.
Issued on: 12 Shawwal 1447
Corresponding to: 31 March 2026
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5153 issued on 10 April 2026.
The Board of Directors of the Transport General Authority,
based on the powers entrusted to it by law,
after perusal of the Law of Carriage by Land on Roads issued by Royal Decree D/188 dated 24 Sha’ban 1446 [23 February 2025] and its executive regulations,
after perusal of the Statute 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 executive committee Recommendation 13/7/T/2026/4 dated 28 Sha’ban 1447 [16 February 2026],
and after deliberation, the board hereby decides
First
The granting of a period to all carriage by land on roads establishments, exempting them from the requirement stipulated in the Executive Regulations of the Law of Carriage by Land on Roads issued by Royal Decree D/188 dated 24 Sha’ban 1446 [23 February 2025], to include the names of newly established activities in the commercial registrations as one of the requirements for obtaining a license, is hereby approved until 27 August 2026.
Second
The President of the Transport General Authority shall specify the names of the activities that may be included in the commercial registrations submitted with license applications during the period referred to in clause First of this decision.
Third
The President of the Transport General Authority shall submit a proposal to the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Transport General Authority to extend the period referred to in clause First of this decision, in accordance with Royal Decree D/188 dated 24 Sha’ban 1446 [23 February 2025], should the need arise.
Fourth
This decision comes into force on the date of its issuance, and must be published in the official gazette.
May Allah provide success.
Issued on: 12 Shawwal 1447
Corresponding to: 31 March 2026
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5153 issued on 10 April 2026.
The Board of Directors of the Transport General Authority,
based on the powers entrusted to it by law,
after perusal of the Law of Carriage by Land on Roads issued by Royal Decree D/188 dated 24 Sha’ban 1446 [23 February 2025],
after perusal of the Statute of the Transport General Authority issued by Council of Ministers Decision 323 dated 14 Ramadan 1434 [22 July 2013] and its amendments,
and after perusal of the Executive Regulation for Heavy Goods Transport Activities for Commercial and Non-Commercial Purposes issued by Board of Directors of the Transport General Authority Decision 1/6TR/2025/4 dated 1 Rabi Al-Awwal 1447 [24 August 2025],
and after deliberation, the board hereby decides by circulation the following:
First
It is hereby permitted to exceed the operational life of a single vehicle or tractor used in the activity of heavy goods transport for commercial purposes (for third parties) and the activity of heavy goods transport for commercial purposes (for the benefit of the establishment) for a period of six months from the date of this decision, provided that the operational life does not exceed 22 years from the date of manufacture of the vehicle, as an exception to the provisions of article 24 of the Executive Regulation for Heavy Goods Transport Activities for Commercial and Non-Commercial Purposes.
Second
It is hereby permitted for service providers engaged in the activity of heavy goods transport for commercial purposes (for the benefit of the establishment) to enter into contracts for the transport of goods not owned by them, provided that they comply with the requirement to issue a transport document for each item of goods transported, for a period of 6 months from the date of this decision, as an exception to the provisions of article 30(4) of the Executive Regulation for Heavy Goods Transport Activities for Commercial and Non-Commercial Purposes.
Third
This decision comes into force on the date of its issuance, and must be published in the official gazette.
May Allah provide success.
Issued on: 7 Shawwal 1447
Corresponding to: 26 March 2026
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5152 issued on 3 April 2026.
The Minister of Tourism,
based on the powers entrusted to him by law,
based on the Tourism Law issued by Royal Decree D/18 dated 26 Muharram 1444 [24 August 2022],
based on Ministerial Decision 1447/1123 dated 26 Rabi Al-Awwal 1447 [18 September 2025], approving the exemption of applicants for a license for a tourist hospitality facility of the guesthouse type from the criteria attached to Ministerial Decision 2300 dated 19 Jumada Al-Awwal 1444 [13 December 2022] for operation during the Hajj season, and approving the instructions for conducting this activity during the season,
based on article 16(5) of the Tourism Law, which stipulates that “the minister shall issue a schedule detailing the classification of violations and the corresponding punishments—stipulated in paragraph 1 of this article—along with their amount and duration, taking into account the progression of the punishment, provided that the schedule includes violations for which the fine does not exceed 10,000 Riyal, which must be issued immediately by the competent inspector upon detection”,
and with reference to Ministerial Decision 1275 dated 13 Rabi Al-Thani 1447 [5 October 2025], approving amendments to the Schedule and Rules of Violations and Punishments for Tourism Activities,
and in pursuance of public interest,
hereby decides
First
The Rules and the Schedule of Violations and Punishments for the Operation of Tourist Hospitality Facilities in the Cities of Makkah Al-Mukarramah and Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah During the Hajj Season are hereby approved, in accordance with the attached text.
Second
The rules and schedule must be published in the official gazette, and come into force from the date of its publication.
Third
This decision repeals all previous decisions in conflict with it.
Fourth
This decision must be communicated to those who are required to implement it and act upon it.
Minister of Tourism
Ahmad bin Aqeel Al-Khatib
Issued on: 3 Shawwal 1447
Corresponding to: 22 March 2026
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5151 issued on 30 March 2026.