The Minister of Interior
based on the powers entrusted to him by law,
after perusal of the Weapons and Ammunition Law issued by Royal Decree D/45 dated 25 Rajab 1426 [30 August 2005], amended by Royal Decree D/17 dated 1 Rabi Al-Thani 1437 [12 January 2016], and amended by Royal Decree D/71 dated 1 Jumada Al-Thani 1444 [25 December 2022], and its executive regulation, and in pursuance of public interest,
hereby decides
First
A paragraph is hereby added to article 9/11 of the Executive Regulation of the Weapons and Ammunition Law, regarding the conditions for obtaining a license to carry and possess individual firearms and hunting weapons, to read as follows: “Passing the medical examination for toxicology.”
Second
This decision must be communicated to the relevant authorities, to implement it, each within their area of competence.
Third
This decision comes into force on the date of its publication in the official gazette.
Minister of Interior Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz
Issued on: 10 Rabi Al-Thani 1446
Corresponding to: 14 October 2024
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5054 issued on -1 November 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 [2 March 1992],
based on article 20 of the Law of the Council of Ministers issued by Royal Order O/13 dated 3 Rabi Al-Awwal 1414 [21 August 1993],
based on article 18 of the Law of the Shura Council issued by Royal Order O/91 dated 27 Sha’ban 1412 [2 March 1992],
after perusal of Shura Council Decision 12/2 dated 27 Rabi Al-Awwal 1446 [1 October 2024],
after perusal of Council of Ministers Decision 286 dated 5 Rabi Al-Thani 1446 [9 October 2024],
have decreed as follows
First
Article nine of the Saudi Building Code Implementation Law issued by Royal Decree D/43 dated 26 Rabi Al-Thani 1438 [25 January 2017] is hereby amended by adding the phrase “The occupancy certificate is a basic condition for the total release of electrical current” to the second half of the article, so that the article reads as follows: “It is prohibited to occupy the building except by virtue of an occupancy certificate in accordance with the occupancy classification stated in the code, and in accordance with the procedures and periods specified by the regulations. The occupancy certificate is a basic condition for the total release of electrical current.”
Second
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: 10 Rabi Al-Thani 1446
Corresponding to: 14 October 2024
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5052 issued on 18 October 2024.
The Board of Directors of the Zakat, Tax, and Customs Authority (the “board”),
based on the powers entrusted to it by article 5 of the system of the authority issued by Council of Ministers Decision 570 dated 22 Ramadan 1442 [4 May 2021], after perusal of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation for which the Kingdom deposited its instrument of accession on 28 July 2016, and the provisions of article 7 regarding the trade facilitation measure for authorized economic operators approved by the member states of the agreement, and after perusal of board Decision 10-02-24 dated 14 Ramadan 1445 [24 March 2024], and Decision 07-04-24 dated 21 Safar 1446 [25 August 2024],
hereby decides
First
The Update of the Policy of the Authorized Economic Operator Program is hereby approved, in the form attached to this decision.
Second
This decision must be published in the official gazette, and comes into force on the date of its publication, and it must be communicated to whoever is required to implement it.
May Allah provide success.
Issued on: 10 Rabi Al-Thani 1446
Corresponding to: 13 October 2024
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5065 issued on 17 January 2025.
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 [1 August 2003],
hereby decides
(a) Article 77 of the Financial Market Institutions Regulation isued by Council Decision 1-83-2005 dated 21 Jumada Al-Awwal 1426, corresponding to 28 June 2005, amended by Decision 1-101-2023 dated 8 Rabi Al-Thani 1445, corresponding to 23 October 2023 is hereby amended in accordance with the following text:
Without prejudice to the provisions of this chapter, the Capital Market Authority may:
1. Deposit the money of the client in an account that provides returns at a local or foreign bank, and obtain those returns or part of it, provided that the prior written approval of the client is obtained for that, and the conditions stipulated in the Client Money Rules are met.
2. Provide a service to the client through which his money deposited in his investment account is invested and a return is provided on it, provided that the following is met:
(a) Compliance with the requirements of understanding risks and suitability, in accordance with the provisions of these regulations.
(b) Obtain the prior written approval of the client to receive that service and the terms of its provision, including the period within which the client can—upon his request—recover his invested funds.
(c) The investment must be within the Kingdom and in short-term and low-risk products.
It must be effective from the date of its publication.
(b) Announce the content of paragraph (a) of this decision on the websites of the authority and the Saudi Stock Exchange.
Chairman of the Board of the Capital Market Authority
Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Quweiz
Issued on: 16 Jumada Al-Awwal 1446
Corresponding to: 18 November 2024
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5051 issued on 11 October 2024.
The Minister of Transport and Logistics Services,
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 [8 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 Minister of Transport and Logistics Services Decision 10/41/1 dated 27 Muharram 1441 [26 September 2019] regarding the adoption of the Policy for Determining Fares for Using Public Transport and its amendments,
and after perusal of the Board of Directors of the General Transport Authority Decision 2/TR/2024/4 dated 14 Safar 1446 [18 August 2024],
and in pursuance of public interest,
hereby decides
First
Paragraph 30 of part six of the Policy for Determining Fares for Using Public Transport in the Kingdom is hereby amended to be as follows:
In an effort by the General Transport Authority to achieve the optimal balance between passengers and operators (taxi activity licensees and permittees), a methodology has been developed to approve fares for using taxi services as follows:
First
Review—Approve Methodology:
1․ The Transport General Authority shall prepare a proposal for taxi service fares in accordance with the data, review, and analysis of the fares.
2․ The competent authority (Minister of Transport and Logistics Services) shall approve the fares proposed by the authority.
Second
Review-Approval Methodology of the Mechanism for Determining the Fares for Using Taxi Services Via the Electronic Application:
1․ The establishment operating the application shall propose a mechanism for determining the fares for using taxi services via the application.
2․ The Transport General Authority shall review and approve the mechanism for determining the fares proposed by the establishment operating the application.
Third
Taxi activity licensees and permittees and the establishment operating the electronic application shall follow the approved fares, and they must be published—when updated—to the beneficiaries of the service.
Second
These amendments enter into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Third
The President of the Transport General Authority shall take the necessary measures to implement the decision.
May Allah provide success.
Minister of Transport and Logistics Services
Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser
Issued on: 6 Rabi Al-Thani 1446
Corresponding to: 10 October 2024
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5054 issued on -1 November 2024.
The Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture,
based on the powers entrusted to him by law,
based on article 36 of the Agricultural Law issued by Royal Decree D/64 dated 10 Sha’ban 1442 [23 March 2021] approving the Agricultural Law, Ministerial Decision 14967/1/1444 dated 15 Muharram 1444 [13 August 2022] approving the Executive Regulation of the Agricultural Law, and Council of Ministers Decision 439 dated 6 Jumada Al-Thani 1445 [19 December 2023] allowing local agricultural companies and major farmers to cultivate wheat and seasonal fodder in accordance with the controls set by the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, and in pursuance of public interest,
hereby decides
First
The Controls for the Cultivation of Wheat and Season Fodder are hereby approved in accordance with the form attached.
Second
This decision comes into force on the date of its publication, it must be communicated to those who are required to implement it and act by virtue of it, and it repeals all previous decisions in conflict with it.
May Allah provide success.
Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture
Engineer Abdulrahman bin Abdulmohsen Al-Fadley
Issued on: 6 Rabi Al-Thani 1446
Corresponding to: 10 October 2024
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5053 issued on 25 October 2024.
The Governor of the Zakat, Tax, and Customs Authority,
based on the powers entrusted to him by law,
and in pursuance of the interest of work,
after perusal of the Common Customs Law of the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf issued by Royal Decree D/41 dated 3 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1423 [6 January 2003] and its executive regulation, and based on the powers entrusted to the Director General by the Common Customs Law and its executive regulation relating to the issuance of requirements, instructions, and controls for a number of customs procedures, and with the aim of unifying the regulatory reference for these procedures,
after perusal of the Administrative Decision 28624 dated 23 Jumada Al-Awwal 1445 [6 December 2023], Approving the Controls Regulating Customs Procedures,
hereby decides
First
The amendments to some articles of the Rules of Customs Procedures issued in accordance with Administrative Decision 28624 dated 23 Jumada Al-Awwal 1445 [6 December 2023] are hereby approved in the form attached to this decision.
Second
This decision must be communicated to those required to implement it, and comes into force on the date of its publication in the official gazette.
May Allah provide success.
Governor
Suhail bin Mohammed Abanmi
Issued on: 5 Rabi Al-Thani 1446
Corresponding to: 9 October 2024
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5054 issued on 1 November 2024.