Issued on: 1 Rabi Al-Awwal 1447
Corresponding to: 24 August 2025
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5104 issued on 2 September 2025.
Issued on: 1 Rabi Al-Awwal 1447
Corresponding to: 24 August 2025
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5104 issued on 2 September 2025.
The Minister of Finance,
based on the powers granted to him by law,
after perusal of the Social Insurance Law issued by Royal Decree D/273 dated 26 Dhu Al-Hijja 1445 [2 July 2024],
the executive regulation of the law issued by Minister of Finance Decision 230/Insurance dated 26 Dhu Al-Hijja 1445 [ 2 July 2024],
and Board of Directors of the General Organization for Social Insurance Decision 1508 dated 4 Muharram 1447, corresponding to 29 June 2025, regarding the approval of the program of voluntary savings associations for those covered by the insurance systems managed by the General Organization for Social Insurance,
hereby decides
First
The program of voluntary savings associations for those covered by the insurance systems managed by the General Organization for Social Insurance is hereby approved.
Second
The Governor of the General Organization for Social Insurance shall set the conditions, provisions, and procedures necessary for subscription in any of the associations mentioned in clause First of this decision, taking into account that those conditions and provisions include the following:
1․ Determining the mechanism and deadline for applying to subscribe in any of these associations.
2․ Determining the deadline for paying the monthly subscription amount in any of these associations.
3․ Determining the percentage of subscription in any of these associations, not exceeding 25% (twenty-five percent) per month of the monthly income of the subscriber.
Third
This decision must be published in the official gazette.
Fourth
The Governor of the General Organization for Social Insurance shall work to implement this decision.
May Allah provide success.
Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan
Minister of Finance
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Organization for Social Insurance
Issued on: 1 Rabi Al-Awwal 1447
Corresponding to: 24 August 2025
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5106 issued on 9 September 2025.
The Council of Ministers,
after perusal of Royal Court File 309 dated 1 Muharram 1447 [26 June 2025], which includes Minister of Culture Telegram 2673 dated 13 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1442 [23 June 2021], regarding the draft Crafts and Handicrafts Law,
after perusal of the mentioned draft law,
after perusal of the Statute of the Heritage Commission issued by Council of Ministers Decision 1012 dated 27 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1445 [4 June 2024],
after perusal of Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers Minutes 256 dated 16 Sha’ban 1444 [8 March 2023], Memo 679 dated 1 Rabi Al-Awwal 1444 [27 September 2022], Memo 2891 dated 21 Ramadan 1444 [12 April 2023], Memo 2389 dated 2 Rajab 1445 [13 January 2024], Memo 2962 dated 15 Sha’ban 1445 [25 February 2024], Memo 4075 dated 26 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1445 [3 June 2024], Memo 78 dated 4 Muharram 1446 [10 July 2024], Memo 530 dated 11 Safar 1446 [15 August 2024], Memo 1188 dated 7 Rabi Al-Thani 1446 [10 October 2024], Memo 1851 dated 26 Jumada Al-Awwal 1446 [28 November 2024], Memo 3243 dated 27 Ramadan 1446 [27 March 2025], Memo 173 dated 18 Muharram 1447 [13 July 2025], and Memo 654 dated 13 Safar 1447 [7 August 2025],
after perusal of Council of Economic and Development Affairs Minutes 1535/46/M dated 15 Shawwal 1446 [13 April 2025],
after considering Shura Council Decisions 34/4 dated 24 Rabi Al-Awwal 1445 [9 October 2023], 280/27 dated 27 Shawwal 1445 [6 May 2024], and 330/33 dated 27 Dhu Al-Hijja 1446 [23 June 2025],
and after perusal of General Committee of the Council of Ministers Recommendation 1942 dated 23 Safar 1447 [17 August 2025],
hereby decides
First
The Law of Crafts and Handicrafts is hereby approved in the form attached.
Second
Existing craft practitioners are hereby granted a period of one year from the date of entry into force of the decision referred to in clause First of this decree to rectify their status in accordance with the law.
A draft royal decree has been prepared in the form attached.
Third
Without prejudice to the mandates of other government entities, the Heritage Commission shall regulate the activity of crafts and handicrafts as determined by the law, and in particular, it shall:
1․ Prepare a list of crafts and handicrafts and submit it to the Ministry of Culture for approval.
2․ Establish and approve the National Register of Craftsmen, in coordination with the Ministry of Culture.
3․ Prepare quality standards for crafts and handicraft products, and submit them to the Ministry of Culture for approval.
4․ Establish and approve the necessary arrangements and mechanisms for exporting crafts and handicraft products outside the Kingdom and for activating local and international channels for marketing and selling crafts and handicraft products, in agreement with the relevant entities.
5․ Prepare draft regulations for the training, qualification, and classification of craftsmen, to be approved by the board of directors of the Heritage Commission.
6․ Prepare apprenticeship programs and other training and knowledge transfer programs related to crafts and handicrafts, in coordination with the relevant entities.
7․ Implement national projects that collect crafts and handicrafts and their products, document them and prove their geographical origin.
8․ Prepare the regulations for the manufacture and marketing of souvenirs of crafts and handicraft products, and submit them to the Ministry of Culture for approval.
9․ Approving stores selling crafts and handicraft products.
Fourth
The Heritage Commission shall exercise the mandates and tasks prescribed in the law referred to in clause First and Third of this decision, in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and the entities associated with the Minister of Culture. The minister may assign the exercise of any of these mandates and tasks to the organisational units of the Ministry of Culture or the entities associated with the minister in coordination with the commission in order to achieve integration in the performance of mandates and tasks between the ministry and the commission.
Fifth
The exercise by the board of directors of the Heritage Commission of its powers to adopt the controls stipulated in article 9 of the law referred to in clause First of this decision must be in agreement with the Ministry of Finance.
The Prime Minister
Issued on: 25 Safar 1447
Corresponding to: 19 August 2025
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5141 issued on 23 January 2026.
The Council of Ministers,
after perusal of Royal Court File 87682 dated 28 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1446 [26 May 2025], which includes the Minister of Interior Telegram 204228 dated 4 Sha’ban 1446 [3 February 2025], regarding the study of imposing the punishment of deportation in the event that foreign drivers commit traffic violations that endanger public safety,
after perusal of the Traffic Law issued by Royal Decree D/85 dated 26 Shawwal 1428 [7 November 2007],
after perusal of Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers Memorandum 3319 dated 10 Shawwal 1446 [8 April 2025],
after perusal of Council of Economic and Development Affairs Recommendation 52-43/46/I dated 29 Shawwal 1446 [27 April 2025],
after considering Shura Council Decision 323/32 dated 23 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1446 [21 May 2025],
and after perusal of General Committee of the Council of Ministers Recommendation 519 dated 15 Muharram 1447 [10 July 2025],
hereby decides
Article 74 of the Traffic Law issued by Royal Decree D/85 dated 26 Shawwal 1428 [7 November 2007] is hereby amended to read as follows:
1․ The competent department shall, upon the commission of a violation that endangers public safety for the second time within a year from the date of the commission of the first violation, impose a fine on the violator at its maximum limit. In the event that it is committed for the third time during the same year, the violator must be referred to the competent court—in accordance with the legal procedures—to consider the application of the imprisonment punishment against him for a period not exceeding one year, unless the court decides to double the fine prescribed for the violation in the second time. The regulation must specify the violations that endanger public safety and the procedures for referring the violator to the court.
2․ The Ministry of Interior may, if a final judgment is issued to convict a non-Saudi of committing any of the violations that endanger public safety, deport him from the Kingdom and prevent him from entering it, in accordance with the controls set by the ministry in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, and the Public Prosecution. The regulation must specify the categories excluded from the application of this paragraph.
A draft royal decree has been prepared in the form attached.
The Prime Minister
Issued on: 25 Safar 1447
Corresponding to: 19 August 2025
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5105 issued on 5 September 2025.
The Council of Ministers,
after perusal of Royal Court File 60224 dated 19 Sha’ban 1446 [18 February 2025] regarding the orders, laws, decisions, and regulations published in the official gazette, and any updates or amendments made to them,
after perusal of Council of Ministers Decision 16 dated 17 Muharram 1425 [8 March 2004],
after perusal of Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers Memorandum 1426 dated 24 Rabi Al-Thani 1445 [8 November 2023], Memorandum 2643 dated 20 Rajab 1445 [1 February 2024], Memorandum 3755 dated 29 Shawwal 1445 [8 May 2024], Memorandum 807 dated 6 Rabi Al-Awwal 1446 [9 September 2024], Memorandum 3500 dated 25 Shawwal 1446 [23 April 2025], and Memorandum 3888 dated 27 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1446 [25 May 2025],
after perusal of Political and Security Affairs Council Minutes 11678 dated 15 Sha’ban 1446 [14 February 2025],
after perusal of Council of Economic and Development Affairs Minutes 1374/46/M dated 13 Ramadan 1446 [13 March 2025],
and after perusal of General Committee of the Council of Ministers Recommendation 12406 dated 29 Dhu Al-Hijja 1446 [26 June 2025],
hereby decides
A paragraph is hereby added to clause Third of Council of Ministers Decision 16 dated 17 Muharram 1425 [8 March 2004], as follows: “6. Following up on matters published in the official gazette that concern the ministry, the interest of the government, or an agency with a public legal personality, and circulating it internally.”
The Prime Minister
Issued on: 25 Safar 1447
Corresponding to: 19 August 2025
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5103 issued on 29 August 2025.