The Council of Ministers,
after perusal of Royal Court File 10442 dated 13 Safar 1445 [29 August 2023] regarding the draft Controls for Purchasing and Renting Vehicles by Government Entities,
after perusal of the mentioned draft controls,
after perusal of Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers Memorandum 3391 dated 11 Ramadan 1444 [2 April 2023], Memorandum 3766 dated 6 Dhu Al-Hijja 1444 [24 June 2023], Memorandum 1561 dated 6 Jumada Al-Awwal 1445 [20 November 2023], Memorandum 2822 dated 5 Sha’ban 1445 [15 February 2024], Memorandum 4010 dated 21 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1445 [29 May 2024], and Memorandum 412 dated 1 Safar 1446 [5 August 2024],
after perusal of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs Recommendation 1/46/RC dated 25 Safar 1446 [29 August 2024],
and after perusal of the General Committee of the Council of Ministers Recommendation 6216 dated 17 Jumada Al-Thani 1446 [18 December 2024],
hereby decides
First
The Controls for Purchasing and Renting Vehicles by Government Entities are hereby approved in the form attached.
Second
The application of the controls—referred to in clause First of this decision—is limited to vehicles of a civil nature, vehicles of a secret security nature that do not contain special security or military equipment, and vehicles of a civil nature that do not require armoring for their intended use.
Third
Vehicles secured for ministers and those of the rank of minister, employees of the excellent rank, employees of the fifteenth rank, and employees of other government entities who obtain vehicles by virtue of their employment ranks, as well as vehicles of government entities outside the Kingdom, including embassies, attachés, and representations abroad, are excluded from the application of the controls referred to in clause First of this decision.
Fourth
The Ministry of Finance shall, within one year of the entry into force of the controls referred to in clause First of this decision, jointly with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development; the Ministry of Interior; the Presidency of State Security; the Government Expenditure and Projects Efficiency Authority; the Transport General Authority; the Local Content and Government Procurement Authority; the Saudi Standards, Metrology, and Quality Organization; the Saudi Energy Efficiency Center; and any entities the Ministry of Finance deems relevant, review the technical specifications included in the schedules attached to the controls, and shall issue—instead of it—a binding manual for the procedures and technical specifications for government vehicles. It shall update the manual periodically according to changes in the technical specifications of the vehicles.
Fifth
The Ministry of Finance shall—in coordination with the relevant government entities—review the costs and appropriations allocated in the budgets of the entities for the purpose of purchasing vehicles as a result of implementing the controls referred to in clause First of this decision.
Sixth
The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority shall, jointly with the Ministry of Finance, the Efficiency and Government Projects Authority, the Transport General Authority, the Digital Government Authority, and the National Center for Government Resources Systems, develop an electronic government platform owned by the National Center for Government Resources Systems, and under the supervision of the Digital Government Authority, to enable government entities to record, manage, and track the data of their vehicles and routes in real-time and historically, and to monitor their maintenance periodically, and their fueling process.
Seventh
The controls referred to in clause First of this decision must be reviewed, within three years from its date, by a committee formed in the Ministry of Finance, whose membership includes: the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, the Ministry of Interior, the Government Expenditure and Projects Efficiency Authority, the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority, the Transport General Authority, the National Center for Government Resources Systems, the Local Content and Government Procurement Authority, and the Saudi Energy Efficiency Center, and its findings must be reported if necessary.
The Prime Minister
Issued on: 28 Rajab 1446
Corresponding to: 28 January 2025
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5072 issued on 21 February 2025.