The Council of Ministers,
after perusal in its session held under the chairmanship of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, of Royal Court File 47144 dated 30 Jumada Al-Thani 1446 [1 January 2025], which includes Dr Essam bin Saad bin Saeed, Minister of State and Member of the Council of Ministers for Shura Council Affairs, Telegram 1661 dated 4 Safar 1446 [8 August 2024] regarding reconsidering the method followed in the official gazette for publishing laws,
after perusal of the Basic Law of Governance issued by Royal Order O/90 dated 27 Sha’ban 1412 [1 March 1992],
after perusal of the Law of the Council of Ministers issued by Royal Order O/13 dated 3 Rabi Al-Awwal 1414 [20 August 1993],
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 2144 dated 16 Jumada Al-Thani 1446 [17 December 2024],
and after perusal of General Committee of the Council of Ministers Recommendation 7808 dated 29 Rajab 1446 [29 January 2025],
hereby decides
The provisions of Council of Ministers Decision 16 dated 17 Muharram 1425 [8 March 2004] are hereby confirmed, taking into account the following:
1․ The publication of the laws in the official gazette in any manner in which the gazette is issued—whether published in paper or electronically—produces its legal effects in regard to the calculation of the period of entry into force of the law.
2․ The original position for publishing laws, regulations, and their equivalent that are legally required to be published in the official gazette is to publish them on the fixed periodic publication dates of the official gazette.
3․ In the event of urgency in publishing a law, regulation, or any matter legally required to be published in the official gazette, this must be published in a special electronic issue of the official gazette, taking into consideration the following:
(a) The issue must have a serial number within the sequence of numbers of issues of the official gazette.
(b) Matters published in a special electronic issue must not be republished in any subsequent issue of the official gazette.
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud
Issued on: 11 Ramadan 1446
Corresponding to: 11 March 2025
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5076 issued on 21 March 2025.