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 [1 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 [20 August 1993],
based on article 18 of the Law of the Shura Council issued by Royal Order O/91 dated 27 Sha’ban 1412 [1 March 1992],
after perusal of the Shura Council Decision 70/7 dated 26 Rabi Al-Thani 1446 [29 October 2024],
and after perusal of Council of Ministers Decision 656 dated 4 Ramadan 1446 [4 March 2025],
have decreed as follows
First
The Saudi Building Code Implementation Law issued by Royal Decree D/43 dated 26 Rabi Al-Thani 1438 [24 January 2017] is hereby amended as follows:
1․ The definition of “National Committee” provided in article 1 is amended to read as follows:
Center: The Saudi Building Code Center.
2․ The phrase “the national committee shall prepare” is amended to become “the center shall prepare” and the phrase “the Minister of Commerce, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Standards, Metrology, and Quality Organization” is amended to become “the Minister of Municipalities and Housing” in article 15.
Second
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: 12 Ramadan 1446
Corresponding to: 12 March 2025
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5077 issued on 28 March 2025.