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 Shura Council Decision 151/12 dated 17 Jumada Al-Thani 1447 [8 December 2025],
and after perusal of Council of Ministers Decision 719 dated 21 Ramadan 1447 [10 March 2026],
have decreed as follows
First
Article 27 of the Mineral Investment Law issued by Royal Decree D/140 dated 19 Shawwal 1441 [11 June 2020] is hereby amended to read as follows:
1․ The competent representatives of the ministry must have the capacity of administrative enforcement, and they may enter the sites of mining licenses in accordance with the law, for the purposes of inspection, supervision, the control of violations, and ensuring that the licensee complies with the provisions of the law, the regulations, and the conditions of the licence. The licensee shall cooperate with the representatives of the ministry in a manner that enables them to perform their tasks to the fullest extent possible.
2․ The competent representatives of the ministry—referred to in paragraph 1 of this article—and public authority officers from ministries, other government agencies, and security entities—who carry out activities in accordance with their respective laws to police violations or related offenses—have the status of criminal investigation officers when they discover any of the offenses stipulated in article 56bis of the law during their field inspections within the scope of their geographical jurisdiction. They may also receive reports in order to police such offenses.
3․ The Ministry of Interior shall provide security support for the detection of the offenses referred to in this article upon a request from any of the entities referred to in paragraph 2 of this article.
4․ The criminal investigation officers—referred to in this article—may seize records, documents, tools, equipment, and other items related to the crime, at the expense of the perpetrator, and the investigating officer shall take the necessary legal action in this regard.
Second
The amendment—referred to in clause First—comes into force after the lapse of 180 days from the date of its publication in the official gazette.
Third
His Royal Highness the Prime Minister, the ministers, and the heads of independent concerned agencies—each within their area of mandates—shall implement this decree of Ours.
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud
Issued on: 27 Ramadan 1447
Corresponding to: 16 March 2026
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5151 issued on 30 March 2026.