Author: Decree
Issued on: 9 Safar 1447
Corresponding to: 3 August 2025
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5102 issued on 22 August 2025.
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 33978 dated 28 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1446 [26 May 2025], which includes the Minister of Economy and Planning, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Authority for Statistics Telegram 882 dated 15 Rabi Al-Awwal 1443 [21 October 2021], regarding the draft Statistics Law,
after perusal of the mentioned draft law,
after perusal of the Law of the General Statistics of the State issued by Royal Decree 32 dated 7 Dhu Al-Hijja 1379 [1 June 1960],
after perusal of the Law of the General Population Census issued by Royal Decree D/31 dated 23 Rabi Al-Thani 1391 [17 June 1971],
after perusal of Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers Minutes 174 dated 25 Jumada Al-Awwal 1444 [19 December 2022], Minutes 61 dated 10 Rabi Al-Thani 1445 [25 October 2023], Memorandum 3211 dated 4 Ramadan 1445 [14 March 2024], Memorandum 289 dated 18 Muharram 1446 [24 July 2024], Memorandum 2788 dated 12 Sha’ban 1446 [11 February 2025], Memorandum 8223 dated 25 Ramadan 1446 [25 March 2025], and Memorandum 34 dated 7 Muharram 1447 [2 July 2025],
after perusal of Council of Economic and Development Affairs Recommendation 7-13/45/R dated 15 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1445 [23 May 2024],
after perusal of Council of Economic and Development Affairs Minutes 1308/46/M dated 28 Sha’ban 1446 [27 February 2025],
after considering Shura Council Decision 68/7 dated 26 Rabi Al-Thani 1446 [29 October 2024] and Decision 302/30 dated 21 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1446 [19 May 2025],
and after perusal of General Committee of the Council of Ministers Recommendation 529 dated 15 Muharram 1447 [10 July 2025],
hereby decides
First
The Statistics Law is hereby approved in the form attached.
A draft royal decree has been prepared in the form attached.
Second
The fee referred to in article 6(1) of the law—referred to in clause First of this decision—must be determined in agreement with the Ministry of Finance and the Non-Oil Revenue Development Center, until the issuance of the Governance of the Practice of Imposing the Fee for Services and Works Provided by Entities That Have the Authority to Impose a Fee, and its entry into force.
Third
The General Authority for Statistics and the Saudi Central Bank shall coordinate amongst themselves to prepare a memorandum of understanding to regulate the aspects related to the request of the authority from the entities subject to the regulatory supervision of the bank for the data and information necessary for statistical purposes, and to determine the role of each of them in this regard, taking into account the special nature of financial and banking transactions, and in order to enhance the stability and growth of the sectors supervised by the bank, and the preparation and signing of the memorandum must be completed in conjunction with the entry into force of the law referred to in clause First of this decision.
Fourth
The General Authority for Statistics and the Communications, Space, and Technology Commission shall coordinate amongst themselves to prepare a memorandum of understanding to regulate the aspects related to the request of the authority from the entities subject to the regulatory supervision of the Communications, Space, and Technology Commission for the data and information necessary for statistical purposes, and to determine the role of each of them in this regard, taking into account the nature of the sensitive sectors supervised by the Communications, Space, and Technology Commission and related to the personal transactions of individuals, and in order to enhance the stability and growth of the sectors supervised by the commission, and the preparation and signing of the memorandum must be completed in conjunction with the entry into force of the law referred to in clause First of this decision.
Fifth
The General Authority for Statistics, when preparing the executive regulation of the law—referred to in clause First of this decision—shall coordinate with the Saudi Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence, with regard to article 12(1) in it, in order to ensure the consistency of the legal provisions related to dealing with data.
Sixth
The General Authority for Statistics and the Ministry of Commerce shall coordinate amongst themselves to regulate the aspects related to the provision of data and information necessary for the General Authority for Statistics from the private sector.
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud
Issued on: 4 Safar 1447
Corresponding to: 29 July 2025
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5101 issued on 15 August 2025.
The Minister of Commerce,
based on the powers entrusted to him by law, and based on article 22 of the Law of the Profession of Accounting and Auditing issued by Royal Decree D/59 dated 27 Rajab 1442 [11 March 2021],
after perusal of Council of Ministers Decision 571 dated 5 Sha’ban 1446 [4 February 2025], which includes the transfer of the mandate to issue licences for the profession of accounting and auditing to the Saudi Organization for Chartered and Professional Accountants instead of the Ministry of Commerce,
and after perusal of the Executive Regulation of the Law of the Profession of Accounting and Auditing issued by Minister of Commerce Decision 00658 dated 14 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1442 [24 June 2021],
and in pursuance of public interest,
hereby decides
First
Article 6(4) and (5) of the Executive Regulation of the Law of the Profession of Accounting and Auditing issued by Minister of Commerce Decision 00658 dated 14 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1442 [24 June 2021] are hereby amended as follows:
4․ The organization shall review the application that meets all the data and attachments, and the applicant shall pay the fee for the licence, which is determined by the board.
5․ The organization shall decide on the application within a period not exceeding 15 working days.
Second
This decision must be published in the official gazette, and comes into force on the date of its publication.
May Allah provide success.
Minister of Commerce
Dr Majid bin Abdullah Al-Kassabi
Issued on: 3 Safar 1447
Corresponding to: 28 July 2025
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5099 issued on 1 August 2025.
The Minister of Municipalities and Housing,
based on the powers entrusted to him by law, and based on Royal Order 59109 dated 3 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1441 [26 May 2020], approving the draft health controls for collective housing for individuals, which stipulates in paragraph 2 that “The Health, Technical, and Safety Conditions That Must Be Met in Collective Housing for Individuals must be issued by a decision by the Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs after coordination with the Minister of Health, the Minister of Commerce, the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, and the Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources”,
and after perusal of Ministerial Decision 1/4500763245 dated 11 Ramadan 1445 [26 March 2024], regarding the adoption of the updated version of the Health, Technical, and Safety Conditions That Must Be Met in Collective Housing for Individuals,
hereby decides
First
The Health, Technical, and Safety Conditions That Must Be Met in Collective Housing for Individuals are hereby approved.
Second
Housing with a valid operating licence as collective housing for individuals is hereby granted a grace period until the expiry of its license, which must be at least one year from the date of entry into force of this decision, to rectify the status of the operational requirements, and such housing must comply with the Health, Technical, and Safety Conditions That Must Be Met in Collective Housing for Individuals.
Third
Buildings and residential complexes for which building licences have already been issued as collective housing for individuals or private or closed residential complexes are hereby exempt from the spatial governance requirements, and such housing must comply with the Health, Technical, and Safety Conditions That Must Be Met in Collective Housing for Individuals.
Fourth
These conditions must be published in the official gazette, and come into force from the date of publication.
Fifth
This decision must be communicated to those who are required to implement it and repeals all previous decisions in conflict with it, and it must be published on the website of the ministry.
May Allah provide success.
Minister of Municipalities and Housing
Chairman of the Committee Studying the Conditions of Housing Foreign Workers
Majid bin Abdullah Al-Hogail
Issued on: 2 Safar 1447
Corresponding to: 27 July 2025
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5100 issued on 8 August 2025.
The Chief Executive Officer of Riyadh Infrastructure Projects Center,
based on the powers granted to him by law,
after perusal of Council of Ministers Decision 902 dated 30 Dhu Al-Hijja 1444 [20 June 2023], which includes the approval of the organizational arrangements for the Riyadh Infrastructure Projects Center,
after perusal of the board of directors of the center Decision 34 dated 15 July 2025, which includes the adoption of the controls and procedures for licensing and permitting infrastructure works and projects in the Riyadh Region in the form attached, and the authorization of the chief executive officer of the center to issue the necessary executive decisions for their implementation,
and in pursuance of the interest of work,
hereby decides
First
The Controls for Licensing and Permitting Procedures for Infrastructure Projects in Riyadh Region – Version 1.0 are hereby published in the official gazette and the website of the center in the form attached to this decision, to implement and act upon them.
Second
The controls—referred to in clause First—come into force after the lapse of 180 days from the date of their publication in the official gazette and the website of the center.
Third
All entities covered by the provisions of the controls—referred to in clause First—shall rectify their status in accordance with the provisions contained in them before the date of their entry into force.
The Chief Executive Officer of Riyadh Infrastructure Projects Center
Fahad bin Suleiman Al-Badah
Issued on: 2 Safar 1447
Corresponding to: 27 July 2025
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5100 issued on 8 August 2025.
Issued on: 27 Muharram 1447
Corresponding to: 22 July 2025
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5102 issued on 22 August 2025.
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 [21 August 1993],
based on article 18 of the Law of the Shura Council issued by Royal Order O/91 dated 27 Sha’ban 1412 [2 March 1992],
after perusal of Shura Council Decision 241/22 dated 16 Shawwal 1446 [25 April 2025],
and after perusal of Council of Ministers Decision 60 dated 20 Muharram 1447 [15 July 2025],
have decreed as follows
First
The Notarization Law issued by Royal Decree D/164 dated 19 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1441 [10 July 2020] is hereby amended as follows:
1․ Article 11(6) is amended to read as follows:
6․ Division of common property—including real estate—if they are undisputed, a waqf or will share, a person who does not have capacity or lacks it, or an absentee.
2․ Article 12 is amended to read as follows:
The public notary does not have the mandate to notarize any declaration or contract in which one of the parties does not have capacity or lacks it, is absent, or is an administrator of a waqf or will, except in the following cases:
1․ Acceptance of a gift.
2․ The dispositions of a father regarding the property of his son who does not have capacity or lacks it.
3․ The declaration by a seller of the sale to a testator who does not have capacity or lacks it and his receipt of the price before the death of the testator.
4․ Real estate expropriated for public benefit unless the replacement is real estate.
5․ A lease contract whose duration does not require permission from the competent court.
3․ Article 38 is amended to read as follows:
The duration of a power of attorney is five years from the date of its issuance, unless it is terminated, or one of its parties dies or loses his capacity before the expiry of this period, or if the principal determines its duration to be less than that period.
4․ Article 40(2) is amended to read as follows:
When preparing contract templates, the right of the contracting parties to add any condition or agreement must be taken into account, unless it violates the legal provisions.
Second
The Arbitration Law issued by Royal Decree D/34 dated 24 Jumada Al-Awwal 1433 [16 April 2012] is hereby amended as follows:
1․ Article 10(1) is amended to read as follows:
1․ An agreement to arbitrate is not valid except for those who have the capacity to act, whether they are a natural person or a legal person.
2․ Article 50(1)(b) is amended to read as follows:
(b) If one of the parties to the arbitration agreement at the time of its signing does not have capacity or lacks it, in accordance with the law governing his capacity.
Third
The Advocacy Law issued by Royal Decree D/38 dated 28 Rajab 1422 [15 October 2001] is hereby amended as follows:
1․ Article 18 is amended to read as follows:
Advocates registered in the roll of practitioners, and no others, have the right to plead on behalf of others before the courts, the Board of Grievances, or the committees referred to in article 1 of this law. As an exception to this, the following are permitted to plead on behalf of others:
(a) The spouse or in-law of a person, or his relative to the fourth degree.
(b) The legal representative of a legal person.
(c) The guardian, the custodian, and the administrator of a waqf in the cases of guardianship and administration of the waqf that they undertake.
(d) An officer of the Bait Al-Mal in matters within his mandate as stipulated by law.
2․ Article 26 is amended to read as follows:
The fees of an advocate and the method of payment must be determined by an agreement signed with his client. If there is no agreement or if the agreement is invalid, terminated, or rescinded, the court that considered the case shall determine it when they disagree at the request of the lawyer or the client in proportion to the effort made by the lawyer and the benefit that accrued to the client.
This provision also applies if any sub-lawsuit arises from the original lawsuit.
Fourth
His Royal Highness 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: 26 Muharram 1447
Corresponding to: 21 July 2025
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5099 issued on 1 August 2025.