Author: Decree

Arabic

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 Decisions 34/4 dated 24 Rabi Al-Awwal 1445 [9 October 2023], 280/27 dated 27 Shawwal 1445 [6 May 2024], and 330/33 dated 27 Dhu Al-Hijja 1446 [23 June 2025],

and after perusal of Council of Ministers Decision 157 dated 25 Safar 1447 [19 August 2025],

have decreed as follows

First

The Law of Crafts and Handicrafts is hereby approved in the form attached.

Second

Existing craft practitioners are hereby granted a period of one year from the date of entry into force of the law referred to in clause First of this decree to rectify their status in accordance with the law.

Third

His Royal Highness the Prime Minister, the ministers, and the heads of independent concerned agencies—each within their mandate—shall implement this decree of Ours.

Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud

Issued on: 2 Rabi Al-Awwal 1447
Corresponding to: 25 August 2025

Published in Umm Al-Qura 5141 issued on 23 January 2026.

Arabic

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 323/32 dated 23 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1446 [21 May 2025],

and after perusal of Council of Ministers Decision 158 dated 25 Safar 1447 [19 August 2025],

have decreed as follows,

First

Article 74 of the Traffic Law issued by Royal Decree D/85 dated 26 Shawwal 1428 [7 November 2007] is hereby amended to read as follows:

1․ The competent department shall, upon the commission of a violation that endangers public safety for the second time within a year from the date of the commission of the first violation, impose a fine on the violator at its maximum limit. In the event that it is committed for the third time during the same year, the violator must be referred to the competent court—in accordance with the legal procedures—to consider the application of the imprisonment punishment against him for a period not exceeding one year, unless the court decides to double the fine prescribed for the violation in the second time. The regulation must specify the violations that endanger public safety and the procedures for referring the violator to the court.

2․ The Ministry of Interior may, if a final judgment is issued to convict a non-Saudi of committing any of the violations that endanger public safety, deport him from the Kingdom and prevent him from entering it, in accordance with the controls set by the ministry in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, and the Public Prosecution. The regulation must specify the categories excluded from the application of this paragraph.

Second

The Prime Minister, the ministers, and the heads of independent concerned agencies—each within their area of competence—shall implement this decree of Ours.

Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud

Issued on: 2 Rabi Al-Awwal 1447
Corresponding to: 25 August 2025

Published in Umm Al-Qura 5105 issued on 5 September 2025.

Arabic

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],

after perusal of Royal Order O/97 dated 17 Rabi Al-Awwal 1418 [17 September 1997],

and after perusal of Council of Ministers Decision 161 dated 25 Safar 1447 [10 September 2025],

have decreed as follows,

First

In exception to article 9(1) and article 11(3) of the Law of Chambers of Commerce issued by Royal Decree D/37 dated 22 Rabi Al-Thani 1442 [22 November 2020], the Minister of Commerce may, in the cases he determines, appoint all members of the board of directors of the chamber of commerce, provided that this is done in accordance with the following:

1․ The conditions stipulated in article 16 of the law.

2․ The additional conditions approved by the Council of Economic and Development Affairs, based on the proposal of the Minister of Commerce.

Second

The Prime Minister, the ministers, and the heads of independent concerned agencies—each within their area of competence—shall implement this decree of Ours.

Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud

Issued on: 2 Rabi Al-Awwal 1447
Corresponding to: 25 August 2025

Published in Umm Al-Qura 5103 issued on 29 August 2025.