Author: Decree
The Commercial Register Law
Issued on: 19 Rabi Al-Awwal 1446
Corresponding to: 23 September 2024
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5051 issued on 11 October 2024.
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 [2 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 reviewing Shura Council Resolution 265/25 dated 13 Shawwal 1445 [22 April 2024],
and after perusal of Council of Ministers Decision 237 dated 14 Rabi Al-Awwal 1446 [18 September 2024],
have decreed as follows
First
The Commercial Register Law is hereby approved in the form attached.
Second
The Trade Names Law is hereby approved in the form attached.
Third
Those registered in the Commercial Register are granted a grace period of five years starting from the effective date of the law referred to in clause First of this decree, to rectify the status of their sub-commercial registrations. All their sub-registrations must be deleted at the end of such grace period, according to a mechanism determined by the Ministry of Commerce.
Fourth
The provisions of the law—referred to in clause Second of this decree—do not prejudice trade names registered prior to its entry into force, as determined by the Ministry of Commerce.
Fifth
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: 19 Rabi Al-Awwal 1446
Corresponding to: 23 September 2024
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5050 issued on 4 October 2024.
Issued on: 19 Rabi Al-Awwal 1446
Corresponding to: 23 September 2024
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5050 issued on 4 October 2024.
The Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture,
based on the powers granted to him by law and after perusal of Royal Order 32043 dated 5 Jumada Al-Awwal 1444 [29 November 2022], approving that a number of government entities, including this ministry, review the laws, regulations, decisions, and their equivalent, that relate to violations, penalties, fines, assessment and collection mechanisms, and objections, and propose the necessary amendments to them, and referring to the matters presented by the undersecretary of the ministry for agriculture, regarding the draft amendment to the text of article 1 of the Executive Regulation of the Agriculture Law, issued by Ministerial Decision 14967 / 1 / 1444 dated 15 Muharram 1444 [13 August 2022], by adding the definition of “serious violation”, and as required by the interest of work,
hereby decides
First
The amendment to the Executive Regulation of the Agriculture Law is hereby approved by adding the definition of “serious violation” to article 1 of the Executive Regulation of the Agriculture Law as follows:
Serious violation: Actions mentioned in article 28 of the law and actions relating to fraud and deception or those that result in serious harm to humans, animals, plants, public health, the environment, or the public utilities.
Second
This decision comes into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette, and must be communicated to those concerned to implement and act upon it.
May Allah provide success.
Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture
Abdulrahman bin Abdulmohsen Al-Fadley
Issued on: 15 Rabi Al-Awwal 1446
Corresponding to: 19 September 2024
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5060 issued on 13 December 2024.
Issued on: 15 Rabi Al-Awwal 1446
Corresponding to: 19 September 2024
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5050 issued on 4 October 2024.
Issued on: 15 Rabi Al-Awwal 1446
Corresponding to: 19 September 2024
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5050 issued on 4 October 2024.