Issued on: 26 Jumada Al-Awwal 1446
Corresponding to: 28 November 2024
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5059 issued on 6 December 2024.
Category: Royal Decree
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 perusal of the Shura Council Decision 41/5 dated 12 Rabi Al-Thani 1446 [16 October 2024],
after perusal of Council of Ministers Decision 327 dated 26 Rabi Al-Thani 1446 [30 October 2024],
have decreed as follows
First
The amendment of article 5 of the Law of the Judiciary issued by Royal Decree D/78 dated 19 Ramadan 1428 [1 October 2007] is hereby approved to read as follows:
The Supreme Judicial Council must consist of a president and fourteen members as follows:
(a) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
(b) Four full-time judges who meet the requirements for a president of a court of appeal.
(c) The Attorney General.
(d) Deputy Minister of Justice.
(e) Four members who meet the requirements for a president of a court of appeal.
(f) Three members with experience and expertise.
The appointment of the Chairman of the Council and the members referred to in paragraphs (b), (e) and (f) must be by royal decree for a renewable period of four years, and the remuneration and benefits of the council members must be determined by royal decree.
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: 1 Jumada Al-Awwal 1446
Corresponding to: 3 November 2024
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5055 issued on 8 November 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 perusal of Shura Council Decision 12/2 dated 27 Rabi Al-Awwal 1446 [1 October 2024],
after perusal of Council of Ministers Decision 286 dated 5 Rabi Al-Thani 1446 [9 October 2024],
have decreed as follows
First
Article nine of the Saudi Building Code Implementation Law issued by Royal Decree D/43 dated 26 Rabi Al-Thani 1438 [25 January 2017] is hereby amended by adding the phrase “The occupancy certificate is a basic condition for the total release of electrical current” to the second half of the article, so that the article reads as follows: “It is prohibited to occupy the building except by virtue of an occupancy certificate in accordance with the occupancy classification stated in the code, and in accordance with the procedures and periods specified by the regulations. The occupancy certificate is a basic condition for the total release of electrical current.”
Second
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: 10 Rabi Al-Thani 1446
Corresponding to: 14 October 2024
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5052 issued on 18 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 perusal of Shura Council Decision 256/24 dated 16 Ramadan 1445 [26 March 2024],
and after perusal of Council of Ministers Decision 269 dated 28 Rabi Al-Awwal 1446 [2 October 2024],
have decreed as follows
First
The Law of Precious Metals and Gemstones, issued by Royal Decree D/42 dated 10 Rajab 1403 [23 April 1983] is hereby amended, as follows:
1. Article 1 is amended to read as follows:
1. The Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources shall supervise and control the manufacture of precious metals, gemstones, their works, and items plated, coated, and inlaid with them as specified in the regulations.
2. The Ministry of Commerce shall supervise and control the trade in precious metals, gemstones, their works, and items plated, coated, and inlaid with them, as specified in the regulations.
2. Article 2 is amended to read as follows:
1. Taking into account the provisions of other regulations, it is not permitted to practice the manufacture of precious metals and gemstones except after obtaining a license to do so from the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources, in accordance with the controls and conditions specified in the regulations.
2. The regulations must determine the fee for licenses and services provided in accordance with the provisions of this law.
3. Article 10 is amended to read as follows:
The Ministry of Commerce, in agreement with the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources, shall oblige owners of precious metal factories and workshops to use stamp marks to distinguish their works, which must be registered as specified in the regulations.
4. Article 12 is amended to read as follows:
It is permitted to hold exhibitions of precious metals, gemstones, and other works subject to this law with a license from the Saudi Conventions and Exhibitions General Authority in coordination with the Ministry of Commerce. It is permitted to exempt exhibits from stamping and some other procedures stipulated in this law if the intention is to display them only, as specified in the regulations.
5. Article 13 is amended to read as follows:
1. Employees—to be specified by a decision issued by the Minister of Commerce in agreement with the Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources—shall jointly or individually police, investigate, and record violations of the provisions of this law and regulations. The regulations must determine their work mechanisms.
2. The employees—referred to in paragraph 1 of this article—have the right to enter and inspect factories, workshops, stores, warehouses, and all places where items subject to this law are manufactured or displayed. They may take samples of the materials and items present in them to examine and analyze them if necessary. They shall prepare a report of this incident in which the details of the facility, samples, materials, and items taken from it are recorded, as specified in the regulations.
6. Article 19 is amended to read as follows:
It is permitted for the judgment or decision issued with the penalty to include—as the case may be—a provision for publishing its text at the expense of the violator in a local newspaper published in his place of residence. If there is no newspaper in his place of residence, then in the area closest to him, or publishing it in any other appropriate means, according to the type of violation committed, its severity, and its impact, provided that the publication is after the judgment has obtained final status or the decision has become immune due to the expiry of the period for filing a complaint against it or the issuance of a final judgment rejecting the complaint.
7. Article 20 is amended to read as follows:
1. The competent court shall consider cases arising from the violations referred to in articles 14, 15 and 16 of this law, and impose penalties against violators.
2. The Public Prosecution shall—in accordance with its law—undertake the investigation of the violations referred to in articles 14, 15 and 16 of this law, and prosecute them before the competent court.
3. The other violations of the provisions of this law and its regulations, and the imposition of the penalty stipulated in article 17 of this law, must be considered by a committee or more formed by a decision of the Minister of Commerce in agreement with the Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources for a renewable period of three years. It must consist of no less than three members. The decision to form the committee must specify its chairman, provided that he is a specialist in Sharia or laws. Its decisions must be issued by majority and must be reasoned.
4. The regulations must determine the rules of work of the committee—referred to in paragraph 3 of this article—its procedures, and its remuneration.
5. It is permitted to object against decisions of the committee—referred to in paragraph 3 of this article—before the competent court.
8. Article 21 is amended to read as follows:
The Minister of Commerce, in agreement with the Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, shall issue the regulations and decisions necessary to implement the provisions of this law.
Second
The amendment to the law—referred to in clause First of this Decree—comes into effect after the lapse of one year from the date of its publication.
Third
The Minister of Commerce, in agreement with the Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, shall issue the regulations and decisions necessary to implement the provisions of the law, before the entry into force of the amendment to the law referred to in clause First of this decree.
Fourth
Anyone who engages in any of the activities related to the precious metals and gemstones industry shall apply to the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources to amend his status in accordance with the amendment to the law—referred to in clause First of this decree—within a period not exceeding six months from the date of its entry into force. The Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources may extend it for three months.
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: 3 Rabi Al-Thani 1446
Corresponding to: 7 October 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 5051 issued on 11 October 2024.
Issued on: 6 Rabi Al-Awwal 1446
Corresponding to: 10 September 2024
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5048 issued on 20 September 2024.
Issued on: 8 Safar 1446
Corresponding to: 14 August 2024
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5044 issued on 24 August 2024.
With the help of Allah the Almighty
We, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud,
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 perusal of Shura Council Decisions 107/54 dated 14 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1435 [9 September 2014], 79/38 dated 3 Sha’ban 1437 [11 May 2016], 79/17 dated 21 Jumada Al-Awwal 1439 [7 February 2018], 32/6 dated 30 Rabi Al-Awwal 1441 [28 November 2019], 22/4 dated 15 Rabi Al-Thani 1442 [1 December 2020], and 277/27 dated 27 Shawwal 1445 [6 May 2024],
and after perusal of Council of Ministers Decision 116 dated 2 Safar 1446 [8 August 2024],
have decreed as follows
First
The Donation Collection Law is hereby approved in the form attached.
Second
The provisions of the law—referred to in clause First of this decision—must apply to national government platforms for collecting donations, insofar as there is no specific text in the provisions regulating them.
Third
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: 8 Safar 1446
Corresponding to: 14 August 2024
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5044 issued on 24 August 2024.
Issued on: 29 Muharram 1446
Corresponding to: 5 August 2024
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5043 issued on 16 August 2024.