Article 69 of the Saudi Anti-Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law
المادة 69 من نظام مكافحة المخدرات والمؤثرات العقلية
The article tasks the Ministries of Interior, Justice and Health with preparing the Implementing Regulations within 180 days of the Law taking effect, to be issued by Council of Ministers decision and published in the Official Gazette.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
تعد وزارة الداخلية ووزارة العدل و وزارة الصحة ، اللائحة التنفيذية لهذا النظام، خلال مئة وثمانين يوما بعد العمل بهذا النظام، وتصدر بقرار من مجلس الوزراء ، وتنشر في الجريدة الرسمية.
This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers
Article 69 explained in plain English
This article regulates how the Implementing Regulations of the Anti-Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law are made, which Article 1 defined by the word "Regulations" wherever it appears in the Law. The article provides the following:
- Bodies tasked with preparation: the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Health.
- Period: within 180 days after the Law takes effect.
- Means of issuance: the Regulations are issued by decision of the Council of Ministers.
- Publication: they are published in the Official Gazette.
The importance of this article is that the Law refers some details to "the Regulations", so those details are found in the Regulations issued under this article, not in the text of the Law itself. This article does not state the content of the Regulations, so they should be consulted directly to learn what is in them.
Note that the period runs from the Law taking effect, not from its date of issue. Article 74 provides that the Law takes effect 90 days after the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Alongside it is Article 70, which gives the Minister of Health the power to amend the tables attached to the Law, a provision separate from preparing the Regulations.
Anyone who needs to know a detailed provision in the Regulations and its effect on his situation should consult a lawyer specialized in criminal and drug cases.
Translated from our Arabic explanation with machine assistance. For guidance only; it does not replace advice from a lawyer on your situation.
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Frequently asked questions about Article 69 of the Saudi Anti-Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law
Who prepares the Implementing Regulations of the Anti-Narcotics Law?
The Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Health prepare them, and they are issued by decision of the Council of Ministers.
What is the period for preparing the Regulations?
Within 180 days after the Law takes effect.
Where are the Implementing Regulations published?
They are published in the Official Gazette.
More articles on Narcotics Definitions and Schedules
- Article 1
The article defines the key terms of the Anti-Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law, such as narcotic substances, psychotropic substances, importation, possession, holding, money laundering and confiscation.
يقصد بالألفاظ والعبارات الآتية -أينما وردت في هذا النظام- المعاني المبينة أمامها، ما لم يقتض السياق خلاف ذلك : المواد المخدرة : كل مادة طبيعية أو مركبة أو مصنعة
- Article 2
The article excludes emergency and first-aid medicines containing narcotic substances carried on ships and aircraft from importation, exportation and smuggling, on specific conditions.
لا يعد جلبا أو تصديرا أو تهريبا الكميات المحددة من الأدوية الطبية التي تحتوي على مواد مخدرة أو مؤثرات عقلية تحملها وسائط النقل، كالسفن والطائرات، لمواجهة الحالا
- Article 70
The article gives the Minister of Health the power to amend the tables attached to the Law by adding substances, deleting some, or changing their order or proportions, with the amendment published in the Official Gazette.
لوزير الصحة أن يعدل الجداول المرافقة لهذا النظام، بإضافة مواد جديدة إليها أو حذف بعض المواد المذكورة فيها أو إجراء تغيير عليها في الترتيب أو النسب، وينشر ذلك في
- Article 71
The article provides that the tables attached to the Anti-Narcotics Law and their amendments are an integral part of it, with the force of the Law itself.
تعد الجداول المرافقة لهذا النظام، وتعديلاتها، جزءا لا يتجزأ منه.
- Article 73
The article repeals the Law on Preventing Trafficking in Narcotics or Psychotropic Substances issued by Royal Order No. 3318 dated 9/4/1353 AH, and every provision that conflicts with the new Law.
يلغي هذا النظام نظام منع الاتجار بالمواد المخدرة أو المؤثرات العقلية الصادر بالأمر السامي ذي الرقم 3318 والتاريخ 9 / 4 / 1353 هـ وكل ما يتعارض معه من أحكام.
- Article 74
The article provides for publishing the Anti-Narcotics Law in the Official Gazette and for it to take effect 90 days after the date of its publication.
ينشر هذا النظام في الجريدة الرسمية ، ويعمل به بعد تسعين يوما من تاريخ نشره.
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