Article 6 of the Saudi Border Security Law

This article deals with a procedural matter: who investigates violations of the Border Security Law and who imposes the penalties provided for in it and in its implementing regulations.

The article does not name these authorities itself but states that determining them is done by a regulation issued by the Minister of Interior. Which authority investigates and which imposes the penalty in a particular case is therefore found in that regulation.

The penalties meant are those provided for in the law, including those in Article 4, such as imprisonment, a fine, withdrawal of the license, temporary suspension from work and confiscation.

Later addition to the law: the record of amendments shows that Royal Decree No. M/9 dated 16/7/1414 AH added a new article to the law, which became Article 7, providing that the Minister of Interior, after the necessary investigation, has the right to close the case, and may suspend the execution of the penalties or part of them if he sees that the public interest requires it.

This completes the procedural framework: a regulation of the Minister of Interior determines the authorities for investigation and for imposing penalties, and the Minister of Interior, after the investigation, may close the case or suspend the execution of all or part of the penalties in the public interest.

Anyone with a case under this law who wants to know the competent authority, or whether a request to close the case or suspend execution is possible, should preferably consult a lawyer specializing in criminal cases.