Article 94 of the Saudi Civil Status Law
المادة 94 من نظام الأحوال المدنية
The article gives the Minister of Interior the power to issue the regulations and implementing decisions of the Civil Status Law, and requires them to be published in the Official Gazette.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يصدر وزير الداخلية اللوائح والقرارات التنفيذية لهذا النظام 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 94 explained in plain English
This article sets the body responsible for issuing the implementing instruments of the Civil Status Law, and contains two provisions:
- Issuing: the Minister of Interior issues the regulations and implementing decisions of this Law.
- Publication: these regulations and decisions are published in the Official Gazette.
The importance of this article is that some articles of the Law refer their details to the Implementing Regulations or to the Minister's decision. Examples from related articles:
- Article 93 allows the Minister of Interior, as an exception to the provisions on the periods for reporting events, to specify the cases in which he sees fit to extend the reporting period, according to controls set by the Implementing Regulations.
- Article 95 provides that the Law repeals the Population Department Law and the Births and Deaths Law and everything that conflicts with it, with an exception concerning the amendment of the date of birth.
In practice, a person who wants to know the procedures and details that the text of the Law does not mention consults the Implementing Regulations and the decisions issued by the Minister of Interior and published in the Official Gazette. This article does not state the content of those regulations or when they are to be issued.
Anyone who needs to know a regulatory provision that applies to his case would do well to consult a lawyer specialized in civil status and administrative 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 94 of the Saudi Civil Status Law
Who issues the Implementing Regulations of the Civil Status Law?
The Minister of Interior issues them, together with the implementing decisions of the Law.
Where are the regulations of the Civil Status Law published?
The regulations and implementing decisions are published in the Official Gazette.
More articles on Definitions in the Civil Status Law
- Article 1
The article names the law the Civil Status Law and explains that it is concerned with regulating the civil status of Saudi citizens and recording civil events of foreigners inside the Kingdom.
يسمى هذا النظام ( نظام الأحوال المدنية ) وتعنى أحكامه بما يلي: أ - ضبط الحالة المدنية لكل مواطن سعودي، وتسجيل كل ما يتصل بهذه الحالة من الواقعات المدنية التي تط
- Article 2Amended by M/198
The article defines the terms of the Civil Status Law, including event, civil status, registers and committees, and the personal ID card in both its physical and digital forms.
تدل المصطلحات التالية - حيثما وردت في هذا النظام ولائحته التنفيذية - على المعاني المدونة لكل منها: أ - المديرية : هي المديرية العامة للأحوال المدنية المسئولة عن
- Article 3
The article makes the civil status departments and offices the bodies that register civil statuses and events and issue personal ID cards and family record books under the law and its regulations.
تقوم إدارات ومكاتب الأحوال المدنية بتسجيل الحالات والواقعات المدنية وإصدار البطاقات الشخصية ودفاتر العائلة وفق أحكام هذا النظام ولائحته التنفيذية.
- Article 4
The article provides for establishing civil status offices by decision of the Minister of Interior as needed to assist the departments, with the decision determining the department to which each office is attached.
يعاون إدارات الأحوال المدنية في أداء مسئولياتها مكاتب للأحوال المدنية تنشأ بقرار من وزير الداخلية حسب مقتضى الحاجة، ويعين القرار إدارة الأحوال المدنية التي يتبع
- Article 86
The article establishes a central authority in the General Directorate of Civil Status, chaired by the Director General, with a counselor from the Board of Grievances, a legal adviser and a physician.
تشكل في المديرية العامة للأحوال المدنية هيئة مركزية مكونة من: أ - المدير العام للأحوال المدنية رئيساً ب - مستشار من ديوان المظالم يعينه رئيس ديوان المظالم عضواً
- Article 88
The article leaves to the Implementing Regulations the procedures for the work of the committees and the Civil Status Authority, including submitting and deciding requests, grievances and appeals.
تحدد اللائحة التنفيذية الإجراءات التي يستلزمها حسن أداء اللجان والهيئة لأعمالها بما في ذلك إجراء التقدم بالطلبات والتظلمات والطعون والفصل فيها.
The texts are reproduced from the official website of the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers for reference; where they differ, the officially published Arabic text prevails. This content is not legal advice.