Article 390 of the Saudi Commercial Maritime Law
المادة 390 من النظام البحري التجاري · الباب العاشر: العقوبات
The article provides that the President issues the regulations necessary for the Law, in coordination with the relevant bodies, within one hundred and eighty days from its publication in the Official Gazette.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يصدر الرئيس -بالتنسيق مع الجهات المعنية- اللوائح اللازمة للنظام خلال مائة وثمانين يوماً من تاريخ نشره 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 390 explained in plain English
This article regulates the issuing of the regulations necessary for the Commercial Maritime Law:
- Who issues them? The President, as stated in the text.
- In what manner? In coordination with the relevant bodies.
- When? Within one hundred and eighty days from the date the Law is published in the Official Gazette.
According to Article 1, the regulations are the implementing regulations of the Law. Article 1 contains no separate definition of the word "President", while it defines the Minister as the Minister of Transport, chairman of the board of the Transport General Authority, and the Authority as the Transport General Authority.
Note that issuing them is conditional on coordination with the relevant bodies, and the article does not name these bodies.
Note also that the period for issuing the regulations (one hundred and eighty days from publication) equals the period after which the Law takes effect under Article 391, which provides that the Law takes effect one hundred and eighty days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
Article 389 provides that applying the Law does not prejudice the Kingdom's obligations under international conventions or the GCC Common Customs Law.
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 390 of the Saudi Commercial Maritime Law
Who issues the implementing regulations of the Commercial Maritime Law?
The President issues them, in coordination with the relevant bodies.
What is the period set for issuing the regulations?
Within one hundred and eighty days from the date the Law is published in the Official Gazette.
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