Article 40 of the Saudi Communications and Information Technology Law
المادة 40 من نظام الاتصالات وتقنية المعلومات · الفصل العاشر: أحكام ختامية
The article provides that the Implementing Regulations are issued by the Minister on the proposal of the Authority's board within 180 days of the law's publication, and take effect from the date the law takes effect.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
تصدر اللائحة بقرار من الوزير بناء على اقتراح من مجلس إدارة الهيئة خلال (180) يومًا من تاريخ نشر النظام في الجريدة الرسمية، ويعمل بها من تاريخ العمل بالنظام.
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 40 explained in plain English
The articles of the law repeatedly refer to "the Implementing Regulations", which under Article 1 are the Implementing Regulations of the law. This article explains how they are issued.
Its provisions:
- Issuing body: They are issued by decision of the Minister.
- Proposal: On the proposal of the Authority's board.
- Period: Within 180 days of the date the law is published in the Official Gazette.
- Start: They take effect from the date the law takes effect.
Linking the date the Implementing Regulations take effect to the date the law takes effect means they begin together, so there is no period in which the law applies without its regulations. Article 41 provides that the law takes effect 180 days after its publication.
The importance of this article is practical: the law refers the details many people look for to the Implementing Regulations, including Article 39, which refers to them the procedures and conditions for number portability. Anyone who wants these details therefore needs to refer to the Implementing Regulations themselves, not to the text of the law alone.
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 40 of the Saudi Communications and Information Technology Law
Who issues the Implementing Regulations of the Communications Law?
They are issued by decision of the Minister on the proposal of the Authority's board.
When do the Implementing Regulations take effect?
They take effect from the date the law takes effect, and are issued within 180 days of the date the law is published in the Official Gazette.
More articles on Definitions and Objectives of the Communications Law
- Article 1
The article defines the key terms of the Communications and Information Technology Law, such as the Authority, service provider, user, license, permit, frequency spectrum and access.
يقصد بالألفاظ والعبارات الآتية -أينما وردت في هذا النظام- المعاني المبينة أمام كل منها: النظام: نظام الاتصالات وتقنية المعلومات. اللائحة: اللائحة التنفيذية للنظ
- Article 2
The article sets thirteen objectives of the Law, notably developing the sector, encouraging digital transformation, protecting the user, promoting competition and regulating the frequency spectrum and numbering.
يهدف النظام إلى تحقيق الآتي: 1- تطوير قطاع الاتصالات وتقنية المعلومات بما يؤدي إلى رفع كفاية خدماته وتطوير بنيته التحتية. 2- تشجيع التحول الرقمي، والحث على استخ
- Article 41
The article provides that this law replaces the Telecommunications Law issued in 1422 AH and repeals whatever conflicts with it, and that it takes effect 180 days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
1- يحل هذا النظام محل نظام الاتصالات الصادر بالمرسوم الملكي رقم (م / 12) وتاريخ 12 / 3 / 1422هـ، ويلغي ما يتعارض معه من أحكام. 2- يعمل بالنظام بعد مضي (180) يوم
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