Article 76 of the Saudi Counter-Terrorism Crimes and Financing Law
المادة 76 من نظام مكافحة جرائم الإرهاب وتمويله · الفصل الثامن: الإدارة العامة للتحريات المالية
The Article provides that the General Directorate of Financial Intelligence is a central national agency with sufficient operational independence that receives and analyzes reports linked to terrorism financing and refers the results to the competent authorities.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
تتمتع الإدارة العامة للتحريات المالية -بوصفها جهازاً مركزياً وطنياً- باستقلالية عملية كافية, وتعمل على تلقي البلاغات والمعلومات والتقارير المرتبطة بجريمة تمويل الإرهاب وفقاً لما هو منصوص عليه في النظام واللائحة، وتحليلها ودراستها، وإحالة نتائج تحليلها إلى السلطات المختصّة، بشكلٍ تلقائي أو عند الطلب.
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 76 explained in plain English
This Article describes the role of the General Directorate of Financial Intelligence in the system for combating terrorism financing and sets out its status and tasks:
Its status:
- A central national agency.
- It enjoys sufficient operational independence.
Its tasks:
- Receiving reports, information and notices linked to the crime of terrorism financing, as provided for in the Law and the Regulations.
- Analyzing and examining them.
- Referring the results of its analysis to the competent authorities, either automatically or on request.
The Directorate is thus the link between the reporting entities, such as banks and others, and the investigation and prosecution authorities; it does not merely pass reports along, but analyzes them and decides which are referred.
It is followed by Article 77, which gives the Directorate the power to obtain additional information from the reporting party and from the competent authorities. It is preceded by Article 75 on the role of the Standing Committee for Counter-Terrorism and Its Financing regarding Security Council resolutions.
The Article does not state which body the Directorate reports to administratively or give details of its procedures; these are left to the Law and the Regulations.
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 76 of the Saudi Counter-Terrorism Crimes and Financing Law
What is the role of the General Directorate of Financial Intelligence?
It receives reports, information and notices linked to the crime of terrorism financing, analyzes and examines them, and refers the results of its analysis to the competent authorities automatically or on request.
Is the General Directorate of Financial Intelligence independent?
The Article provides that it enjoys sufficient operational independence as a central national agency.
Does the Directorate refer all reports to the investigation authorities?
The Article provides for referring the results of its analysis to the competent authorities, automatically or on request, after analyzing and examining the reports.
More articles on Supervision and Financial Intelligence
- Article 77
The Article authorizes the General Directorate of Financial Intelligence to obtain additional information from the reporting party, to request information through the supervisory authority where there is no report, and to obtain information held by the competent authorities.
1- للإدارة العامة للتحريات المالية الحصول مباشرة من مقدم البلاغ على أي معلومة إضافية تعينها على تحليلها، وفي الحالات التي لا تكون فيها المؤسسات المالية قد قدمت
- Article 78
The Article obliges every employee of the General Directorate of Financial Intelligence, or anyone answerable to it, to keep confidential the information they learn in performing their duties, even after their responsibilities end.
على كل موظف يعمل في الإدارة العامة للتحريات المالية، أو أي شخص مسؤول أمامها، الالتزام بسرية المعلومات التي يطلع عليها ضمن نطاق أداء واجباته حتى بعد انتهاء مسؤول
- Article 79
The Article allows the General Directorate of Financial Intelligence to refer information and the results of its analysis to the competent authority when it assesses that there is suspicion of terrorism financing, and affirms its freedom and independence of decision in doing so.
للإدارة العامة للتحريات المالية -من تلقاء نفسها أو عند الطلب- إحالة المعلومات ونتائج تحليلها إلى الجهة المختصة عندما تقدر بأن هناك أسباباً للاشتباه بأنّ معاملة
- Article 80
The Article allows the General Directorate of Financial Intelligence to exchange the information it holds with the competent authority.
للإدارة العامة للتحريات المالية أن تتبادل مع الجهة المختصّة المعلومات التي تحتفظ بها.
- Article 81
The Article allows the General Directorate of Financial Intelligence to exchange information with counterpart foreign bodies and conclude agreements with them, on condition that the foreign body undertakes to use the information only for the purpose requested.
1- للإدارة العامة للتحريات المالية أن تتبادل مع أي جهة أجنبية نظيرة أو تطلب منها أي معلومة متصلة بعملها، ولها أن تُبرم - وفقاً للإجراءات النظامية- مع أي جهة أجن
- Article 82
The Article sets out the powers of the supervisory authorities in collecting information, on-site and off-site examination, risk assessment, issuing instructions, international cooperation, integrity and suitability procedures, and keeping statistics.
تتخذ الجهات الرقابية في سبيل أدائها لمهماتها ما يأتي: 1- جمع المعلومات والبيانات من المؤسسات المالية، والأعمال والمهن غير المالية المحددة، والمنظمات غير الهادفة
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