Article 80 of the Saudi Counter-Terrorism Crimes and Financing Law
المادة 80 من نظام مكافحة جرائم الإرهاب وتمويله · الفصل الثامن: الإدارة العامة للتحريات المالية
The Article allows the General Directorate of Financial Intelligence to exchange the information it holds with the competent authority.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
للإدارة العامة للتحريات المالية أن تتبادل مع الجهة المختصّة المعلومات التي تحتفظ بها.
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 80 explained in plain English
This Article is short but completes the role of the General Directorate of Financial Intelligence, giving it the power to exchange the information it holds with the competent authority.
What does the Article provide?
- That exchange is permitted for the Directorate; it is not made an obligation by this Article.
- That the subject of the exchange is the information the Directorate holds.
- That the other party is the competent authority.
- That the exchange runs in both directions; it is not a one-way sending.
The difference between it and Article 79 is that referral there is tied to the Directorate's assessment that there are grounds for suspicion in a particular transaction, whereas here the text speaks of exchanging the information the Directorate holds without making it subject to a condition.
It is followed by Article 81, which takes exchange to the international level, allowing the Directorate to exchange information with counterpart foreign bodies and requiring, when providing information to them, an undertaking that it will not be used except for the purpose for which it was requested.
The Article does not name the competent authority or specify the exchange procedures.
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 80 of the Saudi Counter-Terrorism Crimes and Financing Law
May Financial Intelligence share information with other bodies inside the Kingdom?
Yes. The Article allows it to exchange the information it holds with the competent authority.
Is the exchange of information conditional on suspicion?
The Article does not mention this condition, unlike referral in Article 79, which is tied to an assessment of grounds for suspicion.
More articles on Supervision and Financial Intelligence
- Article 76
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.
تتمتع الإدارة العامة للتحريات المالية -بوصفها جهازاً مركزياً وطنياً- باستقلالية عملية كافية, وتعمل على تلقي البلاغات والمعلومات والتقارير المرتبطة بجريمة تمويل
- 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 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
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.