Article 84 of the Saudi Counter-Terrorism Crimes and Financing Law
المادة 84 من نظام مكافحة جرائم الإرهاب وتمويله · الفصل العاشر: أحكام ختامية
The Article tasks the Standing Committee for Counter-Terrorism and Its Financing with coordinating, reviewing and updating national policies and assessing the risks of terrorism and its financing, and the President of State Security issues its internal rules.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
تقوم اللجنة الدائمة لمكافحة الإرهاب وتمويله بتنسيق السياسات الوطنية العامة في مجال مكافحة الإرهاب وتمويله ومراجعة تلك السياسات وتحديثها دورياً واتخاذ التدابير اللازمة بشأنها وتطويرها على أساس الالتزامات والمتطلبات والمستجدات الدولية, وكذلك تقييم مخاطر الإرهاب وتمويله ويشمل ذلك البلدان عالية المخاطر، ويصدر رئيس أمن الدولة اللائحة الداخلية للجنة الدائمة لمكافحة الإرهاب وتمويله.
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 84 explained in plain English
This Article defines the strategic role of the Standing Committee for Counter-Terrorism and Its Financing and assigns it the following tasks:
- Coordinating the general national policies on counter-terrorism and its financing.
- Reviewing and updating those policies periodically.
- Taking the necessary measures regarding them and developing them on the basis of international obligations, requirements and developments.
- Assessing the risks of terrorism and its financing, including high-risk countries.
Internal rules: the President of State Security issues the committee's internal rules.
The committee here is therefore a planning and coordination body at the national level, linking domestic policies to the Kingdom's international obligations. The Article does not describe the committee's composition or how it works; that is left to its internal rules.
Note that the Article makes the review of policies periodic and ties their development to international developments, so they are not fixed policies but change as obligations and requirements change.
The Article comes after Article 83, which sets the sanctions supervisory authorities impose on violators, and before Article 85, which obliges the relevant bodies to look after the rights of victims and protect witnesses and those in their position.
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 84 of the Saudi Counter-Terrorism Crimes and Financing Law
What are the tasks of the Standing Committee for Counter-Terrorism and Its Financing?
Coordinating the general national policies, reviewing and updating them periodically, developing them on the basis of international developments, and assessing the risks of terrorism and its financing, including high-risk countries.
Who issues the Standing Committee's internal rules?
The President of State Security.
Does the committee assess the risks of other countries?
Yes. The Article provides that the assessment of the risks of terrorism and its financing includes high-risk countries.
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