Article 181 of the Saudi Implementing Regulations of the Criminal Procedure Law
المادة 181 من اللائحة التنفيذية لنظام الإجراءات الجزائية · الباب التاسع: أحكام عامة وختامية
The Regulations are published in the Official Gazette and take effect 30 days after the date of publication.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
تنشر هذه اللائحة في الجريدة الرسمية، ويعمل بها بعد مضي (ثلاثين) يومًا من تاريخ نشرها.
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 181 explained in plain English
This closing article of the Implementing Regulations of the Criminal Procedure Law specifies how the Regulations are published and when they take effect.
Content of the article:
- Publication: the Regulations are published in the Official Gazette.
- Taking effect: they take effect after 30 days from the date of publication.
This means the provisions of the Regulations do not apply immediately on publication, but after the 30-day period has passed, and this period runs from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
The article does not state the date of publication itself, and it does not address the position of procedures begun before the Regulations took effect, so no rule on that should be inferred from its text.
This article comes in Part Nine of the Regulations on general and final provisions, which includes Article 180, requiring the criminal procedures specific to categories covered by special laws or international agreements to be observed. The Regulations, under the definition in Article 1, are the Implementing Regulations of the Criminal Procedure Law.
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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 181 of the Saudi Implementing Regulations of the Criminal Procedure Law
When do the Implementing Regulations of the Criminal Procedure Law take effect?
They take effect after 30 days from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Where are the Regulations published?
In the Official Gazette.
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يقصد بالمصطلحات والعبارات الآتية - أينما وردت في هذه اللائحة - المعاني المبينة أمامها، ما لم يقتض السياق خلاف ذلك : النظام : نظام الإجراءات الجزائية. اللائحة :
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