Article 26 of the Saudi E-Commerce Law
المادة 26 من نظام التجارة الإلكترونية
The article provides that the E-Commerce Law takes effect after 90 days from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يعمل بالنظام بعد مضي (تسعين) يوماً من تاريخ نشره في الجريدة الرسمية.
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 26 explained in plain English
This is the entry-into-force article, and it sets when the E-Commerce Law begins to apply.
The rule: The law takes effect after 90 days from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
What does this mean?
- The law does not apply from the day it is issued or published, but after the 90-day period from publication has passed.
- During this period the provisions of the law are not yet in force, and they begin to take effect when it ends.
Relationship to Article 25: Article 25 requires the Minister to issue the Implementing Regulations within 90 days of the date the law is published in the Official Gazette, and provides that the regulations take effect from the date the law takes effect. The two periods are identical, and the aim is that the law and its regulations begin to apply together.
The article does not state the publication date itself, so finding out the day the law began to apply requires referring to its date of publication in the Official Gazette.
The importance of this article is practical: it fixes the moment from which the rights and obligations in the law begin. Anyone with a transaction or dispute that depends on when the law applies to it can consult a lawyer who specializes in commercial cases.
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 26 of the Saudi E-Commerce Law
When does the E-Commerce Law take effect?
The law takes effect after 90 days from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Do the Implementing Regulations begin together with the law?
Yes. Under Article 25, the regulations take effect from the date the law takes effect.
More articles on Scope of the E-Commerce Law and Ministry Oversight
- Article 1
The Article defines the key terms in the E-Commerce Law, such as merchant, practitioner, service provider, consumer, e-store and electronic advertisement.
لأغراض تطبيق أحكام هذا النظام، يقصد بالكلمات والعبارات الآتية -أينما وردت في النظام- المعاني المبينة أمام كل منها، ما لم يقتضِ السياق غير ذلك: النظام: نظام التج
- Article 2
The Article sets who is subject to the E-Commerce Law: the service provider inside the Kingdom, the practitioner outside it who makes products or services available to consumers inside it, and the consumer.
تسري أحكام النظام على كلٍّ ممن يأتي: أ- موفر الخدمة داخل المملكة. ب- الممارس خارج المملكة الذي يقدم منتجات أو خدمات داخل المملكة من خلال عرضها بطريقة تمكن المست
- Article 3
The Article sets the service provider's place of business: the merchant's commercial register address, and the place specified in the e-store for the practitioner, with rules for multiple places and for none.
1- يقصد بمقر عمل موفر الخدمة لأغراض تطبيق أحكام النظام ما يأتي: أ- بالنسبة إلى التاجر، يكون مقر عمله عنوانه المحدد في سجله التجاري. ب- بالنسبة إلى الممارس، يكون
- Article 16
The article makes the Ministry the supervisor of the e-commerce sector and lets it issue the rules needed to regulate it, including authentication bodies and intermediary platforms.
تشرف الوزارة على قطاع التجارة الإلكترونية، وتصدر -بحسب الحاجة- القواعد اللازمة لتنظيمه بما يعزز دور التجارة الإلكترونية ويحمي سلامة التعاملات بها، ويشمل ذلك تنظ
- Article 24
The article provides that whatever has no specific provision in the E-Commerce Law is governed by the Electronic Transactions Law and other relevant laws.
فيما لم يرد في شأنه نص خاص في النظام، تسري على التجارة الإلكترونية أحكام نظام التعاملات الإلكترونية والأنظمة الأخرى ذات الصلة.
- Article 25
The article requires the Minister to issue the Implementing Regulations within 90 days of the law's publication in the Official Gazette, to take effect from the date the law takes effect.
يصدر الوزير اللائحة خلال (تسعين) يوماً من تاريخ نشر النظام في الجريدة الرسمية, ويعمل بها من تاريخ العمل به.
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.