Article 64 of the Saudi Enforcement Law
المادة 64 من نظام التنفيذ · الباب السابع: أحكام ختامية
The Minister issues the Implementing Regulations within 180 days of the date the Law was issued, and they take effect from the date the Law takes effect.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يصدر الوزير اللائحة خلال (مائة وثمانين) يومًا من تاريخ صدور النظام، ويعمل بها من تاريخ العمل بالنظام.
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 64 explained in plain English
This article sets two matters concerning the Implementing Regulations that detail the provisions of the Enforcement Law:
- Time for issuing them: The Minister issues the Implementing Regulations within 180 days of the date the Law was issued.
- When they take effect: The Implementing Regulations take effect from the date the Law takes effect, not from the date they are issued, so they are not applied before the Law itself takes effect.
Note that the article ties the time for issuing to the date the Law was issued, whereas Article 65 provides that the Law takes effect after 180 days from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. The two periods are equal in number of days but start from different dates: the first from issuance, the second from publication.
The Implementing Regulations meant here are those to which the Law refers in many places to detail provisions and procedures, such as what appears in Article 61, that the Implementing Regulations specify other enforcement service providers. Alongside the Implementing Regulations, Article 63 provides that the Ministry issues the procedural guides, decisions and forms needed to apply the Law and the Implementing Regulations.
This article contains no substantive provisions on enforcement itself, but is an organizational provision setting the timing of issuing and applying the Implementing Regulations. A person who needs to know its effect on a particular file can consult a lawyer specialized in enforcement 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 64 of the Saudi Enforcement Law
When are the Implementing Regulations of the Enforcement Law issued?
The article provides that the Minister issues the Implementing Regulations within 180 days of the date the Law was issued.
When do the Implementing Regulations take effect?
They take effect from the date the Law takes effect, which under Article 65 is after 180 days from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Who issues the Implementing Regulations of the Enforcement Law?
The Minister issues them, as this article provides.
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