Article 31 of the Saudi Explosives and Fireworks Law
المادة 31 من نظام المتفجرات والمفرقعات · الفصل الرابع: أحكام ختامية
The article provides that the Explosives and Fireworks Law is published in the Official Gazette and takes effect 120 days after its publication, and that anything that conflicts with it is repealed.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
ينشر هذا النظام في الجريدة الرسمية، ويعمل به بعد مائة وعشرين يوما من تاريخ نشره، ويلغي كل ما يتعارض معه من أحكام.
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 31 explained in plain English
This is a closing article, and deals with three matters relating to the coming into force of the Explosives and Fireworks Law itself, not directly to individuals' conduct.
- Publication: the Law is published in the Official Gazette, which is the means by which the Law is announced to the public.
- Date of effect: the Law does not start to apply on the day of publication but 120 days after the date of publication. This period lets the authorities concerned, and people who deal with explosives or fireworks, prepare to apply its provisions.
- Repeal of whatever conflicts with it: every earlier provision that conflicts with this Law is treated as repealed, so where there is a conflict the provisions of this Law prevail.
This article is linked to Article 30, which requires the Minister of Interior to issue the Implementing Regulations within 120 days and provides that they apply from the date this Law takes effect. The Law and its Implementing Regulations therefore start on the same date.
Knowing the effective date matters in practice, because the provisions and penalties in the Law apply from that date. Anyone who needs to know how this affects a particular situation may consult a lawyer specializing in criminal 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 31 of the Saudi Explosives and Fireworks Law
When does the Explosives and Fireworks Law take effect?
120 days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
What happens to earlier provisions that conflict with the Law?
The article provides that the Law repeals whatever conflicts with it.
When do the Implementing Regulations of the Explosives and Fireworks Law take effect?
Under Article 30, they apply from the date the Law takes effect, and the Minister of Interior issues them within 120 days.
More articles on Exemption from Penalty and Reward for Informants
- Article 26
The article exempts from the penalties of Articles 15, 16, 17 and 21 anyone who reports to the authorities before the violation is carried out, or reports afterward and his report helps catch his accomplices, under rules set by the Implementing Regulations.
يعفى من العقوبات المنصوص عليها في المواد (الخامسة عشرة، والسادسة عشرة، والسابعة عشرة، والحادية والعشرين) من هذا النظام كل من: أ - بادر بإبلاغ السلطات قبل البدء
- Article 27
The article exempts from the Law's penalties anyone who unlawfully possessed explosives or fireworks if he applies for the required permit or hands them over to the Ministry within 3 months of the Law taking effect.
يعفى من العقوبات الواردة في هذا النظام، كل من حاز متفجرات أو مفرقعات على وجه مخالف لأحكام هذا النظام، إذا تقدم بطلب التصريح اللازم بها خلال ثلاثة أشهر من تاريخ
- Article 28
The article grants anyone who reports a violation of the Explosives and Fireworks Law, where the report leads to catching it, a reward assessed by the Minister that does not exceed the fine set for the violation.
تمنح مكافأة – يقدرها الوزير – لا تزيد على مبلغ الغرامة المقررة للمخالفة، لكل من يبلغ عن أي مخالفة من المخالفات المنصوص عليها في هذا النظام، إذا ترتب على بلاغه ض
- Article 30
The article requires the Minister of Interior to issue the Implementing Regulations of the Explosives and Fireworks Law within 120 days, publish them in the Official Gazette, and apply them from the date the Law takes effect.
يصدر الوزير اللائحة التنفيذية لهذا النظام خلال مائة وعشرين يوما، وتنشر في الجريدة الرسمية، ويعمل بها من تاريخ نفاذ هذا النظام.
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.