Article 4 of the Saudi Explosives and Fireworks Law

This article is the basic rule of the Law: the rule is prohibition and the exception is a permit. No person may deal in explosives or fireworks in any of the following ways unless they have obtained a permit from the Ministry of Interior:

• Manufacture.
• Possession, even without sale or use.
• Export and import.
• Sale and circulation.
• Use.
• Transport and storage.
• Destruction.
• Training in them.

Note that the prohibition also covers fireworks, which under Article 1 include luminous or smoke fireworks prepared for festivals and occasions. Selling, storing or possessing fireworks therefore falls within this prohibition unless done under a permit.

The permit must be in accordance with the provisions of the Law and its Regulations, since Article 3 refers to the Regulations the specification of the names and categories of materials and the procedures for issuing, renewing and replacing permits. Obtaining a permit is not alone sufficient, as Article 5 prevents using explosives for anything other than the purpose for which the permit was issued, and prevents assigning or disposing of them except with a permit from the Ministry.

The Law attaches penalties to violating this prohibition in other articles. Anyone who wants to carry out an activity involving these materials, or who is accused of possessing or selling them without a permit, can consult a lawyer who specializes in criminal cases.