Article 29 of the Saudi Penal Law on Forgery Crimes

This article is among the final provisions, and contains two matters:

1. Repeal of the previous Anti-Forgery Law issued by Royal Decree No. (114) dated 26/11/1380 AH. That law is no longer the reference for forgery offenses, and the Penal Law on Forgery Crimes has replaced it.
2. Repeal of any provisions that conflict with this law. That is, any provision in another text that conflicts with the provisions of this law is repealed to the extent of the conflict.

The practical importance of this article is that whoever is looking for the penalty for a forgery offense refers to this law and not the old one, including the definitions in Article 1, such as the definition of forgery and of a document, which includes information technology means.

The article does not address how the law applies to facts that occurred before it took effect, which is a matter requiring research into the general rules, so anyone with a case involving an older event is advised to consult a lawyer who specializes in criminal cases.

This article comes after Article 28, which allows ordering publication of the penalty in the law's offenses except the offenses of Articles 14, 15 and 16, and is followed by Article 30, which sets the date the law takes effect.