Article 17 of the Saudi Handicrafts and Manual Industries Law
المادة 17 من نظام الحرف والصناعات اليدوية · الفصل السادس: أحكام ختامية
The article requires the Minister of Culture to issue the Law's Implementing Regulations within no more than 120 days of publication in the Official Gazette, and they take effect when the Law does.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يصدر الوزير اللائحة خلال مدة لا تتجاوز (مائة وعشرين) يومًا من تاريخ نشر النظام في الجريدة الرسمية، ويعمل بها من تاريخ نفاذه.
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 17 explained in plain English
This article governs the issuance of the Implementing Regulations of the Handicrafts Law, which are very important because the Law refers many details to them.
The article contains three provisions:
- The issuing authority: the Minister issues the Regulations, who under the Law's definitions is the Minister of Culture.
- The deadline: within a period not exceeding 120 days of the date the Law is published in the Official Gazette.
- The start of effect: they take effect from the date the Law takes effect.
By tying the start of the Regulations to the date the Law takes effect, the Law and its Regulations begin together. Article 18 provides that the Law takes effect after 120 days from its publication in the Official Gazette, the same period set for issuing the Regulations.
The importance of the Regulations to the reader is that many practical provisions are known from them. An example is what Article 16 provides: that the Regulations set the procedures for re-entry in the National Register of Craftspeople after removal and for obtaining the craft license again after cancellation.
Anyone who practices a craft activity and wants to know his detailed obligations should refer to the Regulations the Minister issues.
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 17 of the Saudi Handicrafts and Manual Industries Law
Who issues the Implementing Regulations of the Handicrafts Law?
The Minister issues them, who under the Law's definitions is the Minister of Culture.
When do the Implementing Regulations take effect?
They take effect from the date the Law takes effect, and are to be issued within no more than 120 days of the Law's publication in the Official Gazette.
More articles on Definition of Crafts and Handicrafts
- Article 1
The article defines the key terms of the Handicrafts Law, including the craftsperson, the National Register of Craftspeople, the craft license, the Commission and the Ministry.
يُقصد بالألفاظ والعبارات الآتية -أينما وردت في هذا النظام- المعاني المبيّنة أمام كل منها، ما لم يقتضِ السياق غير ذلك: النظام: نظام الحرف والصناعات اليدوية. اللا
- Article 2
The article defines a craft or handicraft as an activity based mainly on manual work and divides it into artistic or heritage production and service crafts.
لأغراض تطبيق النظام، يقصد بالحرفة والصناعة اليدوية كل نشاط يرتكز أساسًا على العمل اليدوي، ويهدف إلى الإنتاج الذي يستمد تصاميمه وشكله وعناصره الفنية والزخرفية من
- Article 3
The article sets out the Handicrafts Law's objectives: regulating and developing the activity, protecting it from disappearing, strengthening its competitiveness and marketing its products locally and abroad.
يهدف النظام إلى تنظيم نشاط الحرف والصناعات اليدوية وتنميتها وتطويرها، بما يسهم في تعزيز هذا النشاط ذي الصلة بالتراث الثقافي الوطني المتوارث، والمحافظة عليه، وحم
- Article 18
The article provides that the Handicrafts Law takes effect 120 days after its publication in the Official Gazette and repeals any provision that conflicts with it.
يعمل بالنظام بعد مضي (مائة وعشرين) يومًا من تاريخ نشره في الجريدة الرسمية، ويلغي كل ما يتعارض معه من أحكام.
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.