Article 9 of the Saudi Handicrafts and Manual Industries Law

This article moves from regulation to support: it gives the Commission (the Heritage Commission) the power to grant incentive awards to craftspeople.

The power is subject to two limits the text states:

• Controls adopted by the Board: under Article 1, the Board is the Commission's board of directors, so it is the body that sets the controls for granting awards.
• The limits of the appropriations and financial resources available to the Commission: the awards depend on the resources available.

Note that the text begins with "the Commission may", which indicates permission, not obligation. The article does not create a direct right for every craftsperson to receive an award; it gives the Commission the power to grant awards in line with the controls and the resources. The article also does not state the amount of the awards or the conditions for eligibility, which are left to the controls the Board adopts.

Under the definitions, the craftsperson who benefits is any natural or legal person who practices a craft or handicraft.

Article 10 provides other forms of support: it provides that the Commission cooperates with the relevant public and private sector bodies to establish and equip craft centers, villages and complexes for craftspeople, to train them and to market their products, and that it coordinates with the competent authority to classify crafts as small enterprises.

Anyone who wishes to benefit from these awards should review the controls adopted by the Commission's Board.