Article 13 of the Saudi Juveniles Law Implementing Regulations

This final article sets out two matters:

• Publication: the Regulations are published in the Official Gazette.
• Effect: they take effect thirty days after the date of their publication.

There is therefore a 30-day period between publication and effect during which their provisions are not applied. This period runs from the date of publication and not from the date the Regulations were issued. The text does not state the date of publication itself, which is found in the issue of the Official Gazette in which they were published, and the period is then counted from it.

From the date of effect, the provisions of the Regulations become the reference for:

• Estimating the juvenile's age where there is no official document (Article 2).
• Safeguards on arresting and placing a juvenile (Article 4).
• Extending detention and handing over to the guardian (Articles 6 and 7).
• The social report and the measures (Articles 9 and 10).

If you have a case involving a juvenile and want to know the provisions that apply to it, you can consult a lawyer who specializes in criminal and juvenile cases.