Article 37 of the Saudi Narcotics Law Implementing Regulations

This is a general implementing article. Its substance is that the competent executive bodies take the measures necessary to implement what is provided in three articles of the Law of Combating Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, namely:

• Article 55.
• Article 56.
• Article 57.

The article adds no new substantive provision, does not name the executive bodies, and does not detail the measures required. It simply assigns responsibility for implementation to the competent bodies, each according to its jurisdiction.

The available text does not show the content of Articles 55, 56 and 57 of the Law, so what they contain cannot be inferred from this article. To know what must be implemented, one must refer to the text of those articles in the Law itself.

The practical benefit for the reader is that the provisions of those articles are not merely theoretical texts: the competent bodies are under an obligation to take what is needed to apply them in practice. Anyone affected by the implementation of any of them can consult a lawyer who specializes in criminal cases.