Article 30 of the Saudi Prisons and Detention Law
المادة 30 من نظام السجن والتوقيف
The Minister of Interior issues the Implementing Regulations of the Prisons and Detention Law.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يصدر وزير الداخلية اللوائح التنفيذية لهذا النظام.
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 30 explained in plain English
This article specifies the authority competent to issue the Implementing Regulations of this Law, which is the Minister of Interior.
In practical terms, this means that the details the Law leaves to the Implementing Regulations are issued by the Minister of Interior; so if an article of the Law refers a matter to the regulations, the reference for learning its detail is what the Minister issues. This article itself contains no other substantive provision, and it does not set a date for issuing the regulations.
It is noted that the text uses the plural form "the Implementing Regulations", so they may be issued in more than one regulation.
This article is linked to Article (29) before it, which punishes with imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years anyone who brings or tries to bring weapons, drugs or prohibited items into prisons or smuggles out a prisoner or tries to, and raises the penalty to ten years if the offender works at or guards the prison; that article refers to items prohibited "under the Law or regulations". It is also followed by Article (31), which provides that the Law takes effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
To see the provisions of the regulations themselves, one should refer to their official text, as this article does not state their content.
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 30 of the Saudi Prisons and Detention Law
Who issues the Implementing Regulations of the Prisons and Detention Law?
The Minister of Interior issues them.
Where can I find the details of applying the Prisons and Detention Law?
In the Implementing Regulations that the Minister of Interior issues under this article, and one should refer to their official text.
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- Article 1
The article provides that prison sentences are carried out in prisons, and anyone subject to a detention order from the competent authorities is placed in detention centers, under this Law and its Regulations, without prejudice to the rules on treating juveniles.
تنفذ عقوبات السجن في السجون، ويودع من يصدر بشأنه أمر توقيف من السلطات المختصة دور التوقيف وذلك وفقا لأحكام هذا النظام ولائحته التنفيذية. ومع عدم الإخلال بالقواع
- Article 2
The Minister of Interior establishes by decisions separate prisons and detention centers for men and women according to the needs of the Kingdom's regions, and the Regulations set the rules for their administration, guarding and safety.
تنشأ بقرارات من وزير الداخلية سجون للرجال وأخرى للنساء ودور توقيف للرجال وأخرى للنساء على أن يراعى في إنشائها الاستجابة لحاجات وحدات التقسيم الإداري للمملكة وتح
- Article 3
A General Directorate of Prisons affiliated with the Ministry of Interior supervises carrying out sentences and detention orders in the Kingdom's regions through its own bodies, as the Regulations determine.
يشرف على تنفيذ العقوبات وأوامر التوقيف مديرية عامة للسجون تتبع وزارة الداخلية وتمارس اختصاصاتها في المناطق المختلفة بالمملكة بواسطة أجهزة تابعة لها، وذلك طبقا ل
- Article 5
Prisons and detention facilities are subject to judicial, administrative, health and social inspection, in accordance with the Implementing Regulations.
تخضع السجون ودور التوقيف للتفتيش القضائي والإداري والصحي والاجتماعي وذلك وفقا لأحكام اللائحة التنفيذية .
- Article 6
The Minister of Interior establishes by decision a Supreme Council of Prisons to study the development of prisons and detention facilities and propose ways to combat delinquency and repeat offending, choosing its members from different specializations.
ينشئ وزير الداخلية بقرار يصدره مجلسا أعلى للسجون تكون مهمته إجراء الدراسات الخاصة بتطوير دور السجن والتوقيف على نحو يحقق الهدف منها، ويجعلها أكثر فعالية في تقوي
- Article 31
The Prisons and Detention Law takes effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
ينفذ هذا النظام من تاريخ نشره في الجريدة الرسمية.
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.