Article 16 of the Saudi Private Laboratories Law
المادة 16 من نظام المختبرات الخاصة
The article assigns issuing the Implementing Regulations of the Private Laboratories Law to the Minister of Commerce in agreement with a number of ministries and the Food and Drug Authority.
Official text after amendments (Arabic)
Compiled from the original text and every officially published amendment; the amendments are shown in full below for comparison.
يصدر وزير التجارة - بالاتفاق مع كل من وزارات: ( الداخلية، والصحة، والبيئة والمياه والزراعة، والصناعة والثروة المعدنية، والشؤون البلدية والقروية والإسكان)، والهيئة العامة للغذاء والدواء - اللائحة 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 16 explained in plain English
This article determines who issues the Law's Implementing Regulations, which are the Regulations to which the Law refers in many places, such as laboratory categories and conditions, licensing procedures, the inspectors' powers, and investigation and prosecution procedures.
The Regulations are issued by the Minister of Commerce, but not alone, rather in agreement with:
- The Ministry of Interior.
- The Ministry of Health.
- The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture.
- The Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources.
- The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing.
- The Food and Drug Authority.
This agreement reflects that the goods tested in laboratories are varied and fall within the jurisdiction of several bodies, and most of these bodies are the same ones mentioned in the definition of the competent authority in Article 1, with the Ministry of Interior added here.
This article was amended by Royal Decree No. M/31 dated 6/4/1443 AH, and the text presented is the text in force.
The provision on the Law's entry into force is in Article 17, which provides for its publication in the Official Gazette and its application 180 days after publication.
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 16 of the Saudi Private Laboratories Law
Who issues the Implementing Regulations of the Private Laboratories Law?
The Minister of Commerce issues them in agreement with the ministries of Interior, Health, Environment, Water and Agriculture, Industry and Mineral Resources, and Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing, and the Food and Drug Authority.
Does the Minister of Commerce issue the Regulations alone?
No. The article provides for issuing them in agreement with the bodies mentioned in it.
Amendment history
Royal Decree No. M/31 — 6/4/1443 AH
Official amendment text (Arabic)
- عُدلت هذه المادة وذلك بموجب المرسوم الملكي رقم (م/31) وتاريخ 1443/4/6هـ، لتكون بالنص الآتي:
"يصدر وزير التجارة - بالاتفاق مع كل من وزارات: ( الداخلية، والصحة، والبيئة والمياه والزراعة، والصناعة والثروة المعدنية، والشؤون البلدية والقروية والإسكان)، والهيئة العامة للغذاء والدواء - اللائحة التنفيذية لهذا النظام".
Original text before the amendments (Arabic)
يُصدِر وزير التِجارة بالاتفاق مع كُل مِن: وزارات الداخلية، الصِحة، الزِراعة والمياه، الصِناعة والكهرباء، والشؤون البلدية والقروية ، اللائحة التنفيذية لهذا النِظام.
More articles on Definitions of Private Laboratories and the Competent Authorities
- Article 1Amended by M/31
The article defines the basic terms of the Private Laboratories Law: the competent authority, the Center, goods, testing and the laboratory.
تدُل المُصطلحات الآتية أينما وردت في هذا النظام على المعاني الموضحة أمامها : أ- الجهة المختصة: وزارة التجارة، أو وزارة الصحة، أو وزارة البيئة والمياه والزراعة،
- Article 2
The article allows the competent Minister, by decision, to use qualified and licensed private national laboratories to test local and imported goods.
يجوز بقرار من الوزير المُختص الاستِعانة بالمُختبرات الوطنية الخاصة المؤهلة، والمُرخصة لغرض فحص السلع المحلية والمُستوردة.
- Article 17
The article provides for publishing the Private Laboratories Law in the Official Gazette and applying it 180 days after the date of its publication.
يُنشر هذا النظام في الجريدة الرسمية ، ويُعمل بِه بعد مائة وثمانين يومًا من تاريخ نشره.
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