Article 29 of the Saudi Public Prosecution Members Regulation

Article 29 sets the relationship of this Regulation to the one before it, providing that it replaces the Regulation of Members of the Investigation and Public Prosecution Authority and Its Staff issued by Council of Ministers Resolution No. (140) dated 13/8/1409 AH.

"Replaces" means that the previous Regulation is no longer the reference, and that the provisions to be applied are those of this Regulation. The article contains no transitional provisions stating the position of cases that arose under the previous Regulation, and does not state the content of that Regulation.

This article comes after Article 28, which bars the Authority's employees from disclosing secrets they learn of through their work even after leaving service. It is followed by Article 30, which provides for the publication of the Regulation in the Official Gazette and its taking effect from the date of publication.

Together the two articles fix when this Regulation begins to apply and when the previous Regulation ceases to apply: this Regulation takes effect from the date of its publication, and from then replaces the 1409 AH Regulation.

This article is useful when examining an old employment matter, since it is necessary to know which of the two Regulations was in force at the time. A person with a question about an earlier date may consult a lawyer specializing in administrative cases (the Board of Grievances).