Article 24 of the Saudi Road Transport Law

المادة 24 من نظام النقل العام على الطرق

The article provides that the Law is published in the Official Gazette and takes effect from the date of its publication.

Official text (Arabic)

This article has not been amended since the law was issued.

ينشر هذا النظام في الجريدة الرسمية، ويعمل به من تاريخ نشره.

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 24 explained in plain English

This article is the entry-into-force article, and it contains two provisions:

Publication: the Law is published in the Official Gazette.
Start of application: the Law takes effect from the date of its publication, so there is no grace period between publication and the start of application.

This means that the provisions of the Law, from regulating the concession and licensing of public passenger transport to the provisions on carrying goods by truck and the penalties in Article 23, became binding from the date of publication.

Publication in the Official Gazette is the means by which the Law is announced to people, and through it the Law becomes effective against them.

The article does not state the date of publication itself, which is found in the Law's issuance details. The article also does not address the effect of the Law on situations that existed before it took effect, so no ruling on that can be drawn from it.

Anyone with a situation that existed before the Law and who wants to know its effect on it would do well to consult a lawyer who specializes in administrative cases and transport regulations.

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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