Article 16 of the Saudi Reconciliation Committees Regulation
المادة 16 من اللائحة التنظيمية للجان إصلاح ذات البين في إمارات المناطق
Article 16 provides that the Regulation applies from the date of its approval.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يعمل بهذه اللائحة من تاريخ الموافقة عليها.
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 final article sets when the Regulation takes effect: it applies from the date of its approval.
This means the Regulation's provisions are applied as soon as it is approved, with no transitional period or time to prepare. From the effective date its rules are the reference for:
- Forming reconciliation committees in the regions (Articles 1 and 3).
- The conditions for starting to seek reconciliation in qisas cases (Article 7).
- Documenting the reconciliation, its payment and how it is collected (Articles 9 and 10).
- Supervising the committees (Article 14).
The text does not state the date of approval itself, so it should be taken from the decision approving the Regulation. From that date the committees work in accordance with the conditions and procedures the Regulation sets. The decisions needed to implement it are issued by the Emir of the Region under Article 15.
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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 Reconciliation Committees Regulation
When does the Reconciliation Committees Regulation take effect?
From the date of its approval.
Is there a transitional period before the Regulation is applied?
The text mentions no transitional period; it applies from the date of its approval.
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تُشكّل في وزارة الداخلية لجنة دائمة من كل من: وزارة الداخلية، ورئاسة أمن الدولة؛ تتولى مهمات الإشراف على أعمال لجان إصلاح ذات البين المشكلة في إمارات المناطق، و
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يصدر أمير المنطقة ما يلزم من قرارات لتنفيذ أحكام هذه اللائحة.
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