Article 46 of the Saudi Registered Real Estate Mortgage Law

This article sets the date on which the Registered Real Estate Mortgage Law takes effect: it applies ninety days after the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

This means the law does not apply from the day it was published, but a period of 90 days passes between publication and the start of its application.

• Starting point: the date the law was published in the Official Gazette.
• Period: 90 days.
• Effect: after this period has elapsed, the law begins to apply.

The article does not state the publication date itself, so the actual date of effect is found by referring to the date of the law's publication in the Official Gazette and then counting ninety days from it.

This article is connected to Article 45, which assigns the settlement of disputes arising from application of the provisions of this law to the competent court; the provisions of the law, including this jurisdiction, apply from the date of effect that Article 46 sets.

If the question concerns whether the law applies to a particular mortgage according to its date, the person concerned would do well to consult a lawyer specializing in real estate cases.