Article 4 of the Saudi Shomoos Security Law
المادة 4 من نظام نقل معلومات المتعاملين مع المنشآت الخاصة إلكترونياً إلى مركز المعلومات الوطني في وزارة الداخلية نظام شموس الأمني
This article makes the Ministry of Interior responsible for operating the Shomoos system, supervising and developing its application, and taking the necessary measures for that.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
تتولى الوزارة مسؤولية تشغيل نظام شموس، والإشراف على تطبيقه، وتطويره، واتخاذ الإجراءات اللازمة لتحقيق ذلك.
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 4 explained in plain English
This article identifies the entity responsible for the Shomoos system: the Ministry of Interior (the Ministry, as defined in Article 1). The Ministry has four tasks:
- Operating the Shomoos system.
- Supervising its application.
- Developing it.
- Taking the necessary measures to achieve the above.
Under Article 1, the Shomoos system is a central automated system on the national information network, through which information is transferred to the National Information Center at the Ministry of Interior. The Ministry is therefore the entity that runs this technical system, and also the entity that receives the information.
The article does not specify what kind of measures the Ministry takes; it gives it a general authority to take whatever is necessary to operate, apply and develop the system.
Article 5 completes this role: the Ministry coordinates with government entities to connect them to Shomoos, determines the type of information that must be entered, including reporting violations, and sets the mechanism for exchanging information and how government entities benefit from it. Article 3 sets out the activities the law applies to.
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 4 of the Saudi Shomoos Security Law
Who is responsible for operating the Shomoos system?
The Ministry of Interior operates the Shomoos system and supervises and develops its application.
Can the Ministry of Interior develop the Shomoos system?
Yes. Developing the system is one of the tasks the article provides for, and the Ministry may take the necessary measures for it.
More articles on Ministry of Interior's Role in the Shomoos System
- Article 5
This article directs the Ministry of Interior to coordinate with government entities to connect them to Shomoos, determine the information to be entered, including reporting violations, and set how it is exchanged and used.
تتولى الوزارة التنسيق مع الجهات الحكومية لضمان ربطها بنظام شموس، وتحديد نوعية المعلومات التي يجب إدخالها في النظام، بما فيها الإبلاغ عن مخالفات أحكام هذا النظام
- Article 6
This article directs the Ministry of Interior, in coordination with government entities, to set a mechanism for checking that private establishments have joined Shomoos before a business license is issued or renewed.
تقوم الوزارة - بالتنسيق مع الجهات الحكومية - بوضع آلية للتأكد من اشتراك المنشآت الخاصة في نظام شموس قبل إصدار رخصة مزاولة النشاط أو تجديدها.
- Article 8
This article makes the Ministry of Interior responsible for checking that establishments apply the law, detecting violations and applying penalties, and for setting procedures through which government entities report violating establishments.
1- تتولى الوزارة التأكد من تطبيق المنشآت الخاصة لأحكام هذا النظام، وضبط المخالفات، وتطبيق العقوبات المقررة. 2- تتولى الوزارة - بالتنسيق مع الجهات الحكومية - وضع
- Article 11
This article requires the Ministry of Interior to take all technical measures that ensure establishments' privacy, the confidentiality of information, and that it is not used for purposes other than those intended.
تقوم الوزارة باتخاذ جميع الإجراءات الفنية والتقنية التي تضمن خصوصية المنشآت الخاصة، وسرية المعلومات، وضمان عدم استخدامها للأغراض غير المعدة لها.
- Article 12
This article provides that private establishments bear no financial costs for joining the Shomoos system.
لا تتحمل المنشآت الخاصة تكاليف مالية مقابل اشتراكها في نظام شموس.
The texts are reproduced from the official website of the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers for reference; where they differ, the officially published Arabic text prevails. This content is not legal advice.