Article 5 of the Saudi Shomoos Security Law
المادة 5 من نظام نقل معلومات المتعاملين مع المنشآت الخاصة إلكترونياً إلى مركز المعلومات الوطني في وزارة الداخلية نظام شموس الأمني
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.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
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، وتحديد آلية تبادل تلك المعلومات وكيفية استفادة الجهات الحكومية منها.
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 5 explained in plain English
This article deals with the coordination side of the Shomoos system. It directs the Ministry of Interior to coordinate with government entities, which under Article 1 are the entities responsible for granting private establishments licenses to carry out the activities named in the law. This includes:
- Ensuring these entities are connected to the Shomoos system.
- Determining the type of information that must be entered into the system, including reporting violations of its provisions.
- Setting the mechanism for exchanging that information.
- Setting how government entities benefit from it.
This means that the type of data to be recorded is not set by this text; it is set by the Ministry in coordination with government entities. An establishment must therefore follow the information requirements the Ministry sets.
This article follows Article 4, which makes the Ministry responsible for operating, supervising and developing Shomoos, and precedes Article 6, which directs the Ministry, in coordination with government entities, to set a mechanism for checking that establishments have joined Shomoos before a business license is issued or renewed.
Anyone with a question about the data required from their establishment can contact the Ministry or consult a lawyer who specializes in administrative cases and commercial 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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Frequently asked questions about Article 5 of the Saudi Shomoos Security Law
Who decides what data must be entered into Shomoos?
The Ministry of Interior, in coordination with government entities, determines the type of information that must be entered into the system.
Do other government entities benefit from Shomoos data?
The article directs the Ministry to set the mechanism for exchanging information and how government entities benefit from it.
Is Shomoos used to report violations?
Yes. The information the Ministry determines must be entered includes reporting violations of the law's provisions.
More articles on Ministry of Interior's Role in the Shomoos System
- Article 4
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.
تتولى الوزارة مسؤولية تشغيل نظام شموس، والإشراف على تطبيقه، وتطويره، واتخاذ الإجراءات اللازمة لتحقيق ذلك.
- 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.