Article 36 of the Saudi Waste Management Law
المادة 36 من نظام إدارة النفايات · الفصل الحادي عشر: أحكام ختامية
The article requires the Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture to issue the Implementing Regulations in coordination with the Minister of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing and the Minister of Health within 60 days of the Law's publication.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يصدر الوزير اللائحة بالتنسيق مع وزير الشؤون البلدية والقروية والإسكان ووزير الصحة، خلال (ستين) يوماً من تاريخ نشر النظام في الجريدة الرسمية.
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 36 explained in plain English
This is a closing article concerning the Implementing Regulations of the Law, and it sets:
- The issuing authority: the Minister, who under Article 1 is the Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture and chairman of the Center's board.
- Coordination: he issues them in coordination with the Minister of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing and the Minister of Health.
- The deadline: within sixty days of the date of publication of the Law in the Official Gazette.
The requirement to coordinate with the Ministers of Municipal Affairs and Health reflects the overlap of waste management with municipal work and with public health.
The importance of the Implementing Regulations is clear from how often the Law refers to them for details and procedures, so anyone dealing with the Law needs to read them alongside it.
Article 35 requires the violator to remove the effects of the violation, carry out rehabilitation and pay compensation as the Implementing Regulations specify, and Article 37 provides that this Law replaces the Municipal Solid Waste Management Law issued by Royal Decree No. M/48 dated 17/9/1434 AH.
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 36 of the Saudi Waste Management Law
Who issues the Implementing Regulations of the Waste Management Law?
The Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture issues them in coordination with the Minister of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing and the Minister of Health.
What is the deadline for issuing the Implementing Regulations?
Within sixty days of the date the Law is published in the Official Gazette.
More articles on Definitions and Scope of the Waste Management Law
- Article 1
The article defines the terms of the Waste Management Law, such as waste, hazardous waste, waste producer, service provider, license, permit, recycling, safe disposal and extended producer responsibility.
يقصد بالألفاظ والعبارات الآتية -أينما وردت في هذا النظام- المعاني المبينة أمام كل منها، ما لم يقتضِ السياق غير ذلك: النظام: نظام إدارة النفايات. اللائحة: اللائح
- Article 2
The article shows that the Waste Management Law aims to regulate the activities of collecting, transporting, sorting, storing, importing, exporting, treating and safely disposing of waste, including aftercare of disposal sites.
يهدف النظام إلى تنظيم أنشطة جمع النفايات ونقلها وفرزها وتخزينها واستيرادها وتصديرها ومعالجتها والتخلص الآمن منها، بما في ذلك العناية اللاحقة بمواقع التخلص من ال
- Article 3
The article excludes radioactive and nuclear waste and military waste from the application of the provisions of the Waste Management Law.
لا تطبق أحكام النظام على النفايات المشعة والنووية والنفايات العسكرية.
- Article 37
The article provides that the Waste Management Law replaces the Municipal Solid Waste Management Law issued by Royal Decree No. M/48 dated 17/9/1434 AH.
يحل هذا النظام محل نظام إدارة النفايات البلدية الصلبة، الصادر بالمرسوم الملكي رقم (م / 48) وتاريخ 17 / 9 / 1434هـ.
- Article 38
The article provides that the Waste Management Law takes effect after 60 days from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
يعمل بالنظام بعد مضي (ستين) يومًا من تاريخ نشره في الجريدة الرسمية.
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