Article 13 of the Saudi White Land Fees Law

This article sets how the Law's regulations are prepared and issued. The text shown is the version in force after its amendment by Royal Decree No. M/244 dated 7/11/1446 AH. A regulation passes through three stages:

1. Preparation: The Ministry prepares the regulations.
2. Approval: The Ministerial Committee approves them.
3. Issuance: Each regulation is issued by decision of the Minister.

The expression "each regulation" indicates that the Law may have more than one regulation, each passing through the same stages. The importance of this article is practical, because the regulations issued under it are the reference on the matters the Law refers to them; anyone who wants to know those details must refer to the issued regulations.

As for the Ministerial Committee that approves the regulations, Article 14 explains that the Council of Ministers forms it, and that it supervises implementation of the Law, proposes what it considers appropriate regarding it, and submits an annual report on that to the Council of Ministers. This article is also linked to Article 12, which tasks the Ministry, in coordination with the Ministry of Culture and Information and other relevant bodies, with taking what is necessary to raise awareness of the provisions of the Law and the regulations.

This article is organizational, relating to the issuance of the regulations, and imposes no direct obligations on landowners.