Royal Decree M/117 dated 21/6/1446H (22 December 2024); in force 17 January 2025
Last verified
2026-10-20
Royal Decree M/117 dated 21/6/1446H (22 December 2024) issued the NCA's Statutory Enablers (al-Mumakkinat al-Nizamiyya). It is a standalone enforcement instrument, not an amendment to the NCA Statute. In force on publication in Umm Al-Qura, 17 January 2025.
Penalties: warning; suspension or cancellation of a licence; suspension of a service or activity; and/or a fine up to SAR 25m, graduated by severity and repetition.
Decisions: a committee appointed by the NCA Board decides on violations.
Urgent cases: the Governor may suspend (referral within 3 working days, ruling within 10).
Appeal: to the Administrative Court within 60 days.
Exclusions: government entities are excluded; public employees face disciplinary action instead.
Implementing rules: two NCA Rules, on detecting and investigating violations and on reporting them, were published in July 2026. A draft violations classification has had no final text as of 20 October 2026.
2026-09-08 · NCA inspection visits under its Statutory Enablers: The NCA ran inspection visits in September 2026 citing its Statutory Enablers (Royal Decree M/117).
2024-12-22 · Royal Decree M/117 issues the NCA's Statutory Enablers: Royal Decree M/117 dated 21/6/1446H (22 December 2024) issued the NCA's Statutory Enablers, a standalone enforcement instrument and not an amendment to the NCA Statute. Penalties include warnings, licence or service susp