Cabinet approved a number of amendments to the System of Pilgrims' Transport
The Cabinet approved a number of amendments to the System of Pilgrims' Transport to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Return to their Country which was issued by Royal Decree No. (M/58) dated 28/12/1425H. The most prominent features of the amendments are as follows:
1- Amending Paragraph (3) of Article (2) of the said System to be as follows:
The Agent, whatever the number of his agencies, or the Saudi carrier shall be committed to provide for the General Authority for Civil Aviation or the Saudi Ports Authority an unconditional and irrevocable banking guarantee with an amount not less than SR 100,000 nor more than SR 200,000 under the name of the Ministry of Hajj. The sum shall cover all due amounts for pilgrims accommodation. If he used the guarantee value or part of it, he shall complete the guarantee value to its quorum.
Secondly: Article 17 of the said system is to be amended as follows:
The violations of this system will be verified upon investigations into the incident by a representative of each of the Ministry of Hajj and the Ministry of Interior (Passports Department) and the carrier's agent or representative. If the violator is an air or sea carrier, a representative of the General Commission for Civil Aviation or the Ports Authority, whoever is appropriate, takes part in the investigation, taking into consideration not to contradict the 62nd Article of the Civil Aviation system. All the above-mentioned reports will be transferred to authorized committees stated in Article 18 and 19 of this system.
Thirdly: Article 18 of the said system is to be amended as follows:
A committee composed of representatives of the Ministry of Interior (passports Department), Ministry of Hajj, and Ministry of Commerce and Industry will be in charge of looking into the violations of carriers of pilgrims coming by air or sea as stated in this system, provided that a representative of each of Civil Aviation and Ports Authority take part in this committee as is appropriate.
Fourthly: Paragraph (1) of Article 19 of the said system is to be amended as follows:
A committee composed of representatives of the Ministry of Interior (passports Department), Ministry of Hajj, Ministry of Finance (Customs Department) and the Ministry of Transport will be in charge of looking into the violations of carriers of pilgrims coming by land as stated in this system.