The following words and phrases - wherever they appear in this regulation - shall have the meanings specified next to each of them:
Center: King Abdulaziz Arabian Horses Center.
Minister: Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture.
Council: Board of Directors of the Center.
Purebred Arabian Horses: The breeds descended from Arabian horses, including horses of Saudi origin (founder’s horses), registered in the Center's records, and documented in the World Arabian Horse Organization (WAHO).
Owner: A natural or legal person who owns one or more heads of purebred Arabian horses.
Producer: A natural or legal person who produces purebred Arabian horses.
Breeder: A natural or legal person who breeds purebred Arabian horses.
Documents: All documents related to purebred Arabian horses, whether they are passports, pedigree certificates, export documents, licenses, or others.
Registration: The recording of all information related to purebred Arabian horses and their breeds.
Horse Care: The maintenance and care of horses, providing health and nutritional care, and following up on their production programs.
Stable: The place equipped for housing and caring for purebred Arabian horses.

Equestrian Sport: Competitions of shows, beauty, and others, specific to purebred Arabian horses.

1- The center enjoys legal personality and financial and administrative independence, and is organizationally linked to the Minister.
2- The main headquarters of the center shall be in Riyadh, and it may, by a decision of the Council, establish branches within the Kingdom or abroad as needed.

The center aims to preserve, care for, increase the production of, document, and develop purebred Arabian horse breeds, and to organize the equestrian sports related to them. To achieve this, it has, in particular, the following:
1- Develop plans and programs that ensure their preservation and develop a scientific and practical methodology for that.
2- Build advanced electronic databases for purebred Arabian horses, ensuring the preservation of all their documents and regulating their registration.
3- License stables for purebred Arabian horses and organize matters related to those stables.
4- Issue the necessary approvals for the import or export of purebred Arabian horses in accordance with the relevant regulations and instructions.
5- Establish equestrian sports, grant permission for the establishment of such sports, organize and supervise them, and coordinate in this regard with the relevant authorities.
6- Hold auctions for purebred Arabian horses, grant permission for their establishment, organize and supervise them.
7- Provide advice and technical support to owners, producers, and breeders.
8- Organize exhibitions, conferences, meetings, seminars, festivals, and sports activities related to purebred Arabian horses, and participate in them both inside and outside the Kingdom, in accordance with the organized procedures for that.
9- Establish partnerships with various government entities to coordinate cooperation among them in all areas related to purebred Arabian horses, including the use of suitable sites for equestrian sports, and organizing festivals and various recreational activities.
10- Provide training courses related to purebred Arabian horses and their care, whether for the center's employees or others.
11- Represent the Kingdom in regional and international organizations, bodies, forums, and conferences related to the center's competencies.
12- Conduct scientific studies and research related to purebred Arabian horses in cooperation with relevant entities inside and outside the Kingdom.
13- Contribute to promoting the cultural heritage of purebred Arabian horses, highlighting and disseminating it, and preserving it.
14- Encourage the acquisition of purebred Arabian horses, interest in them, increase their production, and participation in sports with them.
15- Cooperate and exchange information and publications related to them with local and international libraries and bodies, in accordance with the organized procedures for that.

• 1- The center shall have a Board of Directors chaired by the Minister and composed of the following members:

  • A- A representative from the Ministry of Finance.

  • B- A representative from the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs.

  • C- A representative from the General Sports Authority.

  • D- A representative from the General Entertainment Authority.

  • E- The Director General of the center.

  • F- Three members from the private sector who are specialists or interested in areas related to the center's activities, appointed by a decision of the Council of Ministers based on a proposal from the President of the Council, with a membership term of three years, renewable once.

  • The President shall designate from among the representatives of the government entities a member to act on his behalf in his absence.

• 2- The rank of members from government entities must not be less than the (thirteenth) rank or its equivalent.

The Council is the authority responsible for outlining the general policy of the center within the limits of this regulation and other related laws, and it has the authority to make all necessary decisions to achieve the center's objectives and missions, specifically including the following:
1- Supervising the implementation of the center's assigned tasks.
2- Approving the policies related to the center's activities, and the plans and programs necessary for their implementation, and raising any matters that require procedures in this regard. 
3- Approving the organizational structure of the center.
4- Proposing draft laws related to the center's competencies, and suggesting amendments to those in effect, ensuring the preservation and care of purebred Arabian horses and increasing their production.
5- Approving the administrative and financial regulations that the center operates under, as well as other internal and technical regulations and procedures necessary for managing its affairs and operations, including those necessary for the registration of purebred Arabian horses, their import and export, their stables, auctions, and related equestrian sports, as well as those necessary for the sale of purebred Arabian horses owned by it, and disposing of any surplus.
6- Determining the financial compensation for the services and works provided by the center in its area of expertise, including sponsorship, advertising, and announcement revenues.
7- Approving the draft budget of the center, its final accounts, the auditor's report, and the annual report; in preparation for submitting them according to the regulatory procedures.
8- Reviewing periodic reports on the progress of work in the center and making necessary decisions regarding them.
9- Accepting gifts, donations, grants, bequests, gifts, and endowments in accordance with the organized procedures for that.
10- Approving the mechanisms necessary for spending on quality assurance and sustainability in services.
11- Appointing an accredited external auditor and an internal financial controller.
12- Determining the investment aspects of the center's resources, approving developmental and investment plans, and monitoring them periodically, and it may seek assistance from specialists as deemed necessary to achieve this.
13- Approving the conclusion of agreements, protocols, and contracts, according to the established regulatory procedures.
14- Forming permanent or temporary committees from among its members or others to carry out the tasks assigned to them.
The Council may delegate some of these tasks to any officials in the center as deemed necessary for the smooth operation of its work.

1- The meetings of the Council are held at the headquarters of the center, and may, when necessary, be held at another location within the Kingdom.
2- The Council meets periodically at the invitation of its President or by a majority of its members in accordance with an internal regulation issued by the Council, provided that its meetings are not less than two meetings during the year. The meeting of the Council is not considered valid unless attended by at least a majority of its members, including the President or his representative. Decisions are made with the approval of at least a majority of those present, and in the event of a tie, the side that the President of the meeting voted with shall prevail. The President of the Council may invite anyone he deems appropriate to attend the sessions of the Council to provide information, opinions, or clarifications without having the right to vote.

The center shall have a General Director, who is appointed and relieved from his position by a decision from the Council. The decision shall specify his salary and other financial benefits, and he shall be responsible for managing the affairs of the center. His responsibilities are concentrated within the limits of this regulation and what the Council decides, and he shall undertake the following competencies:
1- Proposing policies related to the center's activities, and the plans and programs necessary for their implementation, and submitting them to the Council.
2- Supervising the workflow in the center through the approved regulations, plans, and programs.
3- Proposing the administrative and financial regulations that the center will operate under, as well as other internal and technical regulations and procedures necessary for managing the center's affairs and operations; in preparation for submitting them to the Council.
4- Proposing the mechanisms necessary for spending on quality assurance and sustainability in services, and submitting them to the Council.
5- Proposing the organizational structure of the center and submitting it to the Council.
6- Supervising the preparation of the center's annual report, its budget draft, and its final account; in preparation for presenting them to the Council.
7- Supervising the preparation of reports related to the implementation of the center's plans and programs, and presenting them to the Council.
8- Signing agreements and protocols after the Council's approval, and in accordance with the applicable legal procedures.
9- Representing the center before the judiciary, government agencies, and other relevant institutions, as well as other entities inside and outside the Kingdom. 
10- Spending from the center's budget and taking all financial actions in accordance with the approved regulations and within the limits of the powers delegated to him by the Council.
11- Contracting for the execution of works and services, etc., in accordance with the powers delegated to him by the Council.
12- Issuing the necessary decisions to implement the provisions contained in this regulation and the regulations issued based on it, according to the powers granted to him.
13- Appointing the center's staff in accordance with the regulations governing that, and supervising them.
14- Any other competencies assigned to him by the Council.
The center's director may delegate some of his competencies to whomever he sees fit among the center's staff.

• 1-  The resources of the center consist of the following sources:

  • A- The appropriations allocated to it in the state’s general budget.

  • B- The income it receives from the returns on its investments.

  • C- The financial compensation for the services and works it provides.

  • دـ- What the council accepts in terms of grants, donations, endowments, bequests, gifts, and waqfs.

  • E- Any other resource approved by the council.

• 2- The funds of the center are deposited in a special account at the Saudi Central Bank, and the center may open other accounts for this purpose in banks licensed to operate in the Kingdom, and expenditures from these funds are made according to the approved budget of the center.

1- The center shall have an independent annual budget, which is prepared and issued in accordance with the arrangements for issuing the general budget of the state.
2- The financial year of the center is the same as the financial year of the state; however, the first financial year of the center shall commence from the date of the enforcement of this regulation and shall end at the conclusion of the following financial year of the state.

All employees of the center are subject to the Labor Law and the Social Insurance Law.