Sovereign Decree
Sovereign Decree Establishing General Regulations and Subordinate Instruments of Kaharagia, and Determining Their Issuance, Legal Effect, and Administration
SD-2026-0008 · Issued 17 July 2026
WHEREAS the orderly administration of the Nation and State requires a clear and uniform class of subordinate instrument for the prescription of administrative, procedural, organisational, and technical requirements;
WHEREAS it is expedient that the issuance, authentication, registration, and publication of such instruments be entrusted to a single competent authority acting under Our authority;
WHEREAS the Royal Chancellery is charged with the oversight, form, authentication, and publication of the instruments of State;
NOW, THEREFORE, WE, in Our Sovereign capacity and having duly considered the advice of Our Counsel, do hereby decree as follows:
Contents
22 articles- Art. I Establishment of General Regulations
- Art. II Authority of the Sovereign
- Art. III Issuing Authority
- Art. IV Regulations Initiated by the Royal Chancellery
- Art. V Recommendations by Competent Authorities
- Art. VI Responsibility for a Regulation
- Art. VII Examination of Proposed Instruments
- Art. VIII Matters Requiring Sovereign Approval
- Art. IX Form of General Regulations
- Art. X Authentication and Registration
- Art. XI Publication and Commencement
- Art. XII Legal Effect and Hierarchy
- Art. XIII Limits upon General Regulations
- Art. XIV Official Standards and Forms
- Art. XV Exemptions and Alternative Compliance
- Art. XVI Regulatory Contraventions
- Art. XVII Administrative Measures
- Art. XVIII Notice, Determination, and Review
- Art. XIX Other Subordinate Instruments
- Art. XX Amendment, Suspension, and Repeal
- Art. XXI Existing Instruments and Implementation
- Art. XXII Enactment and Publication
How to cite
SD-2026-0008, “Sovereign Decree Establishing General Regulations and Subordinate Instruments of Kaharagia, and Determining Their Issuance, Legal Effect, and Administration” (issued 17 July 2026).