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Article 4: Prohibited Activities

No: 4686 Date(g): 11/7/2020 | Date(h): 21/11/1441 Status: In-Force
a.Any natural or legal person shall be prohibited from the following:
 
1.Practicing Money Changing Business in the Kingdom without a valid license issued by SAMA in accordance with the provisions of these Rules.
 
2.Using the terms “money changer”, “money changing agent”, “currency exchanger” or any similar or synonymous expression in any language in its name, commercial address, papers, documents, advertisements or any other way that implies the practice of Money Changing Business without a license.
 
b.As an exception to the provision of Paragraph (A/1) of this Article, licensed hotels, hotel apartments, and traveling agencies in the Kingdom may exchange currencies for their customers only, provided that such currencies are sold to a licensed bank or Money Changer, the provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering Law and its Implementing Regulations are complied with and the transactions are documented and archived.