No Smoking policy

(To All Departments and Units of the University)

Based on Article (7) and Article (14) of the Implementing Regulations of the Anti-Smoking Law issued by Royal Decree No. (M\56) dated 28/07/1436H (17/05/2015), and in view of the requirements of the public interest and with reference to the observations we receive from the University’s Safety Department that some of university employees and visitors smoke inside the university’s buildings and facilities.

We hereby inform you that the above-mentioned regulations stipulates that “smoking is prohibited in all university buildings and facilities and its surroundings, and whoever violates this decision will be punished by seizing and issuing a violation and imposing the penalty on him with a fine of (200) Riyals.

Therefore:

1. All concerned authorities and departments must issue and seize this violation by filling in the attached form, and an official letter should be sent attached with it proving the identity of the violation and a written warning to the violator not to repeat the violation to the Deanship of Faculty Members and Staff Affairs regarding Employees of the university and the Deanship of Student Affairs regarding students.
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4. The Deanship of faculty and staff members and the Deanship of Students Affairs must approve and deduct these violations from salaries and rewards according to the applicable system.
5. Announce this to all your employees (faculty members, staff and students)
6. Conduct awareness programs continuously and in an effective and innovative manner in order to preserve the health of everyone to keep the university smoke-free.

University Vice Rector

Dr. Abdullah bin Abdullah Al-Jumah