Based on the Law of Carriage by Land promulgated by Royal Decree 10/2016,
and the Executive Regulation of the Law of Carriage by Land issued by Ministerial Decision 2/2018,
and in pursuance of public interest,
it is hereby decided
Article I
The tariff for the transportation service paid by the passenger to the public taxi driver is hereby determined at an amount of 300 (three hundred) Baiza at the beginning of the service (when boarding the car), plus 130 (one hundred and thirty) Baiza for each 1 (one) kilometre, but not less than 1 (one) Rial for each trip. In the case of multiple passengers, the fare is divided equally among them for each trip.
Article II
50 (fifty) Baiza is charged for each minute of waiting after the lapse of 5 (five) free minutes.
Article III
The public taxi driver shall start the meter at the beginning of the trip. The transportation fare is considered free if the public taxi driver does not start the meter at the beginning of the trip.
Article IV
This decision must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force after the lapse of 6 (six) months from the date of its publication.
Issued on: 18 Rabi Al-Thani 1440
Corresponding to: 26 December 2018
Dr Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Salim Al-Futaisi
Minister of Transport and Communications
Published in Official Gazette 1275 issued on 6 January 2019.