Article 17 of the Saudi Bar Association Statute
المادة 17 من تنظيم الهيئة السعودية للمحامين
The article lists the Association's resources: membership fees and fees for services, government subsidies if any, gifts, bequests and endowments the board accepts, investment returns, and other resources the board approves.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
تتكون موارد الهيئة من الآتي:
1 - رسوم العضوية والمقابل المالي لما تقدمه من خدمات.
2 - الإعانات الحكومية إن وجدت.
3 - الهبات والتبرعات والوصايا والأوقاف التي يقبلها مجلس الإدارة.
4 - عوائد استثمار أموالها.
5 - الموارد الأخرى التي يوافق عليها مجلس الإدارة.
This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers
Article 17 explained in plain English
This article sets out the Saudi Bar Association's sources of funding:
- Membership fees and the fee for the services it provides.
- Government subsidies, if any. The phrase «if any» means they are not a resource guaranteed by the Statute's text.
- Gifts, donations, bequests and endowments that the board of directors accepts, so they do not become part of the Association's resources until it has accepted them.
- Returns on investing its funds, in accordance with the investment policy approved by the general assembly.
- Other resources that the board of directors approves.
The article does not state the amounts of the fees or the fee for services. It is linked to Article 16, which makes the Association's financial year the State's financial year, since these resources are counted on that basis.
Restrictions on using these resources appear in Article 18: cash funds are deposited in the Association's name at a local bank, nothing is withdrawn from them except by a cheque signed by the chairman of the board or whoever he delegates together with the Secretary General, and they are not spent on anything other than the purposes for which the Association was established.
Translated from our Arabic explanation with machine assistance. For guidance only; it does not replace advice from a lawyer on your situation.
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Frequently asked questions about Article 17 of the Saudi Bar Association Statute
What are the Saudi Bar Association's resources?
Membership fees and fees for services, government subsidies if any, gifts, donations, bequests and endowments the board accepts, investment returns, and other resources the board approves.
Does the Association accept donations and endowments?
Yes, if the board of directors accepts them.
More articles on General Secretariat and Authority Resources
- Article 15
The article provides that the board appoints a Secretary General and one or more assistant secretaries who work full time, lets the Secretary General appoint staff within the budget, and gives him the powers to certify regular members' signatures and prepare the draft budget.
يكون للهيئة أمين عام، وأمين مساعد واحد أو أكثر، يعينهم المجلس، ويحدد واجباتهم ومسؤولياتهم، ويتعين عليهم التفرغ للعمل بالهيئة. وللأمين العام تعيين عدد كافٍ من ال
- Article 16
The article makes the Association's financial year the State's financial year, with the first year, as an exception, starting from the date the Statute takes effect and ending at the end of the following financial year.
السنة المالية للهيئة هي السنة المالية للدولة، واستثناء من ذلك، تبدأ السنة المالية الأولى للهيئة من تاريخ نفاذ هذا التنظيم، وتنتهي بنهاية السنة المالية التالية.
- Article 18
The article requires the Association to deposit its cash in its own name at a local bank, withdrawable only by a cheque signed by the board chairman or his delegate and the Secretary General, and not to spend its funds beyond its purposes.
تودع الهيئة أموالها النقدية باسمها لدى أحد البنوك المحلية، ولا يجوز سحب أي مبلغ إلا بشيك يوقعه رئيس مجلس الإدارة - أو من يفوضه من أعضاء المجلس - والأمين العام.
- Article 19
The article requires the Association to have an auditor appointed by the general assembly from licensed chartered accountants, with fees set by the assembly, who inspects the books and documents and reports on the accounts to the assembly.
يكون للهيئة مراجع حسابات تعينه الجمعية العمومية من بين المحاسبين القانونيين المرخص لهم بالعمل في المملكة، وتحدد الجمعية أتعابه، ويكون له حق الاطلاع على الدفاتر
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