Article 6 of the Saudi Board of Grievances Law

المادة 6 من نظام ديوان المظالم · الباب الثاني: مجلس القضاء الإداري

The article governs meetings of the Administrative Judiciary Council at least every two months, a quorum of five members, decisions by majority, and who replaces the chair when absent.

Official text (Arabic)

This article has not been amended since the law was issued.

ينعقد مجلس القضاء الإداري برئاسة رئيسه مرة كل شهرين على الأقل وكلما دعت الحاجة إلى ذلك، ولا يكون انعقاد المجلس نظاميا إلا بحضور خمسة من أعضائه على الأقل، وتصدر قراراته بأغلبية المجلس، وفي حالة غياب رئيس المجلس يحل محله رئيس المحكمة الإدارية العليا .

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 6 explained in plain English

This article sets the rules of work of the Administrative Judiciary Council, the council that exercises, for the Board of Grievances, the powers of the Supreme Judicial Council under Article 5.

Meeting schedule: The Council meets under its chair at least once every two months, and whenever the need arises. Two months is a minimum, and it may meet more often when needed.
Quorum: A meeting of the Council is valid only if at least five of its members attend; if fewer attend, the meeting is not valid.
Issuing decisions: The Council's decisions are issued by a majority of the Council, as stated in the text.
Absence of the chair: If the chair of the Council is absent, the president of the Supreme Administrative Court takes his place.

Note that the phrase "by a majority of the Council" appears without elaboration, so the article does not say what happens when votes are tied. Article 7 then provides that the Council has a general secretariat whose secretary general the Council chooses from among the judges.

These are internal procedural rules that ensure the Council works regularly and its decisions are valid; they create no direct rights for litigants before the Board's courts.

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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