Article 7 of the Saudi Board of Grievances Law
المادة 7 من نظام ديوان المظالم · الباب الثاني: مجلس القضاء الإداري
The article provides that the Administrative Judiciary Council has a general secretariat, and that the Council chooses its secretary general from among the judges.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يكون للمجلس أمانة عامة، ويختار المجلس الأمين العام من بين القضاة.
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 7 explained in plain English
This article completes the organization of the Administrative Judiciary Council. After Article 6 set out when the Council meets, its quorum and how its decisions are issued, this article provides that the Council has a supporting body, the "general secretariat".
- Existence of the general secretariat: The Council has a general secretariat. The article does not specify this secretariat's tasks or detailed composition.
- Choosing the secretary general: The Council itself chooses the secretary general; the article does not leave the choice to another body.
- Condition for the secretary general: The secretary general must be one of the judges, so under this text he may not be chosen from anyone else.
Requiring the secretary general to be a judge makes this post part of the judicial corps at the Board. Since the article does not state the secretary general's powers or term in the post, details the text does not contain should not be assumed.
This article is internal and organizational. It creates no rights or obligations for parties to cases before the Board's courts; its importance lies in showing the administrative structure of the Administrative Judiciary Council.
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 7 of the Saudi Board of Grievances Law
Does the Administrative Judiciary Council have a general secretariat?
Yes. The article provides that the Council has a general secretariat.
Who chooses the secretary general of the Administrative Judiciary Council?
The Council chooses him from among the judges.
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- Article 4Amended by M/180
The article establishes the Administrative Judiciary Council within the Board of Grievances and sets its members; the four judges and two experts are named by royal order for a renewable four-year term.
يُنشأ في الديوان مجلس يُسمى "مجلس القضاء الإداري "، ويتكون من: 1- رئيس ديوان المظالم رئيساً 2- رئيس المحكمة الإدارية العليا عضواً 3- أقدم نواب رئيس الديوان عضوا
- Article 5
The article gives the Administrative Judiciary Council, for the Board of Grievances, the powers of the Supreme Judicial Council in the Judiciary Law, and gives its chair the powers of the chair of that council.
مع عدم الإخلال باختصاصات مجلس القضاء الإداري المنصوص عليها في هذا النظام، يتولى مجلس القضاء الإداري بالنسبة لديوان المظالم ، اختصاصات المجلس الأعلى للقضاء الوار
- Article 6
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.
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
- Article 20
The article requires the Administrative Judiciary Council to prepare a comprehensive annual report on the Board's work, achievements, obstacles and proposals, which the president of the Board submits to the King.
يعد مجلس القضاء الإداري في نهاية كل عام تقريرا شاملا عن أعمال الديوان يتضمن الإنجازات التي تحققت والمعوقات ومقترحاته بشأنها، ويرفعه رئيس الديوان إلى الملك.
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