Article 63 of the Saudi Chambers of Commerce Law
المادة 63 من نظام الغرف التجارية · الباب الثالث: اللجان
The Minister of Commerce or his or her delegate supervises the application of the provisions of the Chambers of Commerce Law.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يتولى الوزير أو من يفوضه الإشراف على تطبيق أحكام النظام.
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 63 explained in plain English
This article sets out the body responsible for supervising the application of the Law: the Minister, that is, the Minister of Commerce under the definition in Article 1, or his or her delegate.
This means two things:
- Supervision of the application of all of the Law's provisions, whether concerning the chambers or the Federation of Chambers, rests with the Minister.
- The Minister may delegate others to carry out this supervision, so he or she need not do it personally.
The article does not set out the scope or tools of supervision in detail. But the preceding Article 62 gives an example of this supervision, allowing the Minister, in cases he or she sees fit, to appoint a representative to the chamber or the Federation of Chambers to follow the implementation of laws and decisions, who attends meetings and sees the minutes, books and accounts without a right to vote.
It is followed by Article 64, which tasks the Minister with issuing the Implementing Regulations in coordination with the Ministry of Investment, the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources and the Federation's board, within one hundred and fifty days of the Law's publication in the Official Gazette.
So this article is a general rule that settles who supervises, and the detailed powers are spread across the Law's other articles and its Regulations.
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 63 of the Saudi Chambers of Commerce Law
Who supervises the application of the Chambers of Commerce Law?
The Minister, that is, the Minister of Commerce, or his or her delegate, supervises the application of the Law's provisions.
May the Minister of Commerce delegate supervision of the chambers?
Yes. The article provides that supervision belongs to the Minister or his or her delegate.
More articles on Establishing and Supervising a Chamber of Commerce
- Article 1
The first article sets the meanings of the key terms in the Chambers of Commerce Law, such as the Chamber, the Ministry, the member, the subscriber, the Federation of Chambers and commercial activities.
يقصد بالكلمات والعبارات الآتية -أينما وردت في هذا النظام- المعاني المبينة أمام كل منها، ما لم يقتضِ السياق غير ذلك: النظام: نظام الغرف التجارية. اللائحة: اللائح
- Article 2
The second article provides that the chamber of commerce is a non-profit entity aiming to develop, represent, protect and improve commercial activities within a specified geographic scope.
الغرفة كيان غير ربحي، يستهدف تنمية شتَّى الأنشطة التجارية على مستوى القطاعات التجارية، وتمثيلها لدى الوزارات والهيئات والمؤسسات العامة، والعمل على حمايتها وتطوي
- Article 3
The third article regulates establishing a chamber of commerce by decision of the Minister, with one chamber per administrative region, and the Chamber's right to set up branches and sub-offices.
1- تُنشأ الغرفة -بقرار من الوزير- ويكون في كل منطقة إدارية غرفة واحدة، ويُحدد القرار مقر الغرفة ونطاق اختصاصها المكاني. وللوزير -بناءً على معايير تصدر بقرار منه
- Article 4
The fourth article gives the Chamber legal personality and financial and administrative independence under the Ministry's supervision, allows it to own property, and bars it from engaging in commercial activities.
1- تتمتع الغرفة بالشخصية الاعتبارية والاستقلال المالي والإداري، وتعمل تحت إشراف الوزارة، ويمثلها رئيس مجلس إدارتها أمام القضاء والغير، وله تفويض من يراه في هذا
- Article 61
Article 61 subjects the staff of the chambers of commerce and the Federation of Chambers to the Labor Law and the Social Insurance Law.
يخضع منسوبو الغرف واتحاد الغرف لأحكام نظام العمل ونظام التأمينات الاجتماعية.
- Article 62
In cases he sees fit, the Minister may appoint a representative to a chamber or the Federation to follow the implementation of laws; the representative attends meetings and sees minutes and accounts without a vote.
يجوز للوزير -في حالات يراها- أن يعين لدى الغرفة أو اتحاد الغرف مندوبًا تكون مهمته متابعة تنفيذ الأنظمة والقرارات ويكون له حق حضور اجتماعات الجمعية العمومية، واج
The texts are reproduced from the official website of the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers for reference; where they differ, the officially published Arabic text prevails. This content is not legal advice.