Article 13 of the Saudi Civil Defense Law

This article deals with the General Directorate of Civil Defense, and has two paragraphs:

Paragraph (a): forming the Directorate

• The Directorate is formed by decision of the Minister of Interior, chairman of the Civil Defense Council.
• This is in accordance with the budget provisions, that is, within what the approved budget allows of posts and appropriations.

Paragraph (b): the Director General's responsibility

The Director General of Civil Defense is responsible for:

• Carrying out the powers of the General Directorate.
• The proper running of its work.
• Deciding its various affairs.
• Supervising its bodies and branches.

All of this is in accordance with the laws and instructions, so his powers are not unlimited but bound by them.

This article complements Article 12, which sets the powers of the Minister of Interior, chairman of the Civil Defense Council, and Article 14, which lists the powers of the General Directorate, such as proposing civil defense plans and following up their implementation, facing disasters, and providing food, clothing and shelter to those affected under a regulation the Council issues. Article 13 sets who forms the Directorate and who runs it, while Article 14 sets what it is competent for.

The article is organizational, and helps the reader know who is responsible for running the Directorate's work.