Article 39 of the Saudi Civil Service Law
المادة 39 من نظام الخدمة المدنية · الباب الثالث: أحكام عامة وانتقالية
Article 39 provides that the Council of Ministers issues the regulations of the Civil Service Law and may authorize the Minister of Civil Service to issue some of them.
Official text after amendments (Arabic)
Compiled from the original text and every officially published amendment; the amendments are shown in full below for comparison.
يصدر مجلس الوزراء لوائح هذا النظام، وللمجلس تفويض وزير الخدمة المدنية في إصدار بعض منها
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 39 explained in plain English
The Civil Service Law refers many details to "the Regulation", and this article states who has the power to issue these regulations.
- The rule: the Council of Ministers issues the regulations of this Law.
- The permitted exception: the Council may authorize the Minister of Civil Service to issue some of these regulations.
The authorization here is optional, in the hands of the Council of Ministers, and limited to some regulations, not all of them; the article did not specify the regulations in which authorization is permitted.
The importance of this article is practical; when the Law's articles say that "the Regulation sets" the rules of a matter, that regulation is issued by the Council of Ministers, or by the Minister of Civil Service in what the Council has authorized him to issue.
This article was amended to take its current text. It connects to Article 40, which gives the Council of Ministers the right to interpret this Law, so that under the two articles the Council of Ministers issues the regulations and interprets the Law.
Anyone who needs to identify the regulation applicable to an employment matter and the body that issued it may consult a lawyer specializing in administrative and civil service cases.
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 39 of the Saudi Civil Service Law
Who issues the regulations of the Civil Service Law?
The Council of Ministers issues them, and it may authorize the Minister of Civil Service to issue some of them.
Does the Minister of Civil Service issue all the regulations?
No. The article allows the Council of Ministers to authorize him to issue only "some" regulations.
Amendment history
Amendment
Official amendment text (Arabic)
عُدلت المادة (39) لتكون بالنص الآتي:
"يصدر مجلس الوزراء لوائح هذا النظام، وللمجلس تفويض وزير الخدمة المدنية في إصدار بعض منها".
Original text before the amendments (Arabic)
يصدر مجلس الخدمة المدنية لوائح هذا النظام.
More articles on General Provisions of the Civil Service
- Article 15 bis
تجعل المادة إدارة الموارد البشرية في كل جهة حكومية مسؤولة عن تطبيق النظام ولوائحه، وتلزم الإدارات بالرجوع إليها، والجهة بالرجوع إلى الوزارة فيما يعترضها.
- أُضيفت هذه المادة وذلك بموجب المرسوم الملكي رقم (م/95) وتاريخ 1439/9/15هـ، لتكون بالنص الآتي: "تتولى إدارة الموارد البشرية في الجهة الحكومية تطبيق أحكام هذا ا
- Article 31
Article 31 allows the Minister to delegate some of his powers under the Civil Service Law to others, without specifying to whom or which powers.
للوزير تفويض بعض صلاحياته المقررة في هذا النظام.
- Article 32
Article 32 gives the head of an independent agency, with respect to his agency's employees, the powers the Minister has with respect to ministry employees.
يكون لرئيس المصلحة المستقلة بالنسبة لموظفي هذه المصلحة من الصلاحيات ما للوزير بالنسبة لموظفي الوزارة.
- Article 37Amended by M/139
Article 37 allows particular posts to be exempted from some provisions of the Civil Service Law, as the Regulation provides and in agreement with the Minister of Finance.
يجوز استثناء وظائف معينة من بعض أحكام هذا النظام وفق ما تنظمه اللائحة، وذلك بالاتفاق مع وزير المالية
- Article 37 bisAmended (1438 AH)
Article 37 bis applies the Civil Service Law to civil employees who hold permanent posts in the state's general budget, excluding employees of entities governed by special laws or regulations, within the limits those provide.
تسري أحكام هذا النظام على جميع الموظفين المدنيين الذين يشغلون وظائف ثابتة في الميزانية العامة للدولة، ويستثنى من تطبيق أحكامه موظفو الجهات الذين تسري في شأنهم أ
- Article 38
Article 38 provides that the Civil Service Law replaces the Employees Law (Royal Decree No. M/5 dated 1/2/1391 AH) for employees originally subject to it and for those whose own systems the Employees Law supplemented, within the limits those systems provide.
يحل هذا النظام محل نظام الموظفين الصادر بالمرسوم الملكي رقم م/5 وتاريخ 1 / 2 / 1391 هـ وذلك : أ - بالنسبة للموظفين الخاضعين بصفة أصلية لهذا النظام. ب - بالنسبة
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