Article 10 of the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration Statute
المادة 10 من تنظيم المركز السعودي للتحكيم التجاري · الفصل الثاني: إدارة المركز
The article provides for the confidential nature of the work of the Center's board and obliges everyone who takes part in its work in any capacity to maintain confidentiality, even after their work ends.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يعد عمل المجلس ذا طبيعة سرية، ويجب على كل من شارك في أعماله بأي صفة المحافظة على هذه السرية، حتى بعد انتهاء عمله في المجلس.
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 10 explained in plain English
This article places a duty of confidentiality on the work of the Center's board of directors:
- Nature of the work: the board's work is of a confidential nature.
- Who is bound: everyone who takes part in its work in any capacity. The obligation is not limited to members but includes others who take part in its work, such as those the board invites to attend its sessions without the right to vote under Article 9.
- Duration: the obligation continues even after work on the board ends, and does not lapse on the end of membership for any of the reasons in Article 11.
Note that the text speaks of the confidentiality of the board's work, and does not address the confidentiality of the arbitration proceedings themselves before arbitral tribunals, which this article does not regulate.
The article does not specify a penalty for breach of confidentiality. The importance of the provision appears in the fact that the board is the supreme authority in the Center, and so has sight of all its affairs. This is connected with Article 11, which lists the reasons membership ends, since the duty of confidentiality remains in place after it ends.
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 10 of the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration Statute
Is the work of the arbitration center's board of directors confidential?
Yes. The board's work is of a confidential nature.
Does the duty of confidentiality continue after membership ends?
Yes. Everyone who took part in the board's work must maintain confidentiality even after their work on it ends.
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- Article 6
The article regulates formation of the Center's board by order of the Prime Minister, a three-year membership renewable once, and the experience requirements for the chair and members and that they hold no government post.
يكون تشكيل مجلس إدارة المركز بأمر من رئيس مجلس الوزراء بناء على ترشيح يتفق عليه بين وزارة التجارة والاستثمار، ووزارة العدل، بالتنسيق مع اتحاد الغرف التجارية الس
- Article 7
The article makes the board of directors the Center's supreme authority and lists its powers, such as approving the strategy, regulations, arbitration rules, arbitrator registration criteria, fees and the budget.
المجلس هو السلطة العليا المهيمنة على شؤون المركز وتصريف شؤونه، وله ما يأتي: 1- اعتماد استراتيجية المركز، وسياساته، وخططه، وبرامجه. 2- اعتماد اللوائح الداخلية لل
- Article 8
The article gives the chair of the Center's board the functions of representing the board before third parties, supervising its work and chairing its sessions, with the deputy acting in the chair's absence.
يختص رئيس المجلس بتمثيل المجلس أمام الغير، والإشراف على أعماله وإدارة جلساته، وينوب عنه نائب الرئيس حال غيابه.
- Article 9
The article regulates board meetings: quarterly meetings called by the chair and as needed, quorum by majority, decisions by majority of those present, minutes, and barring an interested member from deliberation.
يجتمع المجلس بدعوة من الرئيس بشكل ربع سنوي وكلما دعت الحاجة إلى ذلك، ويجب أن تشتمل الدعوة على جدول الأعمال. ويشترط لصحة الاجتماع حضور أغلبية الأعضاء بمن فيهم ال
- Article 11
The article lists six reasons membership of the Center's board ends, such as expiry of term, government appointment, death, resignation and absence, and membership ends only by a board decision.
تنتهي العضوية في المجلس بأحد الأسباب الآتية: 1- انتهاء مدتها. 2- تعيين العضو في منصب أو وظيفة حكومية. 3- وفاة العضو. 4- فقد العضو الأهلية الشرعية أو عجزه عن أدا
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.