Article 8 of the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration Statute
المادة 8 من تنظيم المركز السعودي للتحكيم التجاري · الفصل الثاني: إدارة المركز
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.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يختص رئيس المجلس بتمثيل المجلس أمام الغير، والإشراف على أعماله وإدارة جلساته، وينوب عنه نائب الرئيس حال غيابه.
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 8 explained in plain English
This article specifies the functions of the chair of the Center's board of directors, which are three:
- Representing the board before third parties.
- Supervising the board's work.
- Chairing the board's sessions.
In the chair's absence the deputy chair acts for the chair, so the board's work is not suspended by the absence of its chair.
It is important to distinguish two roles:
- The chair of the board represents the board before third parties, and runs its sessions.
- Representation of the Center itself, outside what concerns the board, is not addressed by this article.
This article is connected with Article 9, which makes board meetings subject to the chair's invitation, requires for their validity the attendance of a majority of the members including the chair or deputy, and gives preference to the side with which the chair of the meeting voted when votes are equal. It is also connected with Article 7, which makes the board the supreme authority controlling the Center's affairs, so the chair of the board runs the sessions of the body that is the highest decision-maker in the Center.
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 8 of the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration Statute
Who represents the board of directors of the arbitration center before third parties?
The chair of the board, and the deputy chair acts for the chair in the chair's absence.
Who chairs the sessions of the Center's board of directors?
The chair of the board, and the deputy chair acts for the chair in the chair's absence.
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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 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 10
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.
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.
- 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.