Article 13 of the Saudi Consumer Protection Association Statute
المادة 13 من تنظيم جمعية حماية المستهلك
The Article sets the composition of the Executive Board: 9 working members, two thirds elected by the General Assembly by secret ballot and the remaining third chosen by the person the Prime Minister appoints.
Official text after amendments (Arabic)
Compiled from the original text and every officially published amendment; the amendments are shown in full below for comparison.
1- يتكون المجلس من تسعة أعضاء من الأعضاء العاملين، تنتخب الجمعية العمومية ثلثيهم بطريقة التصويت السري.
2 - يختار من يعينه رئيس مجلس الوزراء بأمر منه ثلث أعضاء المجلس من الأعضاء العاملين وثلث الأعضاء الاحتياطيين.
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 13 explained in plain English
This Article sets out the composition of the Executive Board of the Consumer Protection Association and how its members are chosen.
Number of members: the Board consists of 9 members, all of them working members of the Association.
How they are chosen:
- Two thirds (6 members): elected by the General Assembly by secret ballot.
- One third (3 members): chosen by the person whom the Prime Minister appoints by order. That person also chooses one third of the alternate members, and the choice is made from among the working members.
The Board therefore combines members elected from the Association's base with members chosen through the person appointed by the Prime Minister, while the shared requirement remains that all must be working members.
Amendment: the opening wording of paragraph (2) was amended by Council of Ministers Resolution No. 226 dated 18/4/1438 AH, to read as set out above.
Related to this Article, Article 14 provides that the Board manages the Association's affairs to achieve its objectives, and prepares the internal, financial and administrative regulations and the nomination and election regulations for approval by the person appointed by the Prime Minister under paragraph (2) of this Article.
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 13 of the Saudi Consumer Protection Association Statute
How many members are on the Consumer Protection Association's Board?
Nine, all of them working members.
How are the Executive Board members chosen?
The General Assembly elects two thirds of them by secret ballot, and the person the Prime Minister appoints by order chooses the remaining third from among the working members.
Can a Board member be someone other than a working member?
The text requires all nine Board members to be working members.
Amendment history
Amendment — 18/4/1438 AH
Official amendment text (Arabic)
تم تعديل صدر الفقرة (2) من هذه المادة بموجب قرار مجلس الوزراء رقم (226) وتاريخ 18/ 4/ 1438هـ ، لتكون بالنص الآتي:
"يختار من يعينه رئيس مجلس الوزراء بأمر منه ثلث أعضاء المجلس من الأعضاء العاملين وثلث الأعضاء الاحتياطيين".
Original text before the amendments (Arabic)
1- يتكون المجلس من تسعة أعضاء من الأعضاء العاملين، تنتخب الجمعية العمومية ثلثيهم بطريقة التصويت السري.
2 - يختار وزير التجارة والصناعة ثلث أعضاء المجلس من الأعضاء العاملين وثلث الأعضاء الاحتياطيين.
More articles on Executive Council and General Secretariat
- Article 9
The Article lists the Association's bodies: the General Assembly, the Executive Board, the General Secretariat, and the permanent committees whose formation decision sets their competence.
تتكون الجمعية من الأجهزة الآتية: 1 ـ الجمعية العمومية. 2 ـ المجلس التنفيذي. 3 - الأمانة العامة. 4 ـ اللجان الدائمة التي تشكلها الجمعية العمومية، أو المجلس التنف
- Article 14
The Article gives the Board the management of the Association's affairs, including preparing the internal, financial, administrative and election regulations for approval by the person the Prime Minister appoints.
يتولى المجلس إدارة أعمال الجمعية بما يحقق أهدافها المحددة في هذا التنظيم، وله على وجه خاص ما يأتي: 1 - إعداد اللوائح الداخلية والمالية والإدارية، ولوائح الترشح
- Article 15
The Article sets Board meetings at one every two months, plus extraordinary meetings; a majority quorum; no delegation; and decisions by majority of those present, with the chair's vote deciding a tie.
1- يعقد المجلس اجتماعًا كل شهرين، وله عقد اجتماعات استثنائية عند الحاجة بدعوة من رئيسه أو بناء على طلب ثلث الأعضاء. 2- يكون اجتماع المجلس صحيحًا بحضور أغلبية أع
- Article 16
The Article creates a General Secretariat headed by a Secretary General appointed by the Board, sets the Secretary General's duties of managing, representing and signing for the Association, and the role of the deputy.
تكون للجمعية أمانة عامة تتولى أعمال سكرتارية الجمعية وأجهزتها، يرأسها أمين عام يعينه المجلس، ويكون هو المسؤول التنفيذي عن إدارة الجمعية وفقًا لهذا التنظيم وما ي
- Article 21
The Article allows the person the Council of Ministers appoints to dissolve the existing Board and choose a temporary Executive Board if the General Assembly cannot meet or elect, or if the Association's work is otherwise obstructed.
استثناء من الأحكام المنصوص عليها في هذا التنظيم، لمن يعينه مجلس الوزراء وفقاً للفقرة (2) من المادة (الثالثة عشرة) - في حال عدم اكتمال النصاب النظامي لانعقاد الج
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