Article 16 of the Saudi Consumer Protection Association Statute
المادة 16 من تنظيم جمعية حماية المستهلك
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.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
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 يقرره المجلس، وعليه بوجه خاص القيام بما يأتي:
1 - إدارة شؤون الجمعية.
2 - تمثيل الجمعية لدى الجهات الحكومية والقضائية والمنظمات الدولية والمؤسسات والهيئات الأخرى.
3 - التوقيع على ما تصدره الجمعية من قرارات وعقود.
4 - اتخاذ ما يلزم في شأن تنفيذ قرارات الجمعية العمومية وقرارات المجلس.
5 - إعداد التقارير الخاصة بتنفيذ خطط الجمعية، وعرضها على المجلس.
6 - الإشراف على إعداد مشروع ميزانية الجمعية وحسابها الختامي وتقريرها السنوي.
7 - تشكيل اللجان المؤقتة.
8 - تزويد وزارة التجارة والصناعة بتقرير مراقب الحسابات، للاطلاع والإحاطة.
ويتولى نائب الأمين العام ما يسنده إليه الأمين العام من صلاحيات، ويقوم بمهماته عند 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 16 explained in plain English
This Article governs the General Secretariat of the Consumer Protection Association, the body that handles the secretarial work of the Association and its bodies.
The Secretary General: heads the General Secretariat, is appointed by the Board, and is the chief executive responsible for managing the Association in accordance with the Statute and what the Board decides.
Duties in particular:
- Managing the Association's affairs.
- Representing the Association before government and judicial bodies, international organizations, and other institutions and bodies.
- Signing the decisions and contracts the Association issues.
- Taking what is needed to implement the decisions of the General Assembly and the Board.
- Preparing reports on implementation of the Association's plans and presenting them to the Board.
- Supervising preparation of the draft budget, the final account and the annual report.
- Forming temporary committees.
- Providing the Ministry of Commerce and Industry with the auditor's report, for review and information.
Deputy Secretary General: exercises the powers the Secretary General assigns to him, and performs his duties in his absence.
This Article matters to those dealing with the Association because the Secretary General represents it before government and judicial bodies and signs its contracts; anyone who contracts with the Association, sues it or is sued by it deals with the Association through this representative. Anyone with a dispute with it should consider consulting a lawyer specializing in commercial and civil 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 16 of the Saudi Consumer Protection Association Statute
Who appoints the Secretary General of the Consumer Protection Association?
The Executive Board.
Who represents the Consumer Protection Association before the courts?
The Secretary General, whose duties include representing the Association before government and judicial bodies, international organizations and others.
Who performs the Secretary General's duties in his absence?
The Deputy Secretary General.
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 13
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.
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 ا
- 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 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
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.