Article 43 of the Saudi Enlisted Personnel Service Law
المادة 43 من نظام خدمة الأفراد · الفصل الحادي عشر: التدريب والابتعاث
The article allows sending members whose work interests require it on scholarship for study or training inside and outside the Kingdom under training policies, and refers the scholarship provisions to the Implementing Regulations.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
أ- يجوز ابتعاث الافراد الذين تقتضي مصلحة العمل ابتعاثهم للدراسة او التدريب بداخل المملكة وخارجها وفقا لسياسات التدريب.
ب- تحديد اللائحة التنفيذية احكام الابتعاث للداخل والخارج والقواعد المنظمة لمعاملة الطلبه.
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 43 explained in plain English
This article establishes the permissibility of sending members on scholarship, in two paragraphs:
(a) Permissibility of the scholarship:
- Covered: members whose work interests require sending them on scholarship.
- Purpose: study or training.
- Place: inside and outside the Kingdom.
- Control: that this is in accordance with training policies.
(b) Referral to the Regulations: the Implementing Regulations set the provisions of scholarship inside and outside, and the rules regulating the treatment of students.
The essential point in the article is that the criterion for a scholarship is work interests, not the member's wish alone. The word "may" also means that the scholarship is a power of the body, exercised according to its need and the training policies, and not a right the member can demand.
The conditions of nomination, the scholarship periods, the financial allocations for the member on scholarship and the rules for treating him as a student are all not set by the article, which refers them to the Implementing Regulations. Anyone who wants to know what follows from being sent on scholarship may refer to the Implementing Regulations, or consult a lawyer specialized in administrative matters and military service affairs.
Practical example
A unit needed technicians for maintaining modern systems, so it nominated Sergeant Ayman for a training course abroad under the training policies. He is sent on scholarship because work interests require it, and the scholarship provisions and the rules for treating students in the Implementing Regulations apply to him.
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 43 of the Saudi Enlisted Personnel Service Law
Is a military member entitled to ask for a scholarship to study?
The article allows sending members whose work interests require it on scholarship under the training policies, so the criterion is work interests.
Where are the provisions on scholarships for military members?
The Implementing Regulations set the provisions of scholarship inside and outside and the rules regulating the treatment of students.
More articles on Scholarships and Training of Personnel
- Article 44
The article requires every member trained or sent on scholarship at his body's expense inside or outside the Kingdom to serve the specialization period the Implementing Regulations set.
خدمة التخصص: يجب على كل فرد يجري تدريبه وابتعاثه على نفقة الجهة التابع لها سواء في الداخل والخارج ان يخدم مدة التخصص التي تحددها اللائحة التنفيذية.
- Article 45
The article provides for setting educational levels for admission under the training policy put in place by the training departments and ratified by the Minister, and granting graduates technical increments by their classification under the attached table.
تحدد المستويات الثقافية للقبول طبقا لسياسة التدريب التي تضعها إدارات التدريب والمصدق عليها من الوزير ويمنح المتخرجين بعدد تصنيفهم العلاوات الفنية وفق ما هو منصو
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.