Article 8 of the Saudi Law of the Judiciary

المادة 8 من نظام القضاء

Official text (Arabic)

This article has not been amended since the law was issued.

1- يكون للمجلس الأعلى للقضاء ميزانية خاصة به تصدر وفق القواعد المتبعة لصدور الميزانية العامة للدولة .

2- يكون للمجلس الأعلى للقضاء أمانة عامة، ويختار المجلس الأمين العام من بين القضاة.

3- يعين في المجلس العدد الكافي من الباحثين والفنيين والإداريين، وللمجلس بقرار منه الاستعانة بمن يرى الاستعانة به، ويشرف عليهم رئيس المجلس.

4- يصدر المجلس لائحة داخلية تنظم أعماله ومهماته.

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

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