Article 128 of the Saudi Officers Service Law
المادة 128 من نظام خدمة الضباط · الفصل الأول: لجنة الضباط العليا
The article requires a member of the Senior Officers Committee not to attend the meeting held to consider a matter that affects him.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
إذا كان موضوع المناقشة يمس أحد أعضاء اللجنة فيجب على هذا العضو أن لا يحضر اجتماع اللجنة المختص لبحث موضوعه.
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 128 explained in plain English
This article sets a rule to ensure the impartiality of the Senior Officers Committee, a rule relating to conflict of interest.
If the subject of discussion affects one of the committee's members, that member must not attend the committee meeting held to consider his matter.
The following points can be noted in the text:
- The provision is mandatory ("must"), not left to the member's discretion.
- The prohibition is limited to the meeting held to consider his matter and does not extend to the committee's other meetings.
- The text does not define what is meant by a subject that "affects" the member, and does not mention particular procedures for this.
This article is connected to Article 129, which provides that the committee's recommendations are issued by a majority of the votes of those present, and that where votes are equal the side on which the chairman sits prevails. A member who does not attend the meeting because of this article does not take part in the vote on his matter.
If the member absent for this reason is one of the force commanders, Article 127 provides that his deputy replaces him, and if it is the committee chairman, he is replaced by whoever is assigned to carry out his work.
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 128 of the Saudi Officers Service Law
Does a member of the officers committee attend a meeting that discusses his own matter?
No. He must not attend the committee meeting held to consider his matter.
Is the member barred from all committee meetings?
No. The prohibition is limited to the meeting held to consider the matter that affects him.
More articles on Supreme and Branch Officers Committees
- Article 14
The article requires the officer to be informed of the content of an unsatisfactory report and to sign that he has seen it, gives him the right to object to the Officers Committee through his superior within two weeks, and makes the Committee's recommendations final once ratified.
يبلغ الضابط من قبل قائده الذي كتب عنه تقريراً غير مرض بمضمون ذلك التقرير ويوقع بالاطلاع وله الحق في تقديم اعتراضه على كل أو بعض ما ورد بالتقرير إلى لجنة الضباط
- Article 39
The Article provides that officers of all ranks are transferred outside their arm or specialty on the recommendation of the Higher Officers Committee.
يجري نقل الضباط على اختلاف رتبهم خارج السلاح أوالاختصاص بتوصية من لجنة الضباط العليا.
- Article 40Amended (1409 AH)
The Article provides that transfer and confirmation of officers within each force is on the recommendation of the Higher Officers Committee for the rank of lieutenant colonel and above, and by decision of the force commander for major and below.
يجري نقل واثبات الضباط داخل كل قوة بالقوات المسلحة على الوجه الآتي: 1- من رتبة مقدم فما فوق بتوصية من لجنة الضباط العليا. 2- من رتبة رائد فما دون بقرار من قائد
- Article 51
The Article provides that, absent another provision, transfer, appointment, confirmation, attachment and loan under Chapters One and Two of Part Five are by decision of the Minister on the recommendation of the Higher Officers Committee.
فيما لم يرد به نص آخر فإن النقل والتعيين والإثبات والإلحاق والإعارة المنصوص عليها بالفصل الأول والثاني من الباب الخامس من هذا النظَام يتم بقرار من الوزير بناءً
- Article 125
The article lists the matters the Senior Officers Committee considers and makes recommendations on, including appointment, discharge, promotion from major to brigadier general, transfer, secondment and retirement.
تنظر لجنة الضباط العليا وتوصي بالمسائل الآتية : أ- بدء تعيين الضباط بالقوات المسلحة. ب- الاستغناء عن الخدمة والإعادة إليها. ج- منح الأوسمة. د- اختيار أعضاء البع
- Article 126
The article requires the Senior Officers Committee to meet when called by its chairman at least once every fifteen days, with meetings valid when more than half its members attend, including the chairman.
تجتمع اللجنة العليا بدعوة من رئيسها ، ويجب أن تنعقد مرة واحدة كل خمسة عشر يوماً على الأقل وتكون اجتماعاتها نظَامية عند حضور أكثر من نصف أعضائها من بينهم الرئيس.
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.