Article 145 of the Saudi Officers Service Law
المادة 145 من نظام خدمة الضباط · الفصل الثاني: لجان الضباط الفرعية
The article provides that the recommendations of each officers' subcommittee are submitted after being approved by the competent force commander.
Official text after amendments (Arabic)
Compiled from the original text and every officially published amendment; the amendments are shown in full below for comparison.
ترفع توصيات كل لجنة من لجان الضباط الفرعية بعد أن يتم إقرارها من قائد القوات المختص
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 145 explained in plain English
This article sets out a step in the path of the officers' subcommittees' recommendations: they are submitted after being approved by the competent force commander.
That is, a recommendation does not move on to the next stage directly after the committee issues it, but first passes to the competent force commander.
Linking this article to those around it shows part of the recommendation's path:
- The subcommittee issues its recommendations within its competences set out in Article 142, as Article 144 provides.
- The competent force commander approves them and they are then submitted (this article).
- They are not effective until approved by the Chief of the General Staff or the Minister in accordance with the provisions of the Law (Article 146).
The current text is as amended by Royal Decree M/25 dated 9/11/1406 AH.
The article does not expressly state the body to which the recommendation is submitted, nor what happens if the force commander does not approve the recommendation, so this should not be assumed from its text.
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 145 of the Saudi Officers Service Law
When are the officers' subcommittee's recommendations submitted?
After they are approved by the competent force commander.
Does the recommendation become effective once the force commander approves it?
No. Article 146 requires for its effect the approval of the Chief of the General Staff or the Minister.
Amendment history
Royal Decree No. M/25 — 9/11/1406 AH
Official amendment text (Arabic)
- عُّدلت هذه المادة وذلك بموجب المرسوم الملكي رقم (م/25) وتاريخ 1406/11/9هـ، لتكون بالنص الآتي: (ترفع توصيات كل لجنة من لجان الضباط الفرعية بعد أن يتم إقرارها من قائد القوات المختص).
Original text before the amendments (Arabic)
ترفع توصيات لجان الضباط الفرعية بعد إقرارها من :-
أ-نائب رئيس هيئة الأركان العامة بالنسبة لتوصيات لجنة ضباط الجيش .
ب-قائد القوات الجوية بالنسبة لتوصيات لجنة ضباط القوات الجوية.
ت-قائد القوات البحرية بالنسبة لتوصيات لجنة ضباط القوات البحرية .
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.
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