Article 17 of the Saudi Anti-Corruption Authority Law
المادة 17 من نظام هيئة الرقابة ومكافحة الفساد · الباب الثاني: جهاز الهيئة ومهماته واختصاصاته
The article requires the Authority to prepare an annual report, which the President submits to the King within ninety days of the end of the fiscal year, and special reports as needed.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
تعد الهيئة تقارير يرفعها الرئيس إلى الملك، وفقاً لما يأتي:
1- تقرير سنوي خلال (تسعين) يوماً على الأكثر من تاريخ انتهاء السنة المالية؛ يتضمن ما يأتي:
أ- ما أنجزته الهيئة خلال السنة السابقة، وما واجهته من صعوبات، وما تراه من مقترحات.
ب- تقويم عن مستويات النزاهة والشفافية وعن أعمال الرقابة الإدارية ومكافحة الفساد في المملكة.
2- تقارير -بحسب الحاجة- عن موضوعات معينة مما تختص به الهيئة.
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 17 explained in plain English
This article governs the reports that the Authority prepares and the President submits to the King. There are two kinds:
1. The annual report:
- Deadline: within ninety days at most from the end of the fiscal year.
- Content:
- What the Authority accomplished during the previous year, the difficulties it faced, and the proposals it considers appropriate.
- An assessment of levels of integrity and transparency, and of administrative oversight and anti-corruption work in the Kingdom.
2. Special reports: reports as needed on particular matters within the Authority's jurisdiction.
The article shows that the annual report is not merely a presentation of the Authority's work. It also includes an assessment of the state of integrity and transparency in the Kingdom in general, along with difficulties and proposals, which makes it a tool for developing anti-corruption efforts. Special reports, in turn, allow the King to be informed of particular matters without waiting for the end of the year.
The article is linked to Article 16, which gives the Authority an independent annual budget and makes its fiscal year the State's fiscal year; the annual report deadline is counted from it. It is also linked to Article 18, under which a public employee, or anyone treated as one, who is convicted of a corruption crime is dismissed from his post.
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 17 of the Saudi Anti-Corruption Authority Law
When does Nazaha submit its annual report?
Within ninety days at most from the end of the fiscal year, and the President submits it to the King.
What does the Authority's annual report contain?
What the Authority accomplished during the previous year, the difficulties it faced and its proposals, together with an assessment of levels of integrity and transparency and of administrative oversight and anti-corruption work in the Kingdom.
Does the Authority submit reports other than the annual one?
Yes. It submits reports as needed on particular matters within its jurisdiction.
More articles on Organization and Budget of the Authority
- Article 8
The article provides that the Authority has a President with the rank of minister, a deputy and one or more assistants, appointed by royal order.
يكون للهيئة رئيس بمرتبة وزير، ونائب ومساعد -أو أكثر- يصدر بتعيينهم أمر ملكي.
- Article 9
The article gives the Authority's President administrative and financial supervision of it, the power to propose its regulations and structure, issue internal regulations and the oversight and administrative investigation regulation, represent it, and supervise its budget.
يتولى الرئيس الإشراف على الهيئة في ممارسة اختصاصاتها، والإشراف الإداري والمالي عليها وعلى العاملين فيها، وله على وجه خاص ما يأتي: 1- اقتراح اللائحة الإدارية لله
- Article 10
The article provides that the Authority has specialized units, including six main units, among them the Anti-Corruption Unit and the Criminal Investigation and Prosecution Unit.
يكون في الهيئة وحدات متخصصة، يكون من بينها الوحدات الرئيسة الآتية: 1- وحدة حماية النزاهة وتعزيز الشفافية. 2- وحدة مكافحة الفساد. 3- وحدة الرقابة والتحقيق الإدار
- Article 15
The article requires members of the Unit, and Authority personnel designated by the administrative regulations, to take an oath before the President before starting their duties, and requires Authority personnel to file financial disclosure statements.
1- يؤدي أعضاء الوحدة، ومنسوبو الهيئة الذين تحددهم اللوائح الإدارية -المشار إليها في الفقرة (1) من المادة (التاسعة) من النظام- قبل مباشرة مهماتهم، وأمام الرئيس؛
- Article 16
The article gives the Authority an independent annual budget, held in a special account in its name at the Saudi Central Bank and spent under its financial regulations, and sets its fiscal year as the State's fiscal year.
1- تكون للهيئة ميزانية سنوية مستقلة، تودع مبالغها في حساب خاص باسم الهيئة في البنك المركزي السعودي، ويُصرف منها وفقاً للوائح المالية المنصوص عليها في الفقرة (1)
- Article 23
The article provides that the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority Law repeals anything in other provisions that conflicts with it.
يُلغي هذا النظام كل ما يتعارض معه من أحكام أخرى.
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