Article 14 of the Saudi Provinces Law

This article regulates the relationship between branches of government bodies in the province and the emirate:

• Who is bound: every ministry or government agency that has services in the province.
• The obligation: to appoint a head of its bodies in the province.
• Rank: not lower than the twelfth.
• Administrative link: he reports directly to the central body, meaning the ministry or agency itself and not the emirate.
• Coordination: he must coordinate with the emir of the province in his field of work.

The article balances two things: the head of the body's link to his ministry, and his duty to coordinate with the emir of the province. He does not report to the emir administratively, but he does not work in isolation from him.

This article follows Article 13, which sets the governors' competences in administering their governorates, monitoring the heads of centers under them and submitting periodic reports to the emir of the province. It is followed by Article 15, which provides for a council in each province called the Provincial Council, seated at the seat of the provincial emirate.

In practical terms: every ministry that provides services in your province has a head of its bodies there who reports to his ministry and coordinates with the emir of the province. Anyone with a matter involving a branch of a government body can consult a lawyer specialized in administrative cases.