Article 32 of the Saudi Provinces Law
المادة 32 من نظام المناطق
The article requires the chair of the Provincial Council to submit a copy of the council's decisions to the Minister of Interior.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
على رئيس المجلس رفع نسخة من القرارات إلى وزير الداخلية.
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 32 explained in plain English
This article places a procedural duty on the chair of the Provincial Council: to submit a copy of the council's decisions to the Minister of Interior. The practical purpose is that the reference ministry stays informed of what each provincial council decides, so that the councils' decisions are known to the authority to which the emirs of the provinces report.
The text does not set a particular deadline for submitting the copy, does not mention a particular method for doing so, and does not make the decision's taking effect depend on this submission; it merely requires the submission itself.
This article comes within a series of provisions on the course of the council's decisions:
- Article 31 provides that the council may meet only on the call of its chair or his deputy or by order of the Minister of Interior.
- Article 32 (this article) concerns submitting a copy of the decisions to the Minister of Interior.
- Article 33 requires the chair of the council to notify the ministries and government agencies of the decisions that concern them.
The chair thus takes the decisions to two parties: the Minister of Interior, with a copy of them, and the concerned government bodies, as regards what concerns each of them.
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 32 of the Saudi Provinces Law
Who is responsible for submitting Provincial Council decisions to the Minister of Interior?
The chair of the Provincial Council, by the article's text.
Does the council submit all of its decisions or only some?
The text speaks of submitting a copy of the decisions without excluding any type of them.
Does the article set a deadline for submitting the decisions?
No. The article mentions no specific deadline for submitting the copy to the Minister of Interior.
More articles on Regional Council Meetings and Decisions
- Article 18
The article gives a Provincial Council member the right to submit written proposals to the council chair on matters within its competence, which the chair includes in the agenda for study.
للعضو أن يقدم اقتراحات إلى رئيس مجلس المنطقة كتابة، وذلك في الأمور الداخلة في اختصاص المجلس، ويدرج الرئيس كل اقتراح في جدول أعمال المجلس لعرضه ودراسته.
- Article 26
The article requires the Provincial Council to hold an ordinary session every three months on its chair's call, permits an extraordinary meeting, and bars closing a session before the whole agenda is discussed.
يعقد مجلس المنطقة دورة عادية كل ثلاثة أشهر بدعوة من رئيسه، وللرئيس أن يدعو المجلس لاجتماع غير عادي، إذا رأى حاجة لذلك. وتشمل الدورة الجلسة، أو الجلسات التي تعقد
- Article 27
The article makes attending council meetings a duty of office for the emirate's deputy and heads of bodies, and makes an appointed member's absence from two consecutive sessions without excuse a ground for dismissal and a two-year bar on reappointment.
يعتبر حضور اجتماعات مجلس المنطقة واجبا وظيفيا بالنسبة للأعضاء المنصوص عليهم في الفقرتين (ج، د) من المادة السادسة عشرة من هذا النظام، ويتعين عليهم الحضور بأنفسهم
- Article 28
The article requires the attendance of at least two-thirds of the Provincial Council's members for its meetings to be valid, with decisions issued by an absolute majority and the chair's side prevailing in a tie.
لا تكون اجتماعات مجلس المنطقة نظامية إلا إذا حضرها ثلثا عدد أعضائه على الأقل، وتصدر قراراته بالأغلبية المطلقة لأصوات أعضاء المجلس، فإذا تساوت الأصوات يرجح الجان
- Article 29
The article permits the Provincial Council to form special committees when needed, to seek the assistance of experienced persons, and to invite whomever it wishes to attend its meetings and take part in the discussion without the right to vote.
لمجلس المنطقة أن يكون عند الحاجة لجانا خاصة لدراسة أي أمر يدخل في اختصاصه وله أن يستعين بمن يراه من ذوي الخبرة والاختصاص. وله أن يستدعي من يشاء لحضور اجتماعات ا
- Article 30
The article permits the Minister of Interior to call the Provincial Council to meet under his chairmanship in any place he sees fit, and to chair any council meeting he attends.
لوزير الداخلية أن يدعو المجلس للاجتماع برئاسته في أي مكان يراه، كما أن له رئاسة أي اجتماع يحضره.
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.