Article 6 of the Saudi Public Prosecution Law

This article ties the employment status of the members of the Authority to two other laws, while giving precedence to the provisions of this Law over them:

• Rights and guarantees: the members enjoy the rights and guarantees provided in the Civil Service Law and the Retirement Law.
• Duties: they are bound by the duties set out in the Civil Service Law.
• The limit: all of this is "without prejudice to the provisions required by this Law", that is, if the Public Prosecution Law contains a special provision on the members, it takes precedence.

The article uses the words "the Authority" and "members of the Authority" as worded, and what is meant by them in this Law is the members of the Public Prosecution.

This article makes the Civil Service Law and the Retirement Law a general reference for anything on which this Law has no special provision. The article itself does not state what those rights or duties are, but refers to them in the two laws mentioned.

This article follows Article 5, which states that the members' work has a judicial character and that they are independent and subject only to Sharia and the laws, and precedes Article 7, which bars a member from combining his post with trade or any profession or work inconsistent with the independence and dignity of the work. The general duties of the civil service are therefore supplemented by the special duties in this Law.

On questions about the employment rights of a member of the Public Prosecution, it is advisable to consult a lawyer specialized in administrative cases.