Article 27 of the Saudi Public Prosecution Members Regulation

Article 27 sets the legal framework that governs the Authority's employees who are not members, which is the civil service laws, with an important restriction: subject to what is stated in this Regulation.

This means:

• The rule: the civil service laws apply to these employees in their employment affairs.
• The special provisions: if the Regulation contains a provision specific to them, that provision is observed.

Among the special provisions in the Regulation is what Article 26 provides: those appointed to the Authority as recording clerks, registry clerks, researchers, experts, translators and the like must pass an exam whose procedures and conditions are set by decision of the Authority's council, and are appointed on probation for two years, without prejudice to the appointment conditions in the Civil Service Law.

So too is Article 28, which bars the Authority's employees from disclosing secrets they learn of through their work, even after they leave service.

So an employee who is not a member refers to the civil service laws for his employment affairs, and then observes what the Regulation specifically provides for him. A person who has an employment dispute with the Authority as an employee who is not a member may consult a lawyer specializing in administrative cases (the Board of Grievances).