In force
Saudi Reconciliation Committees Regulation
اللائحة التنظيمية للجان إصلاح ذات البين في إمارات المناطق
Regulation governing the reconciliation committees (lijan islah dhat al-bayn) in the emirates of the regions. The text is set out in 16 articles.
- Articles
- 16
- In force
- 16
- Amended
- 0
- Issued
- 10/2/1444 AH
Issued by: قرار مجلس الوزراء رقم (111) وتاريخ 1444/2/10هـ
Each article shows the official Arabic text, which is the only legally binding version, followed by our plain-English explanation.
Browse Reconciliation Committees Regulation by topic
Forming the Reconciliation Committee4 articlesReconciliation Committee Meetings1 articleTasks of the Reconciliation Committee3 articlesConditions for Seeking Reconciliation in Retaliation Cases2 articlesReconciliation with the Blood Heirs and Its Price2 articlesCommittee Budget and Oversight5 articles
Articles of the Saudi Reconciliation Committees Regulation
- Article 1Article 1 provides for forming a reconciliation committee in each region by decision of its Emir, with jurisdiction over cases in which the judgment is death as qisas, and attached to the Emir of the Region.
- Article 2Article 2 sets the committee's aim, which is to seek reconciliation between the parties to the case in a way that achieves forgiveness, ends disputes and clears hearts.
- Article 3Article 3 sets the committee's composition: the Undersecretary of the Emirate as chair, the Assistant Undersecretary for Rights as deputy, the committee secretary, and at least four people of experience and honesty serving four years.
- Article 4Article 4 regulates the committee's meetings: place, timing, invitation, quorum, decisions, minutes, remote meetings and members' duties on voting, impartiality and confidentiality.
- Article 5Article 5 lists the committee's tasks, including seeking reconciliation without coercion, full supervision of reconciliation efforts in the region, and proposing branch committees in the governorates.
- Article 6Article 6 governs appointing the committee secretary from the Emirate's staff by decision of the Emir of the Region, sets his conditions, and gives his duties, including supervising the bank accounts for reconciliation sums.
- Article 7Article 7 sets when the committee begins to seek reconciliation, requiring Supreme Court affirmation of the judgment, the Emir's direction or permission, and that the case is not one of certain excluded killings.
- Article 8Article 8 sets what the committee does once a reconciliation request is received: checks the Article 7 conditions, opens a case file with set contents, and assigns one or more members to seek reconciliation with periodic reports.
- Article 9Article 9 requires the reconciliation with the victim's heirs to be recorded and signed immediately, and requires that the reconciliation payment not be exaggerated, failing which the members continue seeking to reduce it.
- Article 10Article 10 makes the convicted person responsible for paying the reconciliation payment, and requires the Ministry of Interior's approval to open a bank account to collect it, under the supervision of the committee secretary.
- Article 11Article 11 requires anyone who wants to seek reconciliation and is not a committee member to submit a request to the committee, which completes what is needed under its rules.
- Article 12Article 12 provides that the committee has a financial allocation within the Emirate's budget approved by the Emir of the Region, including rewards, with spending by decision of its secretary after the Emir's approval.
- Article 13Article 13 requires the committee to submit an annual report to the Emir of the Region containing its achievements and financial reports, for onward submission to the Minister of Interior.
- Article 14Article 14 provides for a permanent committee at the Ministry of Interior, drawn from the Ministry and the Presidency of State Security, to supervise the regions' reconciliation committees and study their reports.
- Article 15Article 15 gives the Emir of the Region the power to issue the decisions needed to implement the Regulation's provisions.
- Article 16Article 16 provides that the Regulation applies from the date of its approval.