Article 3 of the Saudi Reconciliation Committees Regulation
المادة 3 من اللائحة التنظيمية للجان إصلاح ذات البين في إمارات المناطق
Article 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.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يكون تشكيل اللجنة برئاسة وكيل إمارة المنطقة، وعضوية كل من:
1- وكيل الإمارة المساعد لشؤون الحقوق نائبًا
2- أمين اللجنة
3- أربعة على الأقل من ذوي الخبرة والأمانة، وتكون عضويتهم لمدة (أربع) سنوات قابلة للتجديد مرة واحدة.
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 3 explained in plain English
This article sets out who sits on the reconciliation committee:
- Chair: the Undersecretary of the Region's Emirate.
- Deputy: the Assistant Undersecretary of the Emirate for Rights Affairs.
- Committee secretary: Article 6 sets out his conditions and duties.
- Members of experience and honesty: at least four, so their number may be higher.
Term of membership: the text provides that membership of those of experience and honesty is for four years, renewable once. A member of this category may therefore not serve more than two terms.
This composition brings together the Emirate's leadership, which has the administrative link to the Emir of the Region to whom the committee is attached under Article 1, and people from the community who have the experience and honesty needed to seek reconciliation. The article does not set out how these members are chosen or what exactly is meant by experience and honesty; it is content with those two descriptions.
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Frequently asked questions about Article 3 of the Saudi Reconciliation Committees Regulation
Who chairs the reconciliation committee?
The Undersecretary of the Region's Emirate, with the Assistant Undersecretary of the Emirate for Rights Affairs as deputy.
How long is the term of the reconciliation committee's members?
Four years, renewable once, for the members of experience and honesty.
How many members of experience does the committee have?
At least four.
More articles on Forming the Reconciliation Committee
- Article 1
Article 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.
تُشكَّل في كل منطقة بقرار من أمير المنطقة لجنة لإصلاح ذات البين في القضايا المحكوم فيها بالقتل قصاصًا، ترتبط بأمير المنطقة، ويشار إليها فيما بعد بـ(اللجنة).
- Article 2
Article 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.
تتولى اللجنة السعي في الإصلاح بين أطراف القضية، بما يحقق التسامح وإنهاء الخلافات وتصفية النفوس.
- Article 6
Article 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.
1- يكون للجنة أمين من منسوبي إمارة المنطقة، يعين بقرار من أمير المنطقة، ويشترط فيه الآتي: أ- أن يكون حاصلًا على درجة البكالوريوس على الأقل. ب- أن يكون من ذوي ال
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