Article 24 of the Saudi Shura Council Law
المادة 24 من نظام مجلس الشورى
Article 24 has the Shura Council's president ask the Prime Minister to provide the Council with documents and data held by government bodies that the Council considers necessary for its work.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
على رئيس مجلس الشورى أن يرفع لرئيس مجلس الوزراء طلب تزويد المجلس بما لدى الأجهزة الحكومية من وثائق وبيانات يرى المجلس أنها ضرورية لتسهيل سير أعماله.
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 24 explained in plain English
This article regulates the Shura Council obtaining documents and data held by government bodies.
- What is requested: the documents and data held by government bodies.
- Criterion for the request: that the Council sees them as necessary to facilitate the conduct of its work, so the assessment of necessity belongs to the Council.
- The route of the request: the president of the Shura Council must submit the request to the Prime Minister.
The article does not have the Council address government bodies directly; the request passes through the Prime Minister. It sets no period for responding.
This article connects with Article 23, which gives the Council the right to propose a new draft law or an amendment to a law in force and study it, since in its study the Council may need data from the government bodies concerned. It is followed by Article 25, which requires the president of the Council to submit an annual report to the King on the Council's work.
The purpose the text mentions is facilitating the conduct of the Council's work, and it is the criterion on which the request is based.
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 24 of the Saudi Shura Council Law
Can the Shura Council request documents from government bodies?
Yes. The Council's president submits the request to the Prime Minister whenever the Council considers them necessary to facilitate the conduct of its work.
Who decides the Council's need for documents?
The Council itself, as it requests what it sees as necessary to facilitate the conduct of its work.
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لا يكون اجتماع مجلس الشورى نظاميا إلا إذا حضر الاجتماع ثلثا أعضائه على الأقل، بمن فيهم الرئيس أو من ينوب عنه، ولا تكون القرارات نظامية إلا إذا وافقت عليها أغلبي
- Article 17Amended (1424 AH)
Article 17 has Shura Council decisions submitted to the King, who decides which go to the Council of Ministers; if the two Councils agree, decisions issue with the King's approval, and if not, the matter returns to the Shura Council.
ترفع قرارات مجلس الشورى إلى الملك ويقرر ما يحال منها إلى مجلس الوزراء . - إذا اتفقت وجهات نظر مجلسي الوزراء و الشورى تصدر القرارات بعد موافقة الملك عليها . - إذ
- Article 18
Article 18 provides that laws, treaties, international agreements and concessions are issued and amended by royal decrees after the Shura Council has studied them.
تصدر الأنظمة، والمعاهدات، والاتفاقيات الدولية، والامتيازات، وتعدل، بموجب مراسيم ملكية بعد دراستها من مجلس الشورى.
- Article 22
Article 22 has the Shura Council's president ask the Prime Minister for any government official to attend sessions when the Council discusses matters within that official's competence, with a right to speak but not to vote.
على رئيس مجلس الشورى أن يرفع لرئيس مجلس الوزراء بطلب حضور أي مسئول حكومي جلسات مجلس الشورى ، إذا كان المجلس يناقش أمورا تتعلق باختصاصاته، وله الحق في النقاش دون
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