Article 30 of the Saudi Shura Council Law
المادة 30 من نظام مجلس الشورى
Article 30 allows the Shura Council Law to be amended only in the same way in which it was issued.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
لا يجري تعديل هذا النظام إلا بالطريقة التي تم بها إصداره.
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 30 explained in plain English
This article sets the rule for amending the Shura Council Law: the Law may be amended only in the same way in which it was issued.
This means that any change to the Law's articles must be made by the same instrument and through the same procedure by which the Law was originally issued, so it cannot be amended by a lower instrument. The article itself does not say what that method is.
This rule secures the stability of the Law, because it prevents amendment by a method easier than the one used to issue it, and ties any change to the Council's composition, powers and procedures to the instrument that created it.
The article concerns amendment of the Law itself. The Council's internal rules are addressed by Article 29, which provides that they are issued by royal order, so they are an instrument separate from the Law.
For example, an internal decision of the Council or an amendment to its rules is not enough to change a provision in the Law. If you read an article of the Law and find an amendment in its history, what counts is the text in force after the amendment.
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 30 of the Saudi Shura Council Law
How is the Shura Council Law amended?
It may be amended only in the same way in which it was issued.
Can the Shura Law be amended by a decision of the Council itself?
The article permits amendment only in the way in which the Law was issued.
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يكون لمجلس الشورى ميزانية خاصة تعتمد من الملك، ويتم الصرف منها وفق قواعد تصدر بأمر ملكي.
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تنظم اللائحة الداخلية لمجلس الشورى، اختصاصات رئيس مجلس الشورى ، ونائبه، ومساعده، والأمين العام للمجلس ، وأجهزة المجلس، وكيفية إدارة جلساته وسير أعماله وأعمال لج
The texts are reproduced from the official website of the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers for reference; where they differ, the officially published Arabic text prevails. This content is not legal advice.