Article 6 of the Saudi Shura Council Law

This article lays down the principle of holding a Shura Council member accountable: membership does not mean exemption from accountability.

The article contains three elements:

• Cause of accountability: the member breaches the duties of their work.
• Result of the breach: the member is investigated and tried.
• Procedures: the investigation and trial follow rules and procedures issued by royal order.

The article itself does not specify the body that conducts the investigation, the possible penalties or the steps of the trial, but leaves all of that to the royal order regulating it, so that order should be consulted for the details.

This case differs from that of Article 5, which allows a member to ask themselves to be relieved of membership through the president of the Council, who presents the request to the King. Article 7, for its part, deals with a member's seat becoming vacant for any reason, where the King chooses who replaces them and a royal order is issued to that effect.

This article ensures that members perform their duties seriously, because breaching them exposes the member to investigation and trial. For details of the competent body and the penalties, one should refer to the royal order regulating them.