Article 25 of the Saudi Succession Commission Law
المادة 25 من نظام هيئة البيعة
The article requires a royal order, after the approval of the Succession Commission, to amend the provisions of the Succession Commission Law.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يتم تعديل أحكام هذا النظام بأمر ملكي بعد موافقة هيئة البيعة.
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 25 explained in plain English
This article sets the way the Succession Commission Law is amended. Amendment requires two things together:
- First, the approval of the Succession Commission.
- Then the issuing of a royal order for the amendment.
This means that the provisions of this Law are not amended by a royal order alone without the Commission's approval, nor by the Commission's approval alone without a royal order. This reflects the special nature of this Law because of its direct connection to the transfer of rule, so its amendment is made conditional on the participation of the Commission whose work it regulates.
The article does not state the majority required for the Commission's approval of an amendment, or the procedures for putting it forward, so details for these cannot be assumed from this text.
This article is linked to Article 24, which provides that the King appoints a Secretary General for the Commission who completes the procedures for calling its meetings, supervises the preparation of its minutes and decisions and announces the statements of its meetings as the chairman of the Commission decides, and who may, after the King's approval, seek the help of whomever he sees fit; the King also appoints a deputy Secretary General who takes over his tasks in his absence.
With this double condition, the Law preserves the stability of its provisions.
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 25 of the Saudi Succession Commission Law
How is the Succession Commission Law amended?
By royal order after the approval of the Succession Commission.
Can the Succession Commission Law be amended without the Commission's approval?
The article provides that amendment is by royal order after the approval of the Succession Commission.
More articles on Formation of the Succession Commission
- Article 1
The article creates the Succession Commission by royal order, and names its members from the sons of the Founding King and those the King appoints, and how a vacant seat is filled.
تكون بأمر ملكي هيئة تسمى (هيئة البيعة)، على النحو الآتي: 1 - أبناء الملك المؤسس عبد العزيز بن عبد الرحمن الفيصل آل سعود. 2 - أحد أبناء كل متوفى، أو معتذر، أو عا
- Article 2
The article provides that the Succession Commission exercises its tasks in accordance with the Succession Commission Law and the Basic Law of Governance.
تمارس الهيئة المهام المنوطة بها وفقا لهذا النظام والنظام الأساسي للحكم.
- Article 3
The article binds the Succession Commission to the Book of God, the Sunnah of His Messenger, preserving the entity of the State, the unity and cooperation of the ruling family, national unity and the interests of the people.
تلتزم الهيئة بكتاب الله تعالى، وسنة رسوله محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم، والمحافظة على كيان الدولة، وعلى وحدة الأسرة المالكة، وتعاونها، وعدم تفرقها، وعلى الوحدة الوطن
- Article 4
The article sets the Succession Commission's seat in Riyadh and its meetings in the Royal Court, and, with the King's approval, allows meetings at other Royal Court premises or a place the King determines.
مقر الهيئة في مدينة الرياض، وتعقد اجتماعاتها في الديوان الملكي ، ويجوز بموافقة الملك عقد اجتماعاتها في أحد مقار الديوان الملكي داخل المملكة، أو أي مكان آخر يحدد
- Article 5
The article requires the chairman, members and Secretary General of the Succession Commission to take a prescribed oath before the King before they start their work in the Commission.
يؤدي رئيس وأعضاء الهيئة وأمينها العام قبل أن يباشروا أعمالهم في الهيئة أمام الملك القسم التالي: (أقسم بالله العظيم أن أكون مخلصا لديني، ثم لمليكي وبلادي، وألا أ
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