Issued on: 13/2/1445
Corresponding to: 29/8/2023
Published in Umm Al-Qura 4997 issued on 8 September 2023.
Issued on: 13/2/1445
Corresponding to: 29/8/2023
Published in Umm Al-Qura 4998 issued on 15 September 2023.
The Council of Ministers,
after perusal, in its session held under the chairmanship of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, of Royal Court File 30611 dated 28 Rabi Al-Thani 1444 [22 November 2022] regarding the draft Controls for the Remuneration of Members of the Boards of Directors of Agencies and Their Committees,
after perusal of the aforementioned draft controls,
after perusal of Council of Ministers Decision 385 dated 11 Rajab 1442 [23 February 2021] and 622 dated 6 Ramadan 1444 [28 March 2023],
after perusal of Council of Economic and Development Affairs Decision 1-42/10/D dated 20 Shawwal 1442 [1 June 2021],
after perusal of Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers Memorandum 3650 dated 24 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1444 [13 June 2023],
after perusal of Council of Economic and Development Affairs Recommendation 4-44/12/R dated 25 Dhu Al-Hijja 1444 [14 July 2023],
and after perusal of General Committee of the Council of Ministers Recommendation 1192 dated 4 Safar 1445 [20 August 2023],
hereby decides
First
The Controls for the Remuneration of the Members of Boards of Directors of Agencies and Their Committees is hereby approved.
Second
The provisions of clause Fourth of the controls—referred to in clause First of this decision—regarding the formation of a remuneration committee do not prejudice the continuation of the remuneration committee formed by clause First of Council of Economic and Development Affairs Decision 1-42/10/D dated 20 Shawwal 1442 [1 June 2021].
Third
The Council of Economic and Development Affairs shall review the controls—referred to in clause First of this decision—after three years from the date of this decision, and shall report on matters deemed appropriate regarding their continued implementation, amendment, or repeal, to complete the necessary procedures in this regard.
Fourth
The provisions of the decision do not prejudice the provisions of Council of Ministers Decision 622 dated 6 Ramadan 1444 [28 March 2023].
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud
Issued on: 13/2/1445
Corresponding to: 29/8/2023
Published in Umm Al-Qura 4999 issued on 22 September 2023.
Issued by Council of Ministers Decision 135
First
Definitions
The following terms and phrases have the meanings assigned to each of them:
1․ Agency: Any agency established by a decision of the Council of Ministers—or by a higher legal instrument—regardless of its capacity or name (an authority, public establishment, center, program, national committee, public benefit agency, or otherwise), and enjoy financial and administrative independence. This does not include agencies of a temporary nature.
2․ System: A legal document that includes the provisions governing the work of an agency and its mandates, regardless of its name (system, organizational arrangements, or otherwise).
3․ Board: The board of directors of an agency, regardless of its name (board of directors, supervisory committee, or management authority, or otherwise).
Second
Agencies are treated differently in relation to the remuneration of board members and its committees, in terms of:
1․ The extent to which the system of the agency explicitly states that it operates according to commercial principles and standards, or that it relies—wholly or partly—on its own resources.
2․ The employment level of the chairman of the board (Deputy Prime Minister, minister, those of the rank of minister or excellent rank, or others).
Third
It is permitted to differentiate between the remuneration of the chairman and deputy chairman of the board on one hand, and the remuneration of the remaining members on the other hand.
Fourth
The amount of the remuneration must be sufficient to attract members, especially those with expertise and competence or those representing the private sector by considering the value of their expertise in the market.
Fifth
The amount of the remuneration must be calculated in accordance with one of the following methods:
1․ A specific amount for a meeting, while setting a maximum limit for the amount of the annual remuneration.
2․ An annual lump sum.
3․ Combining the two criteria mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this clause.
Sixth
If the system stipulates the authority of the chairman of the board to delegate a member to chair board meetings, this member must be granted the remuneration of the chairman for the meetings he attended on his behalf, and this is in the event that the remuneration is determined in accordance with the criterion referred to in clause Fifth(1) of these controls.
Seventh
The maximum total remuneration that each member receives for his membership in the board and its committees must be an amount of 350,000 (three hundred and fifty thousand) Riyals annually.
Eighth
A member of the board and its committees—who are not employees—coming from outside the city of the meeting must be granted the value of a roundtrip airfare ticket for the travel class that those occupying the fifteenth rank are entitled to. As for members whose membership is by virtue of their jobs, they must be treated in this regard in accordance with the employment laws and regulations applicable to them.
Ninth
1․ A remuneration committee must be formed in each agency, and its tasks must include the following:
(a) Proposing the amount of remuneration for board members, in accordance with the provisions of these controls, provided that the chairman of the board submits these proposals—within a period of no less than 60 days from the date specified for their implementation—to the committee stipulated in clause Tenth of these controls.
(b) Proposing the amount of remuneration for members of board committees—based on a request from the board—and submitting it to the board for consideration and approval.
2․ The formation of the remuneration committee in each of the existing agencies must be by a decision of its board of directors. As for the agencies that are established after the issuance of these controls, the formation of the first remuneration committee in each of them must be by a decision of the chairman of the board.
Tenth
A remuneration committee must be formed in the Council of Economic and Development Affairs, which shall consider—in each case separately—the proposals submitted by the remuneration committee in the agency that are submitted to it in accordance with clause Ninth(1)(a) of these controls, and shall apply these controls to them. This committee may—within the period specified in clause Ninth(1)(a)—express the matters it deems appropriate regarding these proposals.
Eleventh
The remuneration of board members and its committees must be paid from the budget of the entity in which the board was formed.
Twelfth
The authority shall include in its annual reports the amount of the remuneration granted to each board member and its committees, and the total value of the amount of remunerations granted—during the reporting year—based on these controls.
Thirteenth
These controls replace Council of Ministers Decision 363 dated 7 Sha’ban 1436 [25 May 2015].
Published in Umm Al-Qura 4999 issued on 22 September 2023.
Issued on: 13/2/1445
Corresponding to: 29/8/2023
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5003 issued on 20 October 2023.
Issued on: 13/2/1445
Corresponding to: 29/8/2023
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5003 issued on 20 October 2023.
With the help of Allah the Almighty
We, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, the King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
based on article 70 of the Basic Law of Governance issued by Royal Order O/90 dated 27 Sha’ban 1412,
based on article 20 of the Law of the Council of Ministers issued by Royal Order O/13 dated 3 Rabi Al-Awwal 1414,
based on article 18 of the Law of the Shura Council issued by Royal Order O/91 dated 27 Sha’ban 1412,
after perusal of Shura Council Decision 25/4 dated 21 Rabi Al-Awwal 1444,
and after perusal of Council of Ministers Decision 110 dated 6 Safar 1445,
have decreed as follows
First: The System of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is hereby approved in the form attached.
Second: His Royal Highness the Prime Minister, the ministers, and the heads of independent concerned authorities—each within their area of competence—shall implement this decree of Ours.
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud
Issued on: 11/2/1445
Corresponding to: 27/8/2023
Published in Umm Al-Qura 4997 issued on 8 September 2023.
Issued on: 11/2/1445
Corresponding to: 27/8/2023
Published in Umm Al-Qura 4997 issued on 8 September 2023.
With the help of Allah the Almighty
We, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, the King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
based on article 70 of the Basic Law of Governance issued by Royal Order O/90 dated 27 Sha’ban 1412,
based on article 20 of the Law of the Council of Ministers issued by Royal Order O/13 dated 3 Rabi Al-Awwal 1414,
based on article 18 of the Law of the Shura Council issued by Royal Order O/91 dated 27 Sha’ban 1412,
after perusal of Shura Council Decision 286/40 dated 23 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1444,
and after perusal of Council of Ministers Decision 115 dated 6 Safar 1445,
have decreed as follows
First: Article 28 of the Law of the Service of Personnel issued by Royal Decree D/9 dated 24 Rabi Al-Awwal 1397 is hereby amended as follows: “A personnel shall be paid a travel allowance in accordance with the provisions specified by the executive regulation upon his appointment to service for the first time, his transfer from one region to another within the Kingdom, his transfer from within the Kingdom to abroad and vice versa, or his transfer from one entity to another entity outside the Kingdom, upon sending him on a scholarship, upon his attachment for a period exceeding 6 months, or upon his secondment for a period or periods of 3 months or more.”
Second: His Royal Highness the Prime Minister, the ministers, and the heads of independent concerned authorities—each within their area of competence—shall implement this decree of Ours.
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud
Issued on: 11/2/1445
Corresponding to: 27/8/2023
Published in Umm Al-Qura 4997 issued on 8 September 2023.
The Governor of the Zakat, Tax, and Customs Authority,
based on the powers entrusted to him by law, based on what the interest of work requires, and based on the Common Customs Law of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf articles 89 and 90, issued by Royal Decree D/41 dated 13 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1423 [16 January 2003], which includes the provisions for temporary admission,
after perusal of article 7 of the Executive Regulation of the Unified Customs System article 7 issued by Ministerial Decision 2748 dated 25 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1423 [28 January 2003], which stipulates that “the director general shall issue instructions specifying the conditions that must be met to grant temporary admission to the rest of the types of goods mentioned in article 90 of the Common Customs Law, provided that the period of admission does not exceed six months.”
hereby decides
First
The Controls for the Temporary Admission of Consignments and Postal Packages are hereby approved in the form attached to this decision.
Second
This decision must be communicated to those required to implement it, and comes into force on the date of its publication.
May Allah provide success.
The Governor
Suhail bin Mohammed Abanmi
Issued on: 8/2/1445
Corresponding to: 24/8/2023
Published in Umm Al-Qura 4997 issued on 8 September 2023.
