The Council of Ministers,
after perusal of Royal Court File 17421 dated 10 Rabi Al-Awwal 1446 [13 September 2024], including the Head of the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers Telegram 1753 dated 2 Rabi Al-Awwal 1446 [5 September 2024] regarding the observation that the annual reports of government agencies are being referred to the bureau containing the decision of the Shura Council without the accompanying views of the agency on the contents of the decision,
after perusal of the Guide for Preparing Annual Reports of Public Agencies issued by Council of Ministers Decision 233 dated 18 Rabi Al-Thani 1443 [23 November 2021],
after perusal of Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers Memorandum 48 dated 2 Rabi Al-Awwal 1446 [5 September 2024], Memorandum 72 dated 12 Rabi Al-Thani 1446 [15 October 2024], and Memorandum 1702 dated 15 Jumada Al-Awwal 1446 [17 November 2024],
after perusal of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs Minutes 941/46/M dated 4 Jumada Al-Thani 1446 [5 December 2024],
and after perusal of the General Committee of the Council of Ministers Recommendation 6664 dated 28 Jumada Al-Thani 1446 [29 December 2024],
hereby decides
Paragraph 2(c) of General Provisions of the Guide for Preparing Annual Reports for Public Agencies issued by Council of Ministers Decision 233 dated 18 Rabi Al-Thani 1443 [23 November 2021] is hereby amended to read as follows: “The Royal Court shall refer to the General Committee of the Council of Ministers the file regarding the decision of the Shura Council issued regarding the annual report of the public agency immediately upon its receipt, and shall provide the agency with a copy of the decision accompanied by the council explanatory memorandum, in preparation for referring the file to the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers for review jointly with the relevant entities.
The agency shall provide the bureau with its views—approved and documented by its most senior official—regarding the contents of the decision within a period not exceeding 15 days from the date of providing it to the agency. The bureau may extend it for a period not exceeding 15 additional days. If the public agency does not provide the bureau with its views, the bureau may complete the review of the file in light of the available documents and its findings in the regard, or return it to complete the necessary action.
The Prime Minister
Issued on: 19 Sha’ban 1446
Corresponding to: 18 February 2025
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5073 issued on 28 February 2025.