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وزاره التجاره Ministry of Commerce VISION 2010 العربيه السعوديه KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA Law of the Saudi Council of Engineers Article 1: The Saudi Council of Engineers, referred to hereinafter as "the Council", is a professional scientific council of corporate personality and independent financial liability operating under the supervision of the Ministry of Commerce. Its headquarters shall be in the City of Riyadh, and it may establish branches in the Kingdom. Article 2: The Council aims at advancing the profession of engineering and all that is related to its development and raising the standard and members thereof. It shall in particular: 1. Set principles and criteria for practicing the profession and development thereof, including licensing requirements. 2. Set rules and examinations necessary to obtain professional degrees. 3. Conduct and publish studies, research and statistics related to engineering fields and branches, and issue professional and scientific journals. 4. Organize courses and hold conferences, symposia and exhibitions relating to the profession and participate therein. 5. Provide suggestions it deems appropriate for decisions and directives related to the profession. 6. Provide technical advice within its field in accordance with rules set by the Council's Board of Directors. Article 3: Membership of the Council shall be as follows: 1. Primary membership: Saudi citizens holding university degrees in any of the engineering disciplines or equivalent and practicing the profession. 2. Associate membership: a. Non-Saudi engineers holding university degrees or equivalent in any of the engineering disciplines and practicing the profession in the Kingdom. b. Technicians, students, and persons interested in engineering sciences who apply for membership. c. Professional engineering firms and companies licensed to practice in the Kingdom. 3. Honorary membership: Granted by the Council's Board of Directors to persons rendering distinguished. contributions in the service of the Council. Honorary members shall be exempt from membership fees. Article 4: The Council shall have a general assembly comprising primary members who paid their annual membership fees. Ordinary meetings of the General Assembly shall be held annually, and extraordinary meetings shall be held as per the Implementing Regulations. The call for a General Assembly meeting shall be sent at least twenty days prior to the meeting, specifying the meeting's time and venue. The meeting shall be valid regardless of the number of attendees. General Assembly resolutions shall be passed by majority vote of attending members. In case of a tie, the chairman shall have the casting vote. +966 11 294 4444 | Riyadh 11162 لارياض Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | المملكه العربيه السعوديه @ SaudiMCI www.mci.gov.sa وزاره التجاره Ministry of Commerce VISION لدا العربيه السعوديه KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA Article 5: The General Assembly shall have the following powers: 1. Issue the Council's bylaws. 2. Approve the Implementing Regulations of the Council's Law. 3. Determine membership fee. 4. Approve the Council's final accounts and appoint an auditor and determine his remuneration. As an exception, the Board of Directors shall appoint an auditor for the first term and determine his remuneration. 5. Approve the action plan submitted by the Council's Board of Directors, and the annual report on its activities. 6. Elect General Assembly representatives in the Board of Directors. Article 6: 1. The Council's Board of Directors consists of ten members as follows: a. Primary members elected by the General Assembly, and they make up half of the Board members. b. Representatives from government agencies and/or other persons with experience and competence in the Council's field of work, and they make up the other half. 2. The Prime Minister shall, based on nomination by the head of the authority supervising the Council, determine the government agencies and the experienced specialists stated in item (b) of Paragraph (1) of this Article. 3. The head of the authority supervising the Council shall appoint the chairman and the vice-chairman of the Board of Directors from among the members, the decision of the appointment is to be issued by the Prime Minister. 4. The term of membership is (three) years, renewable once. 5. The Board of Directors holds at least one session every three months, and whenever requested - in writing - by the chairman of the Board or at least four of its members. 6. The Council meetings shall take place in the presence of the majority of the members, provided that the chairman or the vice-chairman is among them. Decisions shall be taken by a majority of votes of members present. In case of a tie, the chairman shall have the casting vote. 7. The Secretary General shall attend the meeting without having the right to vote. Article 7: The Board of Directors shall exercise the powers necessary for managing the Council's affairs and realizing its objectives as stipulated in Article 2 of the Law. It shall in particular: 1. Call for General Assembly meetings. 2. Propose the Council's bylaws. 3. Propose the implementing regulations of the Council's Law. 4. Propose membership fees. 5. Draft the Council's final accounts. 6. Draft the annual report on the Council's activities and propose the action plan therefor. 7. Approve the Council's annual budget. 8. Form technical and academic committees and engineering divisions, and set rules for carrying out tasks thereof. +966 11 294 4444 | Riyadh 11162 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | المملكه العربيه السعوديه www.mci.gov.sa وزاره التجاره Ministry of Commerce VISION العربيه السعوديه KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA 9. Appoint the Council's Secretary General and deputy Secretary General and determine their duties, responsibilities and rights. 10. Accept grants and donations. 11. Approve the Council's funds investment policy. Article 8: The Council's revenues shall consist of the following: 1. Membership fees. 2. Grants and donations. 3. Revenue generated from services rendered by the Council. 4. Returns on investing the Council's funds. Article 9: This Law shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall enter into force sixty days from its publication date and shall repeal all conflicting provisions. +966 11 294 4444 | Riyadh 11162 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | المملكه العربيه السعوديه @ SaudiMCI www.mci.gov.sa