Law of the Council of Ministers

Purpose and scope

• Governs the Council of Ministers: its composition, its regulatory, executive and administrative competences, and how it issues decisions.

Key rules, rights and obligations

• The King is the President of the Council of Ministers; the Council consists of the President, his deputies, the ministers who are members and the ministers of state and advisers appointed by the King as members.
• The Council sets the internal, external, financial, economic, educational and defence policy and all public affairs of the State, and supervises their implementation.
• The Council studies draft laws and regulations put to it and votes on them article by article, then as a whole.
• The Council holds executive authority and is the reference for financial and administrative affairs of ministries and government bodies.
• Each minister is responsible to the President of the Council for the work of his ministry.

Procedures and key deadlines

• Laws, international treaties and agreements and concessions are issued and amended by royal decree after study by the Council of Ministers under the legal procedures.
• Council of Ministers decisions are final, except those that require a royal order or decree.

An advisory summary prepared by Al-Bayan Al-Wadih Law Firm. It is not an official text and does not replace the law, its implementing regulations, or advice from a specialised lawyer. The official published text and its amendments prevail.