Department of Legal Affairs

Objective :

To provide all the advisory services of a legal nature for each unit in the ministry in accordance with the regulations and the rules in force

Duties :

1. Preparing of draft laws and regulations, decisions and instructions for the work of the ministry when needed
2. Examining the draft regulations referred to the ministry in general, or to the minister to express his point of view
3. Studying conventions and contracts that the ministry is willing to sign with other domestic or foreign authorities to ascertain their applicability with the Kingdom's regulations, if these agreements and contracts are submitted of these authorities and participating in preparing the agreements and contracts drafts that the ministry is willing to sign with other internal or external parties
4. Giving opinion and legal advice in relation to the application of laws and regulations when requested to do so
5. Re-examining the regulations and the rules in force in the ministry to ensure their conformity with current circumstances and to propose additions and amendments or cancellation in order to develop these regulations as required by stakeholders and the prevailing circumstances, when requested to do so in coordination with the concerned departments
6. Representing the Ministry in all matters relating to legal issues with the assistance of specialists within the relevant ministry, if necessary
7. Providing legal advice on all matters referred to the legal department concerning with the complaints, grievances, allegations and other matters and proposing their solutions and making recommendations thereon
8. Reviewing of the issues referred to it by the minister and others who have the power to make referral to the legal opinion
9. Reviewing what referred to it of decisions and circulars issued within the ministry and make any observations it deems and lifting them to the person in charge
10. Organizing and archiving  laws, regulations and decisions related to the work of the ministry
11. Participating in the committees in charge of investigating or examining any formal and legal matters related to ministry
12. Providing the information necessary for the administration about the draft budget
13. Proposing procedures for the work of the administration and submitting them to the administrative development unit to examine and approve them as well as proposing any developmental steps in this area
14. Preparing periodic reports on activities and achievements of the Office and submitting them to the Minister.

Director :

Mr. Abdullah Al Rashid
Telephone : 441-5555 extension 468

Organizational position :

Directly linked to the minister