Article (2):
The Legal Advisors Commission shall be competent in particular to do the following:
1- Present advice, memoranda, reports and studies on legal matters to the Chairman of the Council, the Office of the Council and its committees and to the Council members.
2- One or more members of the Commission shall attend the meetings of the Council committees to express their opinion if so requested.
3- Prepare notes and write reports and studies within the competence of the Commission.
4- Prepare final versions of the resolutions passed by the Council with regard to the bills and draft laws, and prepare correspondence in respect thereof to His Highness the Prime Minister, Minister of Shura and House of Representatives Councils, Minister of the Prime Minister Court and the Chairman of the House of Representatives, as the case maybe.
5- Review the reports of the Council’s committees before they are submitted to the Chairman of the Council, if requested by the Chairman of the Committee.
6- Review the draft laws presented by the Council members and ensure that they fulfill the legal requirements before they are submitted to the competent committees of the Council if so requested by the Chairman of the Council.
7- Review the questions addressed by the members to the ministers and ensure they fulfill the legal requirements before they are submitted to the ministers.
8- Provide legal opinions to the Secretary General of the Council and to the Personnel Committee regarding the application of regulations and administrative regulations.
9 Train the Council’s employees on the matters that fall within the competence of the Commission.