1- The authority enjoys legal personality and financial and administrative independence, and is organizationally linked to the President of the Council of Ministers.

2- The main headquarters of the authority is in Riyadh. It may establish branches and offices inside or outside the Kingdom by a decision of the Council.

The authority is the competent body and the main reference in the Kingdom regarding emergency management affairs, and aims to

Coordinate the roles and responsibilities of relevant entities, and enhance their capabilities to mitigate the risks of emergencies and their impacts through planning, monitoring, preparedness, and response, ensuring the continuity of business and supply chains and the sustainability of providing vital infrastructure for its services. This does not absolve any public or private entity or others from their responsibility towards emergency affairs and business continuity in a manner that does not conflict with the competencies and responsibilities of the authority as stated in the regulation.

The authority - without prejudice to its competencies stated in the Emergency System, and without prejudice to the competencies and responsibilities of the relevant entities - shall do everything necessary to achieve its objectives, and it has, in particular, the following:

• 1- Preparing the national strategy for emergency management, supervising its implementation after approval, evaluating its execution, and proposing any amendments or developments to it.

• 2- Managing emergencies by coordinating the roles and responsibilities of the relevant entities in accordance with the provisions of the regulation.

• 3- Proposing draft regulations, regulations, and rules related to its competencies, and conducting periodic reviews of the relevant regulations and rules to assess their adequacy and work on their development.

• 4- Proposing strategies, policies, plans, programs, methodologies, standards, controls, guidelines, performance measurement indicators, and reports related to emergencies and business continuity, in coordination with the relevant entities, including classifying emergency levels and approving them according to the procedures followed.

• 5- Preparing national frameworks and guidelines related to emergencies and business continuity, monitoring compliance with them, and updating them.

• 6- Preparing executive programs and policies related to training and exercises to implement what is stated in the plans in coordination with the relevant entities, periodically, in accordance with the provisions of the regulation.

• 7- Preparing a record of critical infrastructure, identifying and classifying it; in coordination with the relevant entities.

• 8- Preparing a national strategy for strategic storage, supervising its implementation after approval, evaluating its execution, and proposing any amendments or developments to it.

• 9- Preparing the necessary policies, frameworks, and national plans for the sustainability of supply chains to ensure business continuity during emergencies.

• 10- Promoting and disseminating a culture to reduce the risks of emergencies and supply chain disruptions and how to deal with them at all stages, ensuring business continuity in accordance with the provisions of the regulation.

• 11- Establishing comprehensive and integrated technological systems for early warning, developing them periodically, and linking the relevant entities to them.

• 12- Preparing the rules and policies for establishing or identifying public or private shelters, specifying their specifications, standards, and management and supervision mechanisms.

• 13- Enhancing national specialized capabilities in emergency management and business continuity, and participating in the preparation of educational and training programs related to them in accordance with the provisions of the regulation.

• 14- Preparing rules and policies in coordination with the relevant entities to unify the media message during an emergency situation, across all media outlets including visual and audio media, printing and publishing roles, and other media and advertising means.

• 15- Receiving periodic reports and statistics from the relevant entities regarding emergency management, studying them, preparing analytical data concerning them, and taking necessary actions.

• 16- International cooperation with countries, regional and international bodies and organizations, and representing the Kingdom in international conferences and forums related to the authority's competencies.

The authority, in order to achieve its established objectives and carry out its competencies and tasks, and without prejudice to the competencies of other government entities, shall take all necessary measures to achieve this, including the following:

• A- Proposing the establishment of centers. The determination of their organizational affiliation, financial status, the means of implementing their competencies, and the mechanism for executing the tasks entrusted to them by the authority shall be by a decision of the Council.

• B- Establishing databases, information, and statistics related to the authority's objectives and competencies, classifying and analyzing them.

• C- Linking the centers and rooms concerned with managing emergency operations or crises or disasters with the relevant entities to the National Emergency Operations Center of the authority.

• D- Conducting a comprehensive assessment and evaluation of national risks, in coordination with the relevant entities, and raising what is necessary to the Council for it to take what it deems appropriate.

• E- Utilizing distinguished national competencies and capabilities in the fields of the authority's work.

• F- Collecting the financial fees prescribed for the authority and its centers for any work or service they provide in accordance with the regulations.

• G- Conducting research and studies related to risks and emergencies, predicting their occurrence and how to deal with them.

• H- Organizing and holding workshops, seminars, conferences, and training courses in the fields of risks, emergency management, and business continuity, in accordance with the established procedures.

• I- Proposing the allocation of necessary resources to mitigate the effects resulting from emergencies to implement plans and projects from the budgets of the relevant entities after coordinating with them.

1- The authority shall have a board of directors chaired by the President of the Council of Ministers, and consisting of the following members:

• - Minister of Energy as a member.

• - Minister of Interior as a member.

• - Minister of National Guard as a member.

• - Minister of Foreign Affairs as a member.

• - National Security Advisor as a member.

• - Minister of Health as a member.

• - Minister of Commerce as a member.

• - Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture as a member.

• - Minister of Finance as a member.

• - Minister of Media as a member.

• - Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources as a member.

• - Minister of Communications and Information Technology as a member.

• - Minister of Transport and Logistics Services as a member.

• - Head of State Security as a member.

• - Governor of the National Cybersecurity Authority as a member.

• - Governor of the National Emergency Management Authority as a member.

• - Any other member appointed by a decree from the President of the Council of Ministers.

2- The President of the Council may delegate any member he sees fit to preside over the Council in his absence.

3- The Council shall appoint a secretary from the authority's staff, chosen by the President based on the nomination of the Governor, who shall be responsible for the secretariat of the Council, preparing for meetings, recording minutes, discussions, decisions, and any other tasks assigned to him.

The Council is the supreme authority dominating the body, responsible for managing its affairs, supervising it, and overseeing its activities and competencies. It has the authority to take the necessary decisions, procedures, and measures to achieve the objectives for which the body was established. It has, in particular, the following powers and competencies:

• 1- Approving the national strategy for emergency management and submitting it to complete the necessary legal procedures for its ratification.

• 2- Developing, updating, and defining the roles and responsibilities of government entities and related parties through one or more regulations, and submitting what requires taking legal procedures for approval.

• 3- Proposing laws, regulations, decisions, and strategies related to the competencies of the body, and submitting what requires taking legal procedures.

• 4- Approving national plans and frameworks, policies, programs, methodologies, standards, controls, guidelines, manuals, indicators, measurement tools, and reports related to emergencies and business continuity, in coordination with relevant entities, including determining and classifying levels of emergency situations, and submitting what requires legal procedures for their approval.

• 5- Approving the executive programs and policies related to training and exercises to implement what is stated in the plans.

• 6- Approving the national strategy for strategic storage and submitting it according to legal procedures.

• 7- Approving the rules and policies necessary for establishing or identifying public or private shelters and submitting what requires legal procedures.

• 8- Approving the rules and policies necessary to unify the media message during an emergency situation.

• 9- Forming committees or field working groups from any government entities in regions or governorates of the Kingdom, assigning them any work related to the nature of the body's work, specifying in the formation decision their chairperson, members, secretary, competencies, organizational affiliation, member rewards, work rules, and decision-making and recommendation mechanisms.

• 10- Approving the financial compensation that the body and centers receive for the services, works, activities, and consultations they provide.

• 11- Issuing decisions and approving the regulations necessary to implement the provisions of the organization, in a manner that achieves the objectives and competencies of the body.

• 12- Approving the organizational structure of the body and the centers, and the related manuals.

• 13- Approving the establishment of centers and the creation of branches and offices in accordance with the provisions of the organization.

• 14- Approving the administrative, financial, and technical regulations and the matrix of powers, salary scales for the body’s employees, experts, consultants, and collaborators, and rewards for those whom the body seeks assistance from.

• 15- Appointing the internal financial auditor for the body and the centers.

• 16- Approving the conclusion of agreements, protocols, and contracts, and submitting them according to the established legal procedures.

• 17- Approving the annual budget project of the body, its final account, the auditor's report, and the annual report; and submitting them to complete the legal procedures, and reviewing the periodic reports submitted by the body and its operational progress.

• 18- Accepting gifts, donations, grants, bequests, and endowments, in accordance with the relevant regulations.

• 19- Any tasks assigned to it by orders, regulations, or decisions from the Council of Ministers.

• 20- Forming committees - permanent or temporary - from its members or others, assigning them tasks as deemed necessary, specifying in the formation decision each committee's chairperson, members, secretary, and competencies, and allowing them to seek assistance from whom they see fit to perform the assigned tasks, unless the Council decides otherwise.

The Council also has the authority to delegate some of its competencies to its chairperson or to any member or employee of the body it deems appropriate.