A settlement is not valid in matters that are not permissible for settlement according to Sharia, or that contradict a regulation.

The provisions of these rules and procedures apply to contests that have not been brought before the judiciary or an arbitration body. In the event that the contest is under judicial consideration and the parties wish to refer it to the Reconciliation Office, it shall be in accordance with Article (Eighty-Six) of the Civil Procedures Law.

Reconciliation offices are established by a decision from the Minister, and the decision specifies the court that ratifies the settlement document.

The mediator shall not initiate a reconciliation request that pertains to his own interest, or that of his wife, or his relatives, or his in-laws up to the fourth degree.

The office is not authorized to consider the reconciliation of any of its parties who are not deemed to be competent as a guardian of a trust, or a will, or an absentee, or a guardian of a ward, unless the guardian is the father.

The mediator shall not undertake a settlement in which he was an arbitrator, or an agent, or a lawyer for one of the parties to the settlement, nor any dispute related to it, or arising from it.

The conciliator shall not take any precautionary measures.

The settlement request is submitted to the office according to the approved form and is registered on the day it is submitted.

The office notifies the parties to attend through the settlement applicant, and if they do not attend at the specified time, the settlement applicant may request notification for the second time, and if no one attends, the settlement request is archived.

Settlement sessions shall be attended by the parties only, unless the mediator sees the need for others to be present.