a- The secondment of the services of the occupants of the twelfth rank or less, or its equivalent, shall be by a decision of the competent Minister for a period not exceeding (one year). Such period may be extended for a period/ periods that shall not exceed (a year), provided that the related secondment period shall not exceed three years. The services of the employee shall not be seconded once again unless passing not less than three years from the date of completing the aforementioned limit, and the total of the secondment employees' periods shall not exceed six years during its service period in the country.
b-The secondment of the services of the employees of the twelfth rank or less, or its equivalent, shall be by Civil Service Council Decision and for the period specified by the Council.
c-The secondment of the services of the employees, whatever their positions or ranks, to work for a government, international or regional organization, shall take place by a Decision of the Civil Service Council and for the period specified by the Council, except for those seconded to work outside the Kingdom of teachers, judges or others for whom Royal Order No. (18551/3/M) dated 22/6/1395 AH has been issued.

The services of the employee shall not be seconded in the following two cases:
a- If the appointed employee does not complete the regular probationary period.
b- If the employee got promoted however at least one year has not passed from the date of his actual commencement of the duties of the job to that the employee got promoted.

a-The competent Minister may, after coordination with the beneficiary authority, terminate the secondment by a decision from him before the expiry of its period if the public interest requires.
b-The secondment shall expire with the force of the system if the employee has been appointed or got promoted to a higher rank during the secondment, except for the secondment to an international or regional organization.

• A- The salary of the seconded employee shall be suspended starting from the date of their departure from work after the issuance of the secondment decision until the end of their secondment period or its termination and their resumption of work. The Civil Service Council may, if the public interest requires, approve that the seconding entity bears all or part of the salary of the seconded employee.

• B- The employee seconded to one of the international or regional organizations and bodies shall receive their basic salary, in addition to what is provided by the entity to which they are seconded.

• C- Deleted.

• The seconded employee retains their original position and rank for the entire duration of the secondment. It is not permissible to fill this position with another person through appointment, promotion, or transfer; however, it is permissible to assign duties to it in accordance with the assignment regulations.

The secondment period shall be calculated from the calculated service for retirement purposes. The seconded employee shall pay, during that period, the retirement account based on the salary of his original job and the potential allowances accordingly. If the secondment is to private institutions or companies, the seconded employee shall bear the full pension deductions, including the corresponding share paid by the government.