11. A  rticle no. (23), which stipulates that: “The Minister of Labor and Social Development may, in the event of the presence of imminent threats to the safety and health of children, and after the NIHR comments of approval, close down the nursery temporarily until the situation is rectified within ten working days. The closure decision shall be effective if the reasons for such remain. It was still reasons. The owner of the nursery may appeal against the decision before the Court of Urgent Matters within thirty days from the date of notification.” Article No. (38), which states that: “The State shall be responsible for establishing children libraries in all governorates of the Kingdom and a decision shall be issued in this regard by the Ministry of Education. It also establishes children clubs taking into account the needs of children with disabilities affiliated with the Ministry of Human Rights and Social Development; a decision by the Minister of Labor and Social Development shall be issued on establishing and organizing such clubs, in coordination with the NIHR and other stakeholders.” 12. A  rticle No. (43), which stipulates that: “A center at the Ministry of Labor and Social Development shall be established, called the “Child Protection Center “, which includes in its organizational structure branch offices of the Ministries of Justice, Interior, Health, Education, Foreign Affairs, and the NIHR.” 13. Article No. (56), which stipulates that: “If the child is in urgent need of protection, or is likely leaving the Country, the Public Prosecution may, at the request of the Director of the Center, issue an interim order to transfer child care outside of the family, provided the case is presented before the competent court on the first business day to make a decision or to identify the person or entity having the obligation to supervise the child or to take care of him, temporarily or permanently, and the amount of expenses and the person in charge of such. The Ministry of Labor and Social Development, in coordination with the NIHR, shall undertake allocating a safe place for taking care of the child outside his family, temporarily or permanently, for the reason that the child is subjected to ill-treatment and abuse by his parents or by the person in-charge of nurturing him.” 14. T  he NIHR considers that its mandate stipulated in article No. (12) of 2014 of the law establishing it and its amendments, is on the whole more precise and detailed than is prescribed in the provisions of the articles contained in the proposed law under consideration. Therefore, the powers to be given to the NIHR are in fact realized on the ground without the need to amend the Child Law, which was issued recently. In addition, some of the jurisdictions contained in the proposed law are under the mandate of the competent government agency; therefore, the role of the NIHR follows later represented in supervision and monitoring of its work. 15. A  s for article No. (22), which stipulates that: “The Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments (Awqaf) shall, in agreement with the Minister of Labor and Social Development, issue a decision to empower some of the employees of the competent bodies referred to in article No. (21) of this Law the status of law enforcement officers.” 26

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