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Article (12) Independence and Objectivity

1- The Chairman of the Authority, the Vice-Chairman, the General Managers, and the employees of the Authority shall be independent and comply with objectivity while exercising their duties in implementation of any of the Authority powers in accordance with the controls contained in this article, and in Article (11) of this Law by Decree as the case may be.

2- The Chairman of the Authority may not combine his position with any federal or local public job, or in another private body, except with the approval of the President of the State. He is prohibited from practising financial, commercial, or professional work and membership in boards of directors or any committees affiliated with the government or Regulated Entities except in accordance with the controls stipulated in the regulations the affairs of the Chairman of the Authority.

3- The Vice-Chairman or General Managers may not combine their positions with any other public or private job, and they are prohibited from practising financial, commercial, or professional work and membership in boards of directors or any committees affiliated with the government or Regulated Entities except in accordance with the controls stipulated in the Authority internal regulations.

4. With the exception of the requirements of the Authority subordination stipulated in Article (2) of this Law by Decree, the Authority, its head, his deputy, or the General Managers, in their exercise of the powers and capacities stipulated in this Law by Decree, are not subject to Regulation or supervision by any subject body or other body.

5. Subject to Clause (4) of this Article, the President of the State may, based on the proposal of the President of the Presidency, appoint an entity other than the entity subject to the evaluation of the Authority performance and its exercise of its powers and powers established in accordance with the provisions of this Law by Decree and submit a report in this regard to the President of the State.