1. Without prejudice to the provisions of other applicable legislation, the Authority shall preserve the administrative investigation in the event of insufficient evidence, invalidity, non-violation, lack of importance, or for any other reasons for preservation.

2. The Authority shall inform the Regulated Entity of the violation or the Competent Authority concerned with the violation to impose a disciplinary penalty on the violating employee or those assigned to the public service, to recover the public funds it obtained unlawfully, and to compensate for the damages it caused, if any, as appropriate, provided that the Authority is provided with the decisions to act within Fifteen days from the date of reporting.

3. Employee absence from work does not prevent him from proceeding with disciplinary accountability procedures for the violations attributed to him, and it is prohibited to accept his resignation if he has been referred for investigation, except after a final decision is issued concerning him.

4. The employee shall remain responsible for the violations he committed, even after the end of service for any reason, and it is permissible, by a decision of the Authority in accordance with the controls referred to in Article (23), to suspend the payment of the retirement pension within the limits of a quarter or the reward due to the employee until his trial ends whenever the procedures against him begin during ( 3) three years from the date of leaving service.

5. The Authority shall refer the administrative investigation papers to the Competent Prosecution whenever the administrative investigation reveals the existence of a suspicion of a criminal offence, without prejudice to disciplinary responsibility and what is stated in Clause (2) of this Article.

6. The Anti-Corruption Procedures Regulations shall regulate the provisions and controls for conducting administrative investigation