The General Secretariat shall assist the Cabinet in performing its functions by exercising the following competences:

1. Preparing the Cabinet agenda, arranging its meetings, drafting its resolutions and following up on their implementation.

2. Providing legal, administrative and technical support regarding the matters presented to the Cabinet and submitting appropriate recommendations thereon.

3. Contributing to the preparation of draft laws in their final form and undertaking constitutional procedures followed to issue such laws.

4. Drafting Federal decrees and regulatory decisions of the Cabinet.

5. Submitting proposals to the Cabinet regarding the development of the functions of Ministries, Federal authorities and institutions.

6. Following up on and evaluating the performance of the councils and committees formed by the Cabinet and submitting recommendations in this regard.

7. Organizing communication between the Cabinet, and the various ministries, authorities, and institutions of the State 

8. Preparing and distributing the Official Gazette of the State.

9. Proposing manuals and procedures for the functioning of the Cabinet.

10. Proposing draft laws, regulations, rules and resolutions related to the functions of the General Secretariat.

11. Proposing the draft annual budget and the final account of the General Secretariat.

12. Representing the Cabinet and the General Secretariat in legal actions filed by or against them and having the right to appoint one or more lawyers from within or outside the Government, to handle such legal actions.

13. Any other competences assigned to the General Secretariat by the Cabinet or its Prime Minister.