Amended Statute

A private institution was established in the Kingdom of Bahrain under the name (National Institution for Disabled Services) and was registered on March 25, 1992 under Registration No. 1/3/GS in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Social and Cultural Associations and Clubs and Private Bodies Working in the Field of Youth and Sports and Private Institutions issued by Decree Law No. (21) for the year 1989 AD and the ministerial decisions issued in implementation thereof.

This institution is registered with the Ministry of Social Development in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Social and Cultural Associations and Clubs and Private Bodies Working in the Field of Youth and Sports and Private Institutions issued by Decree Law No. (21) of 1989 and the decisions issued in implementation thereof.

The Foundation's main headquarters, its legal domicile and the center of its trustees are the city of Manama in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

The Foundation is legally represented by the Chairman of its Board of Trustees or his representative by decision of the Board of Trustees.

The institution may not engage in politics, nor may it engage in financial speculation. The institution must observe public order and morals and commit in all its activities not to harm the safety and security of the Kingdom, the form of government, or its social system.

The name, address, headquarters, registration number and logo of the institution shall be mentioned in all its books, records and publications.

The organization may not affiliate, participate, or organize in a body based outside the Kingdom of Bahrain without prior permission from the Ministry of Social Development.

The Social Rehabilitation Department at the Ministry of Social Development is the administrative body responsible for supervising the work of the institution.

The Foundation, within the limits of the laws in force in the Kingdom of Bahrain, works to achieve the following objectives:

1. Strengthening the role of training and working to be aware of recent developments in the field of people with disabilities.
2. Contributing to the preparation of trainers working in the field of disability, developing their functional skills and capabilities, and finding the means to achieve this.
3. Preparing studies on people with disabilities in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
4. Preparing awareness programs and brochures in order to change society's perception of people with disabilities.
5. Highlighting the efforts made in the Kingdom to serve people with disabilities and support their activities.
6. Providing support to people with disabilities as approved by the Board of Trustees.
7. Participate in all events, celebrations, and activities for individuals with disabilities held by centers and associations, and assist them according to the organization's capabilities.

The Foundation seeks, within the limits of the laws in force in the Kingdom of Bahrain, to achieve its objectives by the following means:

1. Cooperation and coordination with the Supreme Committee for Disabled Affairs in implementing global and regional agreements and charters related to the rights of persons with disabilities.
2. After the approval of the competent government authorities, training programs are held, including courses, conferences, lectures and workshops specialized in the affairs of the disabled.
3. Develop a strategy for preparing programs to prevent and prevent the occurrence of disability.
4. After the approval of the competent government authorities, issuing bulletins, magazines and publications specialized in the affairs of people with disabilities.
5. Holding cultural forums and inviting figures related to training people with disabilities to participate in them.

The Board of Trustees is the executive authority of the Foundation, and in particular performs the following tasks:

1. Establishing the general framework of the policy that the institution follows.
2. Managing the institution's affairs and following up on the implementation of the general policy of the programs it approves.
3. Approval of the organization's regulations in light of its statute.
4. Study the reports received from the committees formed in the institution and the members' suggestions, and take appropriate decisions regarding them.
5. Forming the necessary committees to achieve the organization's objectives.
6. Determine the banks in which the institution's funds are deposited.
7. Preparing the annual reports and final accounts for the previous year, and preparing the draft budget and the organization's work plan for the coming year.

The Board of Trustees consists of eleven members who are appointed from among the founding members. The term of administrative positions is three years, renewable for other periods by direct secret ballot.

The Board of Trustees may select new members from outside the Foundation in the event that one or more positions on the Board of Trustees are vacant in accordance with the Foundation's internal regulations.

A member of the Board of Trustees is required to:

1. He must be of Bahraini nationality and enjoy his civil rights.
2. To have a direct or indirect interest in the field of disability or volunteer work.
3. He must not be a member of the Board of Trustees of a private institution or association that has been found guilty of violations that led to its dissolution, unless five years have passed since that time.
4. He must have at least a high school diploma.
5. He must be associated with work in the field of services for the disabled for a period of no less than three years.

It is not permissible to combine membership in the institution's Board of Trustees with membership in the Board of Trustees of another private institution operating in a similar activity.

It is not permissible to combine membership in the Board of Trustees with paid work in the institution.

The Bureau of the Board of Trustees consists of the President, Vice President, Secretary, and Financial Secretary. They are elected by the Board of Trustees from among its members at its first meeting by secret ballot, and the powers of each of them are as follows:

The Board of Trustees may establish the executive structure of the institution and may form executive or sub-committees from among its members or from others. The Board shall determine the number of members of each committee and its powers and establish a system for its work, provided that the results of its study and research are presented to it to decide what it deems appropriate regarding it.

The Board of Trustees meets once every 4 months on a regular basis, and its meetings are valid in the presence of the majority of its members. The Secretary of the Board prepares the agenda for the Board of Trustees sessions and presents it to the Chairman of the Board of Trustees to decide whatever he wants regarding it. Then the Secretary notifies the members of it at least a week before the meeting date. The Council's decisions shall be issued by a majority of the votes of the members present, and if the votes are equal, the side on which the President is in favor shall prevail.

The Board of Trustees may hold an extraordinary meeting upon the invitation of the President or upon the request of at least one-third of the Board members in order to consider urgent matters. The meeting shall be limited to discussing the topics approved on its agenda.

The Ministry of Social Development may request a meeting of the Board of Trustees if necessary.

Any member of the Board of Trustees who fails to attend its sessions three times in a row or six times during one year without providing an acceptable excuse is considered to have resigned from membership in the Board of Trustees. In the event of the death, resignation, or dismissal of a member of the Board of Trustees, or his position becomes vacant for any reason, he shall be replaced by a member chosen by the Board of Trustees. The Board shall notify the Ministry of Social Development of this. In all cases, the member's written approval is required before his appointment. The term of the new member shall complete the term of his predecessor until the end of the term.

The Board of Trustees shall be dissolved if at least one-third of its members resign at once, or if for any reason the number of remaining members becomes less than half the number of Board members. In these two cases, the Ministry of Social Development shall take the necessary measures to appoint a board of trustees or a director for the institution within two months from the date of the dissolution of the board.

The Board of Trustees maintains the following records and books at the Foundation's headquarters:

1. A register to register the members of the Board of Trustees, indicating in particular the name, title, nationality, profession, date of birth, date of admission to membership, and personal number of each member recorded in the Central Population Registry card.
2. A register in which the minutes of the Board of Trustees' meetings are recorded, provided that the minutes are signed by the president and the secretary.
3. A notebook for recording revenues and expenses.
4. A notebook for the permanent advance account.
5. A bank account book.
6. A register to record all real estate, movables, or other permanent covenants owned by the organization, provided that a brief description of each of them, its purchase price, date, description, and address is recorded in this register, and every change that occurs in its condition is recorded in the aforementioned register.

If necessary, the Board of Trustees may add other data to the data contained in the aforementioned records. The Council may also create records and books, which requires the proper functioning of work. Before starting work on the aforementioned records and books, it is required that each of its pages be numbered with serial numbers and stamped with the institution's seal, and all records, books and files must be up to date.

The Board of Trustees may appoint a director from among its members or from non-members to manage the affairs of the National Foundation for Disabled Services. The appointment of the director may be in exchange for a fee determined by the Council. In this case, the Director is considered to have resigned from membership in the Board of Trustees if he is a member of it.

The corporation's revenues consist of:

1. Grants, gifts, zakat, donations and subsidies that the Foundation obtains from charitable endowments or any other entity, the acceptance of which is declared by the Ministry of Social Development.
2. Revenues from concerts, exhibitions and charitable markets that the Foundation holds or participates in after obtaining the approval of the competent authorities.
3. Rental income that the organization receives from its properties.
4. Profits and interests resulting from investing its funds within the limits of the laws in force in the Kingdom.
5. Revenues resulting from the management of projects and training programs that are licensed by the competent authorities in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

The Foundation may not obtain funds from a foreign person or entity, nor send anything of the above to persons or organizations abroad except with permission from the Ministry of Social Development, with the exception of the amounts for the price of books, bulletins, practical and technical records, and subscription fees to international organizations that the Ministry of Social Development agrees to join its membership.

The organization's fiscal year begins on January 1 and ends on December 31 of each year.

The Chairman and members of the Board of Trustees are responsible, each within the limits of his jurisdiction, for the Foundation's funds and for any disposal thereof that violates the provisions of this law and the Foundation's internal regulations.

The Board of Trustees shall establish a financial regulation that regulates the financial affairs of the institution, in particular the aspects of disbursing and depositing the institution's funds, the amount of amounts that the Financial Secretary may keep as permanent advances for disbursement in emergency cases, and other data. The financial regulations are not considered effective until approved by the Board of Trustees.

The Board of Trustees appoints an accredited accounting auditing company in the Kingdom of Bahrain to review the institution's accounts, submits its report to the Board of Trustees, and communicates this report to the Ministry of Social Development.

The organization's cash funds shall be deposited in its registered name with one of the approved banks, and the Ministry of Social Development shall be notified of this. It must also be notified of the change in the bank within a week from the date of the change, and no amount must be withdrawn from the bank unless the president and the financial secretary or their representative sign the check by a decision of the Board of Trustees.

No amount of the Foundation's funds shall be spent except by a decision of the Board of Trustees and within the limits of the Foundation's objectives and in accordance with the terms and conditions specified by this law and the financial regulations.

The director of the private institution or its board of trustees must inform the Ministry of Social Development of the financial dispositions of the institution's funds if the value of the disposition exceeds three thousand dinars within a period of one week from the date the institution intends to issue its disposition. The Ministry of Social Development may object to this disposition within a week from the date of its notification thereof if the disposition to be issued violates the document establishing the private institution, the law, public order, or morals, and this objection results in the disposition not being enforceable. Any interested party may appeal the Ministry's decision to object to the disposition before the High Civil Court within sixty days from the date of notifying the private institution of the objection, and the court must rule on the appeal as an expedited matter.

The Foundation's funds, whether in kind or cash, including donations, gifts, etc., are considered the property of the Foundation, and no member of the Foundation, or anyone whose membership has been dropped for any reason, or his heirs have any right to it.

The Minister of Social Development may stop the implementation of any decision issued by the agencies in charge of the institution's affairs that is in violation of the law, the institution's system, public order, or morals.

The institution may be dissolved voluntarily in accordance with its bylaws, or if the dissolution decision is issued by a two-thirds majority of the members of the Board of Trustees, and the dissolution decision is published in the Official Gazette.

The institution may be forcibly dissolved, and it may be temporarily closed administratively for a period not exceeding forty-five days by decision of the competent minister in the following cases:

1. If it is proven unable to achieve the purposes for which it was established.
2. If it disposes of its funds in ways other than those specified for it and in accordance with its purposes.
3. If you commit a serious violation or violate public order or morals.

After its dissolution, the members of the institution, as well as those in charge of its management and its employees, are prohibited from continuing its activity and disposing of its funds as soon as they learn of its dissolution. It is also prohibited for any person to participate in the organization's activities after the dissolution decision is published in the Official Gazette.

In the event that the institution is dissolved, the Ministry of Social Development appoints a paid liquidator for it, and those responsible for managing the institution must take the initiative to hand over to the liquidator all documents and records related to the institution upon request. They and the bank with whom the institution's funds are deposited and its debtors are prohibited from disposing of any of the institution's affairs or rights except by a written order from the liquidator.

After completion of the liquidation, the liquidator shall distribute the remaining funds to private centers and institutions for the care and rehabilitation of the disabled in Bahrain, which are determined by the dissolution decision. If the distribution method becomes unfeasible, the Ministry of Social Development determines the social bodies to which it deems the organization's funds directed.

The institution's documents, books and records shall be kept in the event of its dissolution, liquidation of its funds, and publication of the decision to dissolve it with the Ministry of Social Development for a period of ten years.

Any amendment to the institution's bylaws shall not be considered effective unless it is registered in the register prepared for this purpose at the Ministry of Social Development and published in the Official Gazette.

The Foundation may appoint employees or workers to work permanently or temporarily at the Foundation's headquarters and pay them their wages or bonuses in accordance with what is approved by the Board of Trustees and within the limits set by the Foundation's financial regulations.

When any confusion or ambiguity occurs in the interpretation of one of the texts contained in this system, the Board of Trustees must refer to the Ministry of Social Development for interpretation and clarification.