4 legal articles clarifying the new status of the Football Association

Legal advisors stressed the importance of calling for an emergency general assembly for the Football Association to set a road map for Emirates Ball after the resignation that was presented by the President of the game, Marwan bin Ghalita, recently, indicating that the resignation will not take effect only with the approval of the General Assembly, stressing that in the event of stopping Or suspending the president from performing his official duties, temporarily or permanently, the board of directors shall convene within seven days to select one of the two vice-presidents to carry out the duties of the president during a temporary period until the next general assembly that appoints a new president by election, according to Article «101» of the articles of association Sharp, while Article 151 states that in the event of the resignation of a majority or all members of the Board of Directors, the General Secretariat of the Federation shall invite to the extraordinary general assembly meeting to form the transitional committee within seven days from the date of the last resignation submitted, in order to conduct the affairs of the Union until the end of a period The current union in 2020.

They told «Emirates Today»: “The General Assembly of the Football Association has the supreme authority in determining the future of the Emirates ball. In the event that the president of a transitional committee for the Football Association is appointed, then according to custom the members of the board of directors must submit collective resignations to make room for the president of the transitional committee to form His committee, and officially assuming his duties after being approved by the general assembly in accordance with what is stipulated in the Federation's statute in such cases and emergency circumstances.

For his part, former head of the Disciplinary Committee of the Football Association, Counselor Salem Bahian Al-Amri said: “Although there is a basic system for the Football Association, sometimes there are sovereign decisions that are like a law, as required by the public interest and it is valid immediately upon its issuance and it cannot be challenged.”

He added, "Everyone, whether from the sports community or the sports public, followed the results of the team in the past period. Nevertheless, the Football Association was given the opportunity to prove its worth in managing Emirates football, but unfortunately there was a clear case of confusion, which was reflected in the performance of the federation and the results of the team."

For his part, Legal Adviser Salem Hadid asserted that "it is assumed that an emergency general assembly for the Football Association is called to approve the resignation of Bin Ghalita first, and then elect a president for the temporary committee that manages the affairs of the union and complete the remainder of the age of the current federation until 2020 until the election The new board of directors, in the event that the members of the union submit collective resignations or the resignation of five of the board members.

He added, "The clubs concerned, according to the powers granted to them by the articles of association of the Football Association, should have called for an emergency association to withdraw confidence from the entire federation and take the initiative to correct the Emirates ball path in the wake of the recent failures that occurred, especially at the level of the national team."

For his part, former member of the Legal Committee of the Football Association, Counselor Abdullah Al-Qadi, stressed that if the members of the Board of Directors submitted collective resignations, there would be no vacuum in managing the affairs of the Union until the transitional committee assumed its duties, noting that “the Secretary-General of the Football Association is the one who performs Currently running the Federation's work cupboard until the interim committee officially takes over. ”

Abdullah Al-Qadi stressed that "the General Assembly is the legislative authority and has the right to choose a new administration to manage the affairs of the Union temporarily, until the elections scheduled for 2020."

He added, "The resignation of the President of the Union, Marwan bin Ghalita, according to the regulations, will not be in effect except with the approval of the General Assembly, and then the General Assembly will take its procedures regarding forming a temporary committee in the event of the resignation of the members of the Board of Directors, or withdrawing confidence from them by the General Assembly."

Article 101

In the event that the President is suspended or suspended from his official duties, temporarily or permanently, the Board of Directors shall convene within seven days to choose one of the two Vice-Presidents to perform the duties of the President during a temporary period until the next general assembly that appoints a new president by election.

Article 151

In the event of the resignation of a majority or all members of the Board of Directors, a transitional committee will be formed according to the following procedures:

1- The General Secretariat of the Federation invites the extraordinary general assembly to form the transitional committee within seven days of the date of the last resignation submitted.

2- The extraordinary general assembly meeting is chaired by the oldest member represented, and its mission is limited to managing the meeting. He is not entitled to vote unless the votes are equal then his vote is likely.

3- The General Assembly shall appoint representatives from the members, provided that the number does not exceed 11 and not less than seven members to take over the membership of the transitional committee to conduct the union's work, and the transitional committee chooses a chairman from among its members.

4- The transitional committee shall perform its duties during the period specified in this system.

5- The transitional committee shall conduct the activities of the Union in accordance with this system in a manner that ensures the achievement of the public interest.

Article 152

The transitional committee holds an extraordinary general assembly to elect the new board members within 90 days of its formation, which can be extended for a similar period.

Article 154

The decision to dissolve the union requires the approval of a two-thirds majority of the members of the General Assembly.

Al Shamsi: Changing people will not improve the game

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