Article 3 Starting Date: 01/01/1993
Subject to the general duties of the Minister in accordance with the provisions of Law No. 5 of 1970 referred to, the Minister shall assume the following duties:1 - General supervision over the management of the affairs of the Ministry and its methods of carrying out its duties. 2 - Issuance of the resolutions necessary to regulate the function of the Ministry. 3 - Supervision over the affairs of the Shariah courts from the administrative and financial aspects. 4- Submission of the recommendations of the Head of the Shariah Courts with respect to the courts and judges to the Emir after expressing an opinion thereon. 5 - Supervision of Pilgrimage (Hajj) affairs. 6 - Supervision of the Authority for the Issuance of Shariah Verdicts 7 - Supervision of the Zakat Fund. 8 - Representation of the State in regional and international conferences, bodies and organizations within the Ministry’s field of activity.