The General People’s Congress issues Resolution No: 10/2008 regarding the formation of the General People’s Congress.

[RCM 06.03.2008]
The resolution issued by the congress at the end of its meetings in the frontline of Syrt city for the drafting of the resolutions of the Basic People’s Congresses Session of the year 2007 issued resolution No: 9 for the year 2008

The General People’s Congress in implementation of the instructions of the Leader of the Revolution during his speech to the General People’s Congress on the 31st anniversary of the proclamation of the establishment of the people’s authority;
 And after reviewing the law No: 1/2008 regarding the system of work of the People’s Congresses, People’s Committees and its executive order, has decided:

Article No 1
The following committees are to be established:
1. The Budget Committee to be established as follows:

 1. Secretary of the General People’s Congress
2. Secretary of the People’s Committees Affairs at the General People’s Congress
3. Secretary of the National Planning Council
4. Secretary of the General People’s Committee for Financial Auditing Body
5. Secretary of the General People’s Committee
6. Assistant Secretary of the General People’s Committee
7. The Governor of Central Bank of Libya
8. Secretary of the General People’s Committee for Planning
9. Secretary of the General People’s Committee for Finance

 This committee assumes the study and the review of financial allocations for the general budget items for the year 2008 and the projects for implementation, the strategic projects for implementation on the 40th anniversary of the Great Al Fatah Revolution, the required monetary flows, the revision of existing contracts, and transferring the surplus in the allocations in the above-mentioned two items to the programme of wealth distribution.

 2. The Committee for the Distribution of Wealth to be formed as follows:

1. Secretary of People’s Congresses Affairs at the General People’s Congresses
2. Secretary of the Affairs of Professional Unions, Federations and Associations at the General People’s Congress.
3. Secretary of Women's Affairs at the General People’s Congress
4. The Governor of Libya's Central Bank
5. Secretary of the General People’s Committee for Planning
6. Secretary of the General People’s Committee for Finance
7. Secretary of the General People’s Committee for Social Affairs
8. Secretary of the General People’s Committee for Culture and Information
9. Secretary of the Committee for the Administration of the General Board for Information and Documentation
10. Secretary of the Committee for the Administration of the Economic and Social Development Fund.
11. Secretary of the People's Committee for the Social Solidarity Fund

This committee assumes the following:
a. Laying down the general framework for the wealth distribution programmes
b. Identifying the targeted families in the programmes
c Laying down proposals regarding the shape of each individual and family
d Laying down an intensive media programme to explain and clarify the programme for the distribution of wealth for the masses of the Basic People’s Congresses

3. The Committee for the new administrative structure to be formed as follows

1.Secretary of Foreign Affairs at the General People’s Congresses
2. Secretary of Legal Affairs and Human Rights at the General People’s Congress.
Secretary of the General People’s Committeesfor the peoples inspection and auditing service and control
4. The National Security Adviser
5 Secretary of the General People’s Committeesfor Education
6 Secretary of the General People’s Committeesfor Manpower Training and Employment
7 Secretary of the General People’s Committeesfor Justice
8 Secretary of the General People’s Committeesfor Higher Education

This committee assumes the following:
a. To lay down the outlook for the new structures in line with the instructions of the Leader of the Revolution;
b. To define the authorities related to external activities and propose their restructuring.

 4 The Legal Committee to be formed as follows:

1. Secretary of Legal Affairs and Human Rights at the General People’s Congress
2. Secretary of the General People’s Committee for Justice
3. Head of the legal department at the General People’s Committee for Justice
4. Director of General Department of Legal Affairs at the Secretariat of the General People’s Congress.
5. Director of the General Department for follow-up of People’s congresses at the Secretariat of the General People’s Congress
6. Director of the General Department for Legal Affairs Sessions at the General People’s Committees
7. Director of the Department for Secretariat Affairs and sessions at the General People’s Congress
8. The Director of the Legal Office at the National Security Council

This committee assumes the revision of legislation related to the administrative and organizational structures and submitting the necessary proposals in that respect and preparing a draft legislation for re-structuring the National Planning Council in accordance with the instructions of the Leader of the Revolution in his speech to the General People’s Congress marking the 31st anniversary of the declaration of the people’s authority.

5 Committee for Economic Activity to be formed as follows:

1. Secretary of People’s Committees Affairs at the General People’s Congress
2. Secretary of the Financial Audit Body
3. Assistant Secretary of the General People’s Committees
4. The governor of the Central Bank of Libya
5. Secretary of the General People’s Committees for Planning
6. Secretary of the General People’s Committees for Finance
7. Secretary of the General People’s Committees for Economy Trade and Investment

This committee assumes the revision of legislation related to the economic activity and the submitting of proposals regarding its re-organization in accordance with the instructions of the Leader of the Revolution in his speech to the General People’s Congress marking the 31st anniversary of the declaration of people’s authority.

Article 2
The committee for legislation and the Committee for Economic Activity are to submit the outcome of their work to the Secretariat of the General People’s Congress on a date in or prior to the month of May 2008.
The remaining committees are to submit the results of their work to the Secretariat of the General People’s Congress in or before September 1st 2008.
The committees may seek the assistance of those deemed suitable in order to accomplish their mission.

 Article 3 
This resolution is to be enacted as to the day of its issue and publication in the legislations register. 

The General People’s Congresses
Issued in Syrt March 3, 2008.