Article 54:
In matters not covered by a special stipulation in this part, NGO’s shall be governed
by those provisions prescribed in respect of associations.
Article 55:
An NGO shall be established by appropriating funds for a specified or unspecified
period of time for purposes other than material profit. In this respect the provisions
of Article 11 hereof shall apply.
Article 56:
An NGO shall be established or a single founder or groups of founders involving
national or judicial persons or both combined.
The founders shall draw up a statute, specifically encompassing the following data
- NGO name, geographical jurisdiction and headquarters in Arab Republic of Egypt.
- Purpose for which NGO is established.
- A detailed account of funds appropriated to realize the association’s purposes.
- Association’s management organization, including methods of appointing head and
members of boards of trustees and manager. An NGO may also be established under
an official deed or registered will, either of which shall be deemed to be statute
for the NGO, provided it contains the data stipulated in the preceding paragraph.
A model form of such statute will be attached to the executive regulations of this
law, that may be adopted by NGO’s.
Article 57:
In cases where an NGO is established by an official deed, the founder may, until
it has been registered, rescind some by a further official deed.
Article 58:
An NGO shall be judged as a judicial person effective the day following registration
of its statute or deemed to be as such registration with the administrative body
shall be made at the request of the NGO founder head of board of trustees or the
executor of will.
Article 59:
Each NGO shall have a board of trustees to be composed of at least three members
appointed by founder(s). The head and members shall be chosen from among the trustees
or other persons. Appointments as well as any amendments to the board of trustees
shall be notified to the administrative and the General Federation of NGO’s.
In case of nonappointment of a board of trustees or vacancy of one or more seats
of the board and failure to appoint replacement(s) in the manner set forth in the
statute, the administrative body shall undertake such appointment under advice to
the General Federation of NGO’s.
Article 60:
An NGO shall be managed by the board of trustees according to its own statute. The
head of the board shall represent the NGO before the courts and third parties.
Article 61:
An NGO may receive funds from third parties subject to approval by the Minister
of Social Affairs of such donation and such conditions placed by donor.
Article 62:
Should the administrative body be in possession of serious indications on the practice
by an NGO of any activity prohibited under Article 11 hereof, it may demand the
competent court to remove causes of contravention or dissolve the NGO.
The competent court may, whenever so requested, may issue and express injunction
within maximum three days to suspend the activity in violation pending settlement
of the subject.
In all cases, should the competent court decide to reject the dissolution request,
it may judge as invalid of the action in violation, rectify violation on which request
is based or discharge the board of trustees.
Should the competent court decide to dissolve the NGO, the ruling shall stipulate
the appointment of a liquidator or more for a such peroid of time and against such
fees as it may determine. Every concerned party shall have the right to challenge
the ruling before the court of appeal according to the prescribed procedures, within
the prescribed timeframe. Members of the NGO board of trustees or any of its founders
shall be deemed as the concerned parties in respect of contest.
Proceeds of liquidating the NGO shall accrue to the NGO Assistance Fund.
Article 63:
An NGO shall have an annual balance sheet. Subject to approval by the administrative
body, such balance sheet may, depending on the nature of funds appropriated and
according to the statute substituted by a periodical account showing the NGO’s revenues
and expenses and aspects of expenditure.