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Law No. 2 of 1991 Concerning the Diplomatic and Consular Service
Some amendments were made to the articles of this law and were issued by Republican Decree Law No. (21) of 1999, as amended by Law No. (59) for the year 1999.
Law No. (2) for the year 1991
On the diplomatic and consular corps
In the name of the people :
President of the Presidency Council:
– Having considered the agreement of the Declaration of the Republic of Yemen.
– and the Constitution of the Republic of Yemen.
– After the approval of the House of Representatives and the Presidency Council
(We issued the following law)
The first Door
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Diplomatic and consular missions
Chapter One
General Definitions
Article (1): The following terms and expressions shall have the meanings assigned to each of them, unless the context of the text indicates otherwise:
Republic: Republic of Yemen.
President: President of the Presidency Council.
Ministry: Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Minister: Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Minister of State: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.
Deputy: Deputy Foreign Minister.
Agent: Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Office: Ministry of the Interior.
Wire: Diplomatic and Consular Corps.
Member of the corps: The staff member appointed to the diplomatic and consular posts.
Diplomatic function: one of the staff positions.
Staff: Diplomatic and consular staff.
Representative Mission: Includes missions of diplomatic and consular representation.
Head of Representative Mission: The diplomatic or consular officer who heads a representative mission
Diplomatic mission: One of the missions stipulated in Article 6 (a) of this law.
Consular Mission: One of the missions stipulated in Article 6 (b) of this Law.
Regulations: The executive regulations of this law.
Committee: Committee of the affairs of the corps.
Chapter II
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Article (2): The Ministry shall consist of two main sections:
A – The General Court.
Representative missions.
Article (3): The diplomatic and consular posts shall be arranged as follows:
“The General Court:
– Ambassador.
Minister Plenipotentiary.
– Adviser .
– First Secretary .
Second Secretary.
– Third Secretary.
– Annex.
“Diplomatic Missions:
– Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador.
Minister Plenipotentiary.
– Consultant.
– First Secretary .
Second Secretary.
– Third Secretary.
– Annex.
“Consular Missions:
– Consul General.
Consul.
Deputy Consul.
Consular extension.
Article (4) A- The diplomatic and consular posts mentioned in the previous article shall be regarded as an integrated unit and the grades of such posts shall be filled in accordance with the rules set forth in this law.
B – Appointees shall be granted the functions of cadre allowances set out in this law and regulation.
Chapter III
Diplomatic and Consular Representations
Article (5): Relations shall be established and diplomatic missions shall be established and canceled by a decision of the Presidency Council upon the proposal of the Minister and the approval of the Council of Ministers.
B. Diplomatic missions shall be established and canceled by a decision of the Council of Ministers on the proposal of the Minister.
(C) The jurisdiction of the diplomatic mission shall be determined in the entire territory of the State of which the mission is accredited.
D – The jurisdiction of the consular mission shall be determined by a decision of the Minister.
Article 6: Diplomatic missions shall include:
– Embassies.
– Permanent delegations and offices to international and regional organizations.
B) Consular missions shall include:
– Consulates General.
– Consulates.
Article (7) By a decision of the Council of Ministers upon the proposal of the Minister, a State may be entrusted with sponsoring the interests of the Republic and its citizens in one or more countries in which the Republic has no diplomatic or consular mission. Proposal of the Minister.
the fourth chapter
Diplomatic Representation Missions
Article (8): The functions and terms of reference of the diplomatic missions and their members, including technical attachés, shall be determined in accordance with the regulations and rules stipulated in the executive regulations.
Article 9: The Head of the Diplomatic Mission shall represent the Republic of Yemen and supervise the various relations existing between the Republic and the State or States accredited to it. It shall also take care of the interests of Yemen and its nationals.
B- In the absence of the head of the mission or the absence of his office or the presence of what prevents him from doing his job, his work shall be carried out on behalf of the oldest members of the mission in terms of degree, or from the office or from other diplomatic missions.
Article (10): The head of the diplomatic mission shall be considered as the general consul in the jurisdiction of his mission, in a manner that does not contradict with the consular services of the consular missions issued by the decision of the Council of Ministers.
Article (11) A- The President shall sign the credentials of the Ambassadors of the Republic and shall approve the ambassadors of foreign countries in the Republic and shall receive their summonses.
(B) The Minister shall issue letters of appointment of the permanent representatives of the Republic to international organizations, acting as affidavits, and shall receive letters for the appointment of representatives of international and regional organizations and foreign businesspersons.
Article 12: Non-resident diplomatic representation may be established in the Republic of more than one foreign country. One of the heads of diplomatic missions may be appointed as a non-resident ambassador to Yemen in one or more countries by a decision of the Presidency Council.
Article (13) A- The technical attachés shall be established in diplomatic missions and canceled by a decision of the Council of Ministers upon the offer of the Minister and the competent minister.
B- The employees of the relevant ministries may be assigned to the work of these attachés in accordance with the order issued by the Minister in coordination with the competent ministers, according to which the numbers assigned to each of the consulates and the degrees of their employees shall be determined by a decision of the Minister. Or until they are withdrawn if necessary, and a joint decision shall be issued by the Minister and the competent Minister.
Article (14) A- The technical attachés and their assistants shall be administratively attached