facilitate the Council's task and help it to assume its powers and responsibilities, as specified in the Act establishing the Council, including: (a) Formulation of the Kingdom's general scientific and technological policy, the establishment of priorities and preparation, monitoring and evaluation of associated programmes and plans; (b) Formulation of appropriate strategies for the development of the Kingdom's scientific and technological capabilities and creation of a suitable scientific climate for this purpose;E/1982/3/Add.38/Rev.1 page 14 (c) Provision of support for scientific and technological research institutions and units and securing of the fimds needed to promote scientific and technological research, services and activities in the Kingdom; (d) Furtherance of scientific and technological co-operation, conclusion of scientific and technological research agreements with local, Arab, regional and international bodies, and co-ordination with those bodies. 52. The Council will be establishing its own specialized scientific and technological research centres. The Royal Scientific Society will constitute one of these centres and the powers vested in its board of trustees have therefore been transferred to the Council. 53. With regard to inventions, the Patents and Trade Marks Act No. 22 of 1953 grants the inventor the right to patent his invention. This is evident from article 4, paragraph 1, of the Act, which states; "Without prejudice to any other stipulations contained in this Act, the first real originator of any new invention shall be entitled to apply for a patent vesting him with the sole right to use, exploit, operate, manufacture, produce, supply and sell his invention or grant licences authorizing others to do so." The question of the Government's right to use a patent is dealt with in article 38, which stipulates; "Patent rights shall be enforceable against the Government of the Kingdom in the same way as they are enforceable against any other person." It 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on the role of the Council in promoting scientific and technological development in the Kingdom, including the formulation of policies, strategies, and programs, as well as the establishment of research centers and the protection of intellectual property rights. This suggests that the text is related to the development of the Kingdom's scientific and technological capabilities, which is a key aspect of its economic development.

**Category**
Science and technology