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The Amended Provisional Constitution of 1972

Law Summary Record Type: ConstitutionNumber: 0Date: 19/04/1972 Corresponding to 06/03/1392 HijriNumber of Articles: 71Status: Canceled
Official Gazette :Issue: 5Offcial Journal Issue Publication Date: 01/01/1972 Corresponding to 15/11/1391 HijriPage from: 3723
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Chapter Four: Shura Council (40-64)

  • 40 Article

    Advisory council shall be established to assist the Emir and the Council of Ministers in performing their duties by its opinion. This council shall be called “Shura Council” and the Shura Council shall express its opinion in the form of recommendations.

  • 41 Article - Amended

     

    The Shura Council shall consist of thirty-five members, issued for their appointment an Emiri resolution.
    The Emir may appoint a number of other members, if he deems necessary for the public interest.

  • 42 Article

    The members of the Shura Council shall fulfil the following conditions:
    1. his original nationality is the nationality of the State of Qatar;
    2. be not less than twenty-four calendar years of age at his appointment; and
    3. shall not have been convicted for an offence involving immoral behaviour, unless rehabilitated in accordance with the Law.

  • 43 Article

    The members of the Shura Council shall be chosen from among learned and qualified persons in different areas.

  • 44 Article

    The Shura Council at its first session of the annual ordinary meeting shall elect a Speaker and Deputy Speaker by secret ballot and by relative majority. This session shall be chaired by the most senior member. The Speaker and Deputy Speaker may be re-elected.

  • 45 Article

     

    (as amended pursuant to Resolution No. 1 of 1973 of the Emir of the State of Qatar and Resolution No. 7 of 1975 of the Emir of the State of Qatar, the Official Gazette No. 4 of 1975)
    The term of office of the Shura Council shall be six calendar years commencing from the date of the first meeting. Such term may be extended if required by the public interest.

  • 46 Article

    At the expiry of the term of office of the Shura Council in accordance with the provisions of the previous Article, a council shall be formed by direct secret general election in accordance with the rules issued by a law that regulates the general election. Such law shall be issued within thirty days from the date of expiry of the term of office of the Shura Council referred to in the previous Article, and the election procedure shall be done within sixty days from the date of issuance of the said law.

  • 47 Article

    Where for any reason the seat of one of the members of the Shura Council falls vacant before expiry of the Council's term of office, another member shall be appointed by the Emir within one month from the date of notification of such vacancy. The term of the new member shall complete the term of his predecessor.
    Where the seat falls vacant, within two months before expiry of the Council's term of office, a replacement member shall not be brought.

  • 48 Article

    In an open session and prior to the discharge of his duties with the Shura Council, the member of the Shura Council shall take the following oath:-
    “I, …, do solemnly swear by the Almighty Allah to be loyal to the State of Qatar and to the Emir, safeguard the safety of the State, safeguard the interests of the people, respect the Provisional Constitution of the rule and the laws of the State, and perform my duties in the Council and its Committees with honesty and truthfulness.”

  • 49 Article

    The Shura Council shall have a bureau consisting of the Speaker, his deputy and observers. The Council shall have a general secretariat to provide the Council with necessary staff.

  • 50 Article

    The Emir shall open the annual term of the session of the Shura Council and give a speech includes a statement on the conditions of the country, the most important achievements that have been done, and projects and reforms which the State intends to conduct in the new year.

  • 51 Article

     

    (as amended pursuant to Emiri Resolution No. 11 of 1975, the Official Gazette No. 7 of 1975)
    The Shura Council shall be responsible for the following:
    First: Discussing the following:
    1. Public policy of the State in the political, economic and administrative sides presented by the government.
    2. State’s affairs in social and cultural fields.
    3. Draft laws proposed by the Council of Ministers which shall be presented to the Shura Council before submitting to the Emir for ratification and promulgation.
    4. Draft budget for public main projects.

     

    Second:Requesting information from the Council of Ministerson any matter within itsjurisdiction about matters related to the public policy of the government, and from the competent minister about matters within the jurisdiction of his ministry.
    Third: Providing recommendations and suggestions with respect to the matters referred to in the preceding paragraphs.
    The Shura Council may not intervene in works that are within the jurisdiction of the Executive Authority or the Judiciary.
    A member of the Shura Council shall in no circumstances be held blamable for the substantive opinions or statements he makes in respect of matters within the jurisdiction of the Council.
    A member may be prosecuted due to what he made of defamation or cursing to anyone who was at in the Council or its committees.

  • 52 Article

    The Council shall hold its meetings in the capital. However, the Emir may convene the Council in any other place. Meeting of the Shura Council at non-legal placeshall be illegal and its works shall be considered null and void by virtue of the Law.

  • 53 Article

     

    (as amended pursuant to Emiri Resolution No. 1 of 1973, the Official Gazette No. 5 of 1973)
    The annual term of session of the Council shall be at least eight months, and the Council shall be held monthly during this term.

  • 54 Article

    The Emir shall summon the Council within a period not exceeding thirty days from the date of publication of the Emiri Order containing the names of the members of the Shura Council in the Official Gazette.

  • 55 Article

    The Emir may, by a decree, postpone a meeting of the Shura Council for a period not exceeding one month.

  • 56 Article

    In case of necessity or at the request signed by majority of the members of the Shura Council, the Emir shall call an extraordinary meeting of the Shura Council.
    The Shura Council may not meet without a call, in the non-convening period, otherwise the meeting and its recommendations shall be null and void by virtue of the Law.
    In the case of an extraordinary session, the Shura Council shall not look into any matters other than those for which it has been convened.

  • 57 Article

    Within the first week of the annual session, the Shura Council shall form committees from among the members as may be necessary for the performance of its functions.
    Such committees may discharge their tasks during the recess of the Council in preparation for submission to the Council at the session.

  • 58 Article

    Any matter that is not listed in the agenda of any session of the sessions of the Shura Council, which the Council has approved it, may not be presented or discussed.

  • 59 Article

    The discussions of the Shura Council shall be a quorum if a majority of its members at least are present, in the event that a quorum is not attained, the session shall be adjourned to at least two days and eight days at maximum. The result of the Council’s discussions shall be passed by absolute majority of the attending members’ votes, and in the event that the votes are equal, the Speaker shall have the casting vote.

  • 60 Article

     

    (as amended pursuant to Emiri Resolution No. 11 of 1975, the Official Gazette No. 7 of 1975)
    Ministers may attend the Council and committees meetings whenever the agenda includes a matter related to their ministries’ functions, and their request for contribution shall be answered whenever they asked to speak. Ministers may be accompanied by the senior staff, or may assign them as representatives.
    A member of the Shura Council may address a point of clarification to the competent minister pertaining to matters presented to the Council.
    Questions may only be direct by one member to one minister.
    Only the person who raised the question has the right to comment once on the response. If the minister added something new, the member’s right to comment is renewed.

  • 61 Article

    The Emir may dissolve the Shura Council if that required by the higher interests, with stating the reasons for the dissolution.
    Where the Shura Council is dissolved, a new Council shall be formed, provided that the date of meeting of the new Council shall not exceedone month from the date of dissolution.

  • 62 Article

    If a member loses his confidence and esteem, the Emir may remove him from the Council.

  • 63 Article

    The members of the Council shall be remunerated as determined by law. Such remuneration shall be due as of the date of taking the oath before the Council.

  • 64 Article

     

    (as amended pursuant to Emiri Resolution No. 11 of 1975, the Official Gazette No. 7 of 1975)
    The Shura Council shall make regulations governing its internal order and conduct of business, the work of committees, the organisation of sessions, procedural and voting rules,submission of questions, request of information and making of recommendations.
    The aforementioned regulations shall be issued by law.

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