United Arab Emirates Constitution
date the FNC holds its first session[1].
Article (73)
Before a member of the FNC assumes office in the FNC or in its committees, that member shall take the following oath before the FNC in a public session:
“I swear by Allah, the Great, that I shall be loyal to the United Arab Emirates; respect the Constitution and the laws of the UAE, and discharge my duties in the FNC and its committees honestly and truthfully.”
Article (74)
If, for any reason, a seat of a member of the FNC falls vacant before the end of the term of his membership, a substitute shall be selected within two months from the date the vacancy is announced by the FNC, unless the vacancy occurs during the three months preceding the end of the FNC’s term. The new member completes the term of membership of his predecessor.
Article (75)
The sessions of the FNC are held in the capital city of
- ↑ Article (72) was amended by Constitutional Amendment 1/2009. The term of the legislative chapter was increased from two to four years. The new term was applied to the 14th legislative chapter by Article (3) of Constitutional Amendment1/2009
which reads as follows:
“The term of the present Federal National Council shall be extended so that the term stated in Article (72) of the present Amendment be applied.”
The Amendment took force from the date it was promulgated on 10 February 2009.
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