On behalf of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum will inaugurate on Thursday morning the first regular session of the 17th legislative term of the Federal National Council, in the presence of His Highness members. The Supreme Council of the Federation is the rulers of the Emirates, their Highness the Crown Princes and Deputy Rulers, and His Highness the Sheikhs.
His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, issued a decree calling for the National Council to convene No. 123 of 2019, which reads as follows: "The Federal National Council is called to convene in its first regular session of the seventeenth legislative term, Sabah On Thursday, November 17, 1441, corresponding to 14 November 2019, the concerned authorities shall implement this decree and shall be published in the Official Gazette.
The opening ceremony of the first regular session of the Council for the seventeenth legislative term begins with the reception of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, by a committee formed by the Council, and then head to the reception hall at the General Secretariat of the Council in Abu Dhabi .
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and members of the Supreme Council and Rulers of the UAE will then move to Zayed Hall. The Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai inaugurated the first regular session of the seventeenth legislative term in high pronunciations.
Then the chairman of the session will deliver the address of the oldest member of the Federal National Council, and then read out the decree of the Council to convene, and adjourned to bid farewell to His Highness the Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, members of the Supreme Council of the Federation Rulers of the Emirates, and the Crown Prince .
Thereafter, the first session shall start by assigning the presidency of the session to the oldest member temporarily until the election of the Speaker. The members of the Council shall then be sworn in in accordance with Article 73 of the Constitution, which states that before the Federal National Council member commences his work in the Council and its committees. In a public meeting, the following Yemen will be presented to the Council:
Article 30 of the Bylaws of the Federal National Council stipulates that the Council shall elect at its first session a President, a First Vice-President and a Second Vice-President from among its members. By an absolute majority of the attendees, if this majority is not achieved in the first time, the re-election is held between the two holders of the most votes.
In this case, the election shall be by a proportional majority. If more than one is equal in obtaining the relative majority, they shall be chosen by lot. He shall preside over the first session until the election of the oldest member.
Rule 35 of the Rules of Procedure of the Council reads as follows: “The Bureau of the Council shall be composed of the President, the two Vice-Presidents and two observers.”
The Council shall form its committees in accordance with Article 45 of the Council's Bylaws, which states: "During the first week of its annual session, the Council shall establish the committees necessary for its work. Such committees may exercise their powers among the sessions, in preparation for submission to the Council at its meeting." At the beginning of each role, to decide on the proposal of the Bureau to keep the committees the same or make any amendments it deems appropriate.
The committees of the Council are: the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Affairs and Appeals, the Committee on Defense, Interior and Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Finance, Economic and Industrial Affairs, the Committee on Technology, Energy and Mineral Resources, the Committee on Education, Culture, Youth, Sports and Information, the Committee on Health and Environmental Affairs, the Committee on Social Affairs, Labor, Population and Human Resources, Islamic Affairs, Endowments and Public Utilities Committee, Complaints Committee and Future Committee.
In accordance with Rule 47 of the Rules of Procedure of the Council, “Committees shall study, express opinions and prepare reports on what the Council or its Chairman refers to it”.
In accordance with the agenda of the meeting, the Council shall be informed of eight agreements concluded by the Government with a number of States. Article 91 of the Constitution stipulates: “The Government shall inform the Federal National Council of the international treaties and agreements it has concluded with other States and various international organizations, accompanied by appropriate From a statement, the President of the Federation shall determine the international treaties and conventions which the Federal National Council shall discuss before ratifying them.
The Board examines nine letters issued to the Government containing recommendations adopted by the Board on the question of the role of the Central Bank in controlling the interest of personal loans, on the question of the role of the Zakat Fund, on the supervision of cosmetic clinics and centers and on the evaluation of procedures. On the question of “imposing fines on non-renewal of the ID card for children”, on the follow-up to the general issues of the sixteenth legislative chapter, on the follow-up of the recommendations of the Federal National Council on general subjects, and on the follow-up of the recommendations of the Federal National Council Questions of the fourth round of the sixteenth legislative chapter, and on the follow-up to the recommendations of the Federal National Council on general issues.
The Cabinet is also briefed on six letters from HE Abdulrahman Mohammed Al Owais, Minister of Health and Community Protection, Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs, on the decision of the Council of Ministers on the recommendations of the Federal National Council on the subject of the Ministry of Health and Community Protection policy, and a letter on the Cabinet's decision on approval. On the discussion of the theme of "Emirates General Transport and Services Corporation Policy / Emirates Transport", a message on the decision of the Council of Ministers on the recommendations of the Federal National Council on the subject of "The policy of the Ministry of Community Development in family building", and a message on the decision of the Council of Ministers on the recommendations of the National Council Federal regarding the topic of "the General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Endowments regarding the guidance and direction policy", and a letter on follow-up to the recommendations of the Federal National Council regarding the general topics, and a letter on the Cabinet decision on the recommendations of the Council for National Federal regarding the topic of "the Ministry of Energy and Industry policy."
The Council is briefed on six draft laws for referral to the concerned committees, namely: a federal draft law on the adoption of the Union's final consolidated account and the final accounts of the independent entities for the financial year ended 31/12/2018, for referral to the Committee on Financial, Economic and Industrial Affairs, and a draft federal law in Regulation of the strategic stockpile of food commodities in the State, for reference to the Committee on Financial, Economic and Industrial Affairs, a federal draft law on biosafety of GMOs and their products, for reference to the Committee on Health and Environmental Affairs, and a draft federal law on That the regulation and protection of industrial property rights, referral to the Committee on Finance and Economic and Industrial Affairs, and a federal law concerning the regulation of cemeteries and procedures for burial, referral to the Committee on Health and Environmental Affairs, a draft federal law on public health, referral to the Committee on Health and Environmental Affairs.
The Council examines eight general topics of the Council from the sixteenth legislative term: the Ministry of Interior's policy on civil defense, the services provided by telecommunications companies, the General Pension and Social Security Authority policy, the Ministry of Economy policy on supporting the tourism sector, and the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment policy. On the achievement of sustainable development of fisheries, animal and agricultural resources, the policy of the Federal Council for Population Structure, the policy of the Ministry of Education regarding the supervision of schools, and the policy of the Emirates General Organization for Transport and Services / Emirates Transport /