Skip to Main Content
 
 

Title_of_text

Amiri Decree No. 9 of 1992 to establish the Consultative Council.

Main Region

First Region

Bahrain
General provisions
1992-12-20
National
Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Second Region

The new Consultative Council is the first institution of its kind in Bahrain. Its role is to examine - and submit views on - draft legislation, state policy, matters relating to public services, economic development and any other matters referred to it by the Council of Ministers. At the request of at least ten of its members, the Consultative Council may also propose draft legislation or submit petitions. The Council's views are to be set out in the form of recommendations to the Council of Ministers. Its 30 members were appointed by Decree of the Amir on 27 December 1992, for a renewable term of four years; its first meeting was held on 16 January 1993. All meetings are formally called by the Amir.

Serial region

    Serial title
    Al-Jarida Al-Rasmiya
    Date
    1992-12-23
    Volume
    Vol. 45
    Number
    No. 2039
    Page range
    pp.3-8