Federal National Council

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The Federal National Council is the consultative parliamentary body of the United Arab Emirates that reviews and advises on federal legislation and government policies.

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Label Occurrences
Federal National Council canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf consultative parliamentary body
unicameral legislature
appointmentBy Rulers of the emirates for appointed seats
composition appointed members
elected members
consultativeStatus its decisions are generally non-binding
country United Arab Emirates
electoralSystem limited electoral college system for elected seats
emiratesRepresented Abu Dhabi
Ajman
Dubai
Fujairah
Ras Al Khaimah
Sharjah
Umm Al Quwain
establishedInYear 1971
function debate public issues
discuss draft federal laws
propose amendments to draft laws
question government ministers
recommend policy measures
governmentBranch federal government of the United Arab Emirates
hasCommittee specialized parliamentary committees
hasLanguage Arabic
hasNumberOfHouses 1
jurisdiction federal laws of the United Arab Emirates
legalBasis UAE Constitution
surface form: Constitution of the United Arab Emirates
legislativeBodyOf United Arab Emirates
meetsAt FNC headquarters, Abu Dhabi
meetsIn Abu Dhabi
nativeName المجلس الوطني الاتحادي
numberOfMembers 40
oversightRole monitors implementation of federal laws
regionServed all seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates
relatedTo Council of Ministers of the United Arab Emirates
surface form: Cabinet of the United Arab Emirates

President of the United Arab Emirates
Federal Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates
surface form: Supreme Council of the Rulers of the Emirates
role advises on government policies
reviews federal legislation
serves as a consultative council
sessionFrequency periodic sessions during the legislative term
shortName FNC
supervises performance of the federal government within its consultative role
typeOfLegislature advisory legislature

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

federal government of the United Arab Emirates legislativeBody Federal National Council
subject surface form: Federal Government of the United Arab Emirates
federal government of the United Arab Emirates legislatureName Federal National Council
subject surface form: Federal Government of the United Arab Emirates
UAE Constitution establishes Federal National Council