Consultative Council session will begin after Eid Al Fitr

The National Consultative Council of Abu Dhabi will begin its 16th Legislative Chapter sessions after Eid Al Fitr, an official at the council secretariat told Gulf News.

President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has already appointed 41 new members for 53-member house for the 16th chapter in a decree issued in April under his capacity as the Ruler of Abu Dhabi.

According to Rashid Salem Al Nuaimi, Deputy Secretary General at the NCC General Secretariat, the Ruler will summon the first meeting of the First Rounds of Ordinary Session of the 16th chapter after the appointment of the remaining 12 members.

"The NCC is likely to be summoned after Eid Al Fitr, after the appointment of the 12 remaining members. The date and venue of the inauguration of the newly appointed council will be announced as an Emiri decree is issued for the summoning of the house," he added.

According to NCC officials, preparations for the agenda of the newly appointed house are already underway. The announcements, according to NCC, will also be posted on the council website.

The legislative body for Abu Dhabi Emirate policy-making was established by late Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan in his capacity as Ruler of the emirate in 1971 to give citizens the right to participate in the making and amending of policies that directly affect their lives through the local parliament.

The council is represented by various tribes of the emirate to represent their people in the legislative process of the country.