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Majlis A’shura shall, in accordance with the provisions of Article 58 bis 43 of the Basic Statute of the State and Articles 146 to 155 of the Council's Regulations, exercise oversight over the work of the Government, as follows:
Interpellation
The legal conditions required for interpellation:
1- The interpellation request shall be submitted by 15 members.
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A written interpellation is submitted to one of the service ministers in the matters related violating the law.
3- The interpellation request shall be submitted to the Chairman indicating the interpellation subject with a demonstrating note attached. This note shall include a statement about the questioned matters, the main points in the interpellation, the grounds for interpellation requesters, the violations attributed to whom the interpellation has been addressed, and
reasons supporting the views of the
interpellators.
4- An interpellation shall not be submitted in a matter that has been discussed by the Council in the same annual session.
5- The interpellation request shall not be submitted during the last week of the annual session. In case the annual session comes to an end before taking a decision on the interpellation request, the discussion continues in the following annual session only if the 15 members who submitted the request insist on discussing it. The request shall not be discussed by the end of the term
of the Council.
The Procedures:
1- The Chairman of the Council shall refer the request to the Bureau
for evaluation and expressing its opinion whether the request meets the conditions stipulated in Article 58 (bis 43) of the Basic Statute of the state.
2- In case of the Bureau’s reservation to the request, the Chairman shall invite the requesters to a joint meeting with the Bureau within a week of such request in order to discuss it. If they insist on discussing it, the Chairman shall refer it to the concerned minister and shall
set a date for discussion within 15 days from the date of sending it.
3- The minister may respond to the interpellation in writing. A copy of the response shall be sent to each member who signed in the interpellation request.
4- The requesting members may withdraw their interpellation or simply receive the minister’s response in writing before the sitting set for discussion in 48 hours at least.
5- If one of the requesting members of the interpellation withdraws, the minister receiving the request is dismissed, or the membership of one of the requesting members
is terminated, for whatever reason, unless another requesting member insists on it, the interpellation shall not be discussed. The number of the requesting members shall not be less than 15 members.
6- In the sitting, the Chairman of the Council shall call a representative from the members to explain their interpellation within half an hour.
7- The minister shall address his response, then one of the requesting members shall briefly comment on it. The Chairman may give the floor to one of the supporters and one of the opponents before closing the discussion.
8- After closing the discussion and with the agreement of the majority of the members, the Bureau shall decide whether to consider the minister’s response as sufficient and movie to discuss the agenda or to refer the matter to the concerned committee to prepare a report regarding the result of the interpellation. The result shall be discussed in the following sitting and then a decision shall be made by the majority of the members.
9- The Chairman of the Council shall refer the results of the interpellation to His Majesty and notify the Council of that in the following sitting.
10- The discussion of the interpellation is postponed until the following week sitting if the concerned minister does not attend the sitting set for discussion. In case the minister is again absent in the next sitting set for discussion, the Council shall discuss the interpellation and take a decision, after the consent of the majority of members present.
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