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United Arab Emirates Constitution the UAE. The FNC, by way of exception, may by decision taken by majority vote of the members and subject to the approval of the Council of Ministers, hold its sessions in any other place in the UAE.

The FNC shall decide upon the validity of the mandateof its members. It shall also decide upon disqualifying members, if they lose one of the required conditions,, [sic] by a majority of all its members and on the proposal of five among them., [sic] the FNC shall be competent to accept resignation from membership., [sic] The resignation shall be considered as final from the date of its acceptance by FNC

A member of the FNC represents the entire people of the UAE and not merely the Emirate which that member represents in the FNC.

The FNC meets in an annual regular session for a minimum of seven months, commencing on the third week of October every year. The FNC may be called into a special session, if necessary. The FNC may not hear at a special session any matter other than those for which it has been