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United Arab Emirates Constitution

Having perused the UAE Temporary Constitution, and

Based on the memorandum submitted by the Prime Minister of the UAE, and The approval of the Council of Ministers,

There is hereby added a paragraph at the end of Article (1) of the UAE Temporary Constitution providing as follows: “Where a new member accedes to the UAE, the Federal Supreme Council determines the number of the seats allocated to that member in the Federal National Council in excess of the seats specified in Article (68) of this Constitution.”

This constitutional amendment shall be put into operation from the date it is issued and shall be published in the Official Gazette.

Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan President, United Arab Emirates

Issued at the Presidency Palace in Abu Dhabi on 10 February 1972