In accordance with the provisions of Article (18) of the Legislative Decree No. 55 of 2002 with respect to the Internal Regulation,   the Council Office is competent to do the following:

 a-      Prepares the agenda for the Council’s meetings taking into account the priorities for listing draft laws referred by the chairman of the Council of Representatives and the major current subjects. The chairman will announce the agenda and notifies the members and the Government before sufficient time from the time of the meeting. 

 b-     Decides on the objections received by the Council in respect of the wording of the minutes of meeting.

 c-      Reviews the proposed annual budget of the Council and its draft final accounts as maybe submitted by the chairman prior to the submission of the same to the Council for ratification.

 d-   Follows-up the activities of the Council’s committees and their reports and assists these committees in laying down the principles and rules that governs its tasks and co-coordinating the various types of their activities.

 e-   Nominates anybody it deems fit to represent the Council locally as maybe recommended by the chairman of the Council in preparation of proposing the same to the Council for its approval.

f-    Studies the reports presented by delegations on their assignments and visits before submitting the same to the Council.

g-   Carries out the administrative tasks of the Council during the intervals of terms of convention of the Council as maybe requested by the chairman. 

h-   Studies any matters that maybe presented by the chairman related to the members who fail to perform their duties or those whose attitudes do not conform with the dignity of a member prior to submitting the issue to the Council to take necessary action.  

i -    Discusses any other issues that the chairman may ask its opinion.