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The Consultative Council (Majlis al-shura) is the name given to the upper house of the National Assembly the main legislative body of Bahrain.The Council comprises forty members appointed directly by the King of Bahrain. The forty seats of the Consultative Council combined with the forty elected seats of the Council of Representatives form the National Assembly of Bahrain. All laws (except for Royal decrees) have to be passed by both chambers of the Assembly.
