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CONSTITUTION
OF THE ISLAMIC COMMUNITY IN BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA
THE COUNCIL
Article LXII
The Council of the Islamic Community is the highest representative and the main legislative body of the Islamic Community.
The responsibilities of the Council of the Islamic Community are:
- to approve the Constitution and other rules which regulate the organization and activities of the organs and institutions of the Islamic Community;
- to passe the regulations on the use of the flag and logo of the Islamic Community;
- to provide the guidelines for the work of the organs and institutions, and for the management of the property of the Islamic Community;
- to approve the budget and read and approve the financial report of the Riyasat of the Islamic Community;
- to establish institutions and funds and to approve the establishment of companies and associations within the Islamic Community;
- to appoint, transfer and dismiss the Muftis;
- to select the members of the Riyasat of the Islamic Community;
- to appoint and dismiss the Secretary-General of the Riyasat and to approve the election and dismissal of the director of the Waqf Head Office;
- to appoint the members of the Constitutional Court of the Islamic Community.
Article LXIII
The Council of the Islamic Community is consisted of 87 members, who are elected in electoral districts.
The electoral districts and the number of delgates of each district are:
Sarajevo 13 members
Tuzla 10 members
Bihac 7 members
Banja Luka 7 members
Gorazde 7 members
Mostar 7 members
Travnik 7 members
Zenica 7 members
Novi Pazar 5 members
Zagreb 5 members
Ljubljana 3 members
Austria 1 member
Germany 1 member
Norway 1 member
England 1 member
France 1 memer
Chicago, N America 1 member
Sydney, Australia 1 member
The election of the members of the Council of the Islamic Community is carried out by special bodies composed of two delegates for each Jamat in the electoral district.
The delegates of the Jamat to the electoral body are elected by the Jamat Assembly.
The election of the members of the Council of the Islamic Community is based on respect for territorial representation so that one member of the Council is elected for a given number of Muslims.
All the members of the Council of the Islamic Community from one electoral district will be elected in one place by the electoral body, in accordance with previous Article.
The electoral body of one electoral district may not have fewer then fifty members.
The Council of the Islamic Community has a president, a vice-president and a secretary.
The president, vice-president and secretary of the Council of the Islamic Community will be elected by the members of the Council at the constitutive session of the Council of the Islamic Community.
The Council of the Islamic Community may establish permanent and temporary commissions.
The president of the Council of the Islamic Community call for the sessions of the Council at least twice per annum.
It is mandatory for the president of the Council to call a sesssion of the Council of the Islamic Community upon a request either one quarter of the members of the Council, or by the Riyasat of the Islamic Community, or by the Raisu-l-ulama.