The Specialized Commissions of the Parliament of Iran are groups of representatives that are formed with the aim of expertly reviewing the

plans A plan is typically any diagram or list of steps with details of timing and resources, used to achieve an objective to do something. It is commonly understood as a temporal set of intended actions through which one expects to achieve a goal. ...

and bills proposed in the

Islamic Consultative Assembly The Islamic Consultative Assembly ( fa, مجلس شورای اسلامی, Majles-e Showrā-ye Eslāmī), also called the Iranian Parliament, the Iranian Majles (Arabicised spelling Majlis) or ICA, is the national legislative body of Iran. The P ...

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. Pursuant to Article 66 of the

Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ( fa, قانون اساسی جمهوری اسلامی ایران, ''Qanun-e Asasi-ye Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Iran'') was December 1979 Iranian constitutional referendum, adopted by referendum on 2 ...

, the number of commissions and the term of office of the representatives in them will be specified in the Law on Internal Regulations of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Parliament of Iran). Article 85 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran also states: Normally, the plans and bills of the

Iranian parliament The Islamic Consultative Assembly ( fa, مجلس شورای اسلامی, Majles-e Showrā-ye Eslāmī), also called the Iranian Parliament, the Iranian Majles (Arabicised spelling Majlis) or ICA, is the national legislative body of Iran. The P ...

are first examined by the relevant commissions, and during the draft in the open court of the parliament, the final opinion of the commission is asked and announced.

Regulations

Pursuant to Article 38 of the Law on Internal Regulations of the

, the

Parliament of Iran The Islamic Consultative Assembly ( fa, مجلس شورای اسلامی, Majles-e Showrā-ye Eslāmī), also called the Iranian Parliament, the Iranian Majles (Arabicised spelling Majlis) or ICA, is the national legislative body of Iran. The Pa ...

has specialized commissions in two categories of ''Privileged commissions'' and ''Expert commissions'' with a specific scope of duties as described in the internal regulations of the parliament. The number of members of ''Expert commissions'' is at least nineteen and at most twenty-three, and the number of members of ''Privileged commissions'' is determined according to Articles (39) to (44) of the internal regulations.

Duties and authorities

Pursuant to Article 45 of the Law on Internal Regulations of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, each of the ''Expert commissions'' of the parliament of Iran that are formed in accordance with these by-laws have the following duties and authorities in their specialized areas:

Commissions

Currently, the specialized commissions of the

(

) formed under two categories of ''Privileged commissions'' and ''Expert commissions'' in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Internal Regulations of the Islamic Consultative Assembly. These commissions include:

Privileged commissions

Expert commissions

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