Article 72
The Amir shall, by decree, issue the regulations necessary for the execution of laws without amending or suspending such laws or making any exemption from their execution. A law may prescribe a less formal instrument than a decree for the issue of the regulations necessary for its execution.

Article 73
The Amir shall, by decree, issue sanctions and regulations necessary for the organisation of public services and administration, not conflicting with any law.

Article 74
The Amir shall appoint and dismiss civil and military officials and diplomatic representatives to foreign countries in accordance with law. He shall also accept credentials of the representatives of foreign countries.

Article 75
The Amir may, by decree, grant a pardon or commute a sentence. However, general amnesty shall not be granted except by a law and then only in respect of offences committed prior to the proposal of the amnesty.

Article 76
The Amir shall confer Orders of Honour in accordance with law.

Article 77
Coins shall be minted in the name of the Amir in accordance with law.

Article 78
Upon the accession of the Head of State his annual emoluments shall be fixed by a law for the duration of his reign.

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Chapter III
Legislative Power

Article 79
No law may be promulgated unless it has been passed by the National Assembly and sanctioned by the Amir.

Article 80
The National Assembly shall be composed of fifty members elected directly by universal suffrage and secret ballot in accordance with the provisions prescribed by the electoral law.

Ministers who are not elected members of the National Assembly shall be considered ex-officio members thereof.

Article 81
Electoral constituencies shall be determined by law.

Article 82
A member of the National Assembly shall :

Be a Kuwait by origin in accordance with law.
Be qualified as an elector in accordance with the electoral law.
Be not less than thirty calendar years of age on the day of election.
Be able to read and write Arabic well.