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The Senate, including the Speaker, shall consist of a number not exceeding one-half of the number of the House of Representatives. (Art. 63)

The Parliament shall consist of two Houses: The Senate and the House of Representatives. (Art. 62)

1. No person shall be a member of the Senate and the House of Representatives:
a. Who is not a Jordanian.
b. Who was adjudged bankrupt and has not been legally discharged.
c. Who was interdicted and the interdiction has not been removed.
d. Who was sentenced to imprisonment for a period exceeding one year for a non-political crime and has not been pardoned.
e. Who is insane or imbecile.
f. Who is of the relatives of the King in the degree of consanguinity to be prescribed by a special law.
... (Art. 75)

The King appoints the members of the Senate and appoints the Speaker of the Senate from amongst them and accepts their resignation. (Art. 36)

In addition to the conditions prescribed in Article (75) of this Constitution, a member of the House of Representatives must have completed thirty calendar years of his age. (Art. 70)

The Legislative Power shall be vested in the Parliament and the King. The Parliament shall consist of the Senate and the House of Representatives. (Art. 25)

1. The House of Representatives shall be composed of members elected by general, secret and direct election in accordance with an election law which shall ensure the following matters and principles :
a. The right of candidates to observe the electoral process.
b. The punishment of those adversely influencing the voters' will.
c. The integrity of the electoral process in all of its stages.
… (Art. 67)

The Sharia Courts alone shall have the jurisdiction - in accordance with their own laws - in the following matters:
1. Matters of personal status of Muslims.
2. Cases of blood money (Diya) if the two parties are both Muslims or one of the parties is not a Muslim and the two parties consent to that the right of jurisdiction be for the Sharia Courts.
3. Matters pertaining to Islamic (Waqfs). (Art. 105)

Religious Courts shall be divided into:
1. The Sharia Courts
2. The Tribunals of other Religious Communities (Art. 104)

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2. Matters of personal status are the matters specified by law and in accordance therewith fall within the sole jurisdiction of the Sharia Courts when the parties are Muslims. (Art. 103)