King Fahd decreed a new Majlis Al Shura Law on 24 November 2000, which replaced the previous law that had been effective since 1928, and decreed the bylaws of the council and their supplements on 22 August 1993. The first term council (1993–1997) had a speaker and 60 members.[5]:949 The membership was increased by 30 in each of the following terms: the second term 90 members (1997–2001),[5]:950 third term (2001–2005) and fourth term (2005–2009).