Constitution

Libya 2011 Constitution (reviewed 2012)

CHAPTER FIVE. FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 34

Documents and laws of a constitutional character which were in force before this Declaration shall be repealed.

Article 35

All provisions established in the existing legislation shall remain in force insofar as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Declaration until they are amended or repealed. Any reference in these laws to the so-called “People’s Congresses” or “General People’s Congress” shall be understood as reference to the National Transitional Council or the General National Congress. Any reference to the so-called “General People’s Committee” or “People’s Committees” shall be understood as reference to the executive board and the members of the executive board or to the interim government and the members of the interim government, each within the limit of its jurisdiction. Every reference to the “Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya” shall be considered as a reference to Libya.

Article 36

Any provision figuring in this document shall not be repealed or amended except by another provision adopted by the National Transitional Council with a majority of two thirds of its members.

Article 37

This Declaration shall be published in the different media. It shall be in force as of the date of its publication.