CHAPTER SEVEN. General Provisions
Article 72
The application of this Basic Statute shall not prejudice treaties and agreements the Sultanate has entered into with other countries, international institutions and organisations.
Article 73
No provision of this Basic Statute shall be suspended except during periods of martial law and within the limits prescribed by the Law.
Article 74
The Laws shall be published in the Official Gazette within two weeks from the day of their issuance. They shall come into force on the date of their publication, unless another date is stated therein.
Article 75
The provisions of the Laws shall only apply to events occurring from the date of the Laws coming into force. They shall have no effect on events prior to that date unless, otherwise stipulated therein. This exception shall not include penal, taxation and financial dues laws.
Article 76
Treaties and agreements shall not have the force of Law except after their ratification. In no case shall treaties and agreements have secret terms contradicting their declared ones.
Article 77
Whatever is stipulated by applicable laws, regulations, decrees, orders and decisions in force at the time when this Basic Statute comes into effect, shall remain in force provided that they are not in conflict with any of its provisions.
Article 78
The competent authorities shall take steps for issuance of laws necessitated by this Basic Statute within two years from the date of its coming into force.
Article 79
Laws and procedures which have the force of law shall conform to the provisions of the Basic Statute of the State.
Article 80
No authority in the State shall issue regulations, by-laws, decisions, or directives that contradict the provisions of the Laws and decrees in force, or international treaties and agreements which are part of the Law of the Country.
Article 81
This Statute shall not be amended except in the manner in which it was promulgated.
