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Updates from July 2022 to July 2023
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We have added the text of the amending law, Law No. 16/2022 of February 10, 2022, in Albanian from the Official Gazette.
We have added the consolidated text of the Constitution of 1989 [1996/2016/2020] in English from the Venice Commission.
The Constitution of the Republic of Angola, 2010, has been amended by Law No. 18/21 of August 16, 2021. We have added the amending law in Portuguese from the Official Gazette. We have also added the consolidated text, as amended to 2021, in Portuguese from the Constitutional Tribunal and the Official Gazette.
We have added the consolidated text of the Constitution of 1995, as amended to 2020, in Armenian from the National Assembly.
The Constitution of 1920 [1929/30][1945] was further amended by the following:
• Federal Act 85/2022 concerning Art. 151
• Federal Act 141/2022 concerning Art. 151
• Federal Act 222/2022, concerning Art. 151
We have added the text of the amending laws in German from the Federal Law Gazette. We have also included the consolidated text as amended to 2022, in German from the Federal Chancellery.
We have added the consolidated text of the Constitution of 1966, as amended to 2021, from the Government site.
We have added the Constitution of 1994, as amended to 2022, in English from the Venice Commission. This consolidated text includes the amendments adopted at the Referendum of February 27, 2022.
The Constitution Act of 1981 was further amended by Act No. 25 of 2022, the Belize Constitution (Tenth Amendment) Act, 2022. We have added the text of the amending law from the Government Printer.
We have added the following:
The text of the following amending laws were added in Portuguese from the Chamber of Deputies, Official Gazette, and Presidency:
• Constitutional Amendment No. 123, 2022 [re: Art. 225; ADCT: Art. 120]
• Constitutional Amendment No. 124, 2022 [re: Art. 198 §§ 12, 13]
• Constitutional Amendment No. 125, 2022 [re: Art. 105]
• Constitutional Amendment No. 126, 2022
• Constitutional Amendment No. 127, 2022
• Constitutional Amendment No. 128, 2022
• Constitutional Amendment No. 129, 2023
The Portuguese consolidated text, as amended to 2022, from the Chamber of Deputies and Presidency for:
• Constitutional Amendment No. 125
• Constitutional Amendment No. 128
• Constitutional Amendment No. 129
The English consolidated text, as amended to 2022, from the Senate for:
• Constitutional Amendment No. 122
• Constitutional Amendment No. 125
• Constitutional Amendment No. 128
The Portuguese consolidated text of the ADCT only, as amended to 2022 [Constitutional Amendment No. 123] from the Chamber of Deputies.
The English consolidated text of the ADCT, updated to Constitutional Amendment No. 119 of 2022, from the Chamber of Deputies.
The Portuguese consolidated text of the Transitional Constitutional Provisions Act, 1988 [ADCT], as amended to 2022 [Constitutional Amendment No. 127], from the Chamber of Deputies.
The English consolidated text of the Transitional Constitutional Provisions Act, 1988 [ADCT], updated through Constitutional Amendment No. 128, from the Senate.
Additionally, we have added the following English translations, translated by Professor Keith Rosenn:
• Introductory Notes and Summaries of Amendments to the Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Amendments 1–128 (1992–2022)
• The Non-inserted Provisions from Amending Laws, in translation as a group, as updated to No. 127 of 22 December 2022
• The consolidated text of the Temporary Constitutional Provisions Act, 1988, as amended to 2022 [Constitutional Amendment No. 127]
• The consolidated text of the Constitution of 1988, as amended to 2022 [Constitutional Amendment No. 128]
Lastly, we have added to the collection of amending laws for the Constitution of the Republic of the United States of Brazil, 1937. The following constitutional laws, in Portuguese, have been added from the Chamber of Deputies:
• Constitutional Law No. 4, 1940
• Constitutional Law No. 8, 1942
• Constitutional Law No. 13, 1945
• Constitutional Law No. 19, 1945
• Constitutional Law No. 20, 1946
• Constitutional Law No. 21, 1946
The Constitution of 1993 was further amended by the Amending Law of 2022. We have added the text of the amending law in Khmer from the Ministry of Justice.
We have added the Constitution Amendment, 2022 (Saskatchewan Act) to the collection of Amending Laws for Canada. We include the text from the Canada Gazette, which features the Act in both English and French.
We have added the following:
The Final Draft of the Constitution of Chile of July 4, 2022, in Spanish from the Constitutional Convention. This was later rejected at the Referendum of September 4, 2022.
The Constitution of 1980 as codified in 2005 was further amended by the following:
• Law No. 21.481 of August 23, 2022
• Law No. 21.524 of January 4, 2023
• Law No. 21.533 of January 17, 2023
• Law No. 21.535 of January 21, 2023
• Law No. 21.542 of January 27, 2023
• Law No. 21.568 of April 21, 2023
• Law No. 21.574 of April 28, 2023
We have added the Spanish text of the amending laws from the Library of the National Congress and Official Gazette.
Additionally, we add the Spanish consolidated text from the Library of National Congress:
• Law No. 21.481, as amended to 2022
• Law No. 21.524, as amended to 2023
• Law No. 21.533, as amended to 2023
• Law No. 21.542, as amended to 2023
• Law No. 21.568, as amended to 2023
• Law No. 21.574, as amended to 2023
We have also updated our own translation of the consolidated text correspondingly.
Lastly, we have added the Draft Constitution of 2023, released in June, to the collection of Fundamental Laws for Chile. The preliminary draft of the new Constitution was compiled by the Expert Commission. The Constitutional Council will review it.
The Constitution of 1991 was further amended by Legislative Act No. 1 of July 5, 2023 and Legislative Act No. 2 of July 6, 2023. We have added the text of the amending law [Legislative Act No. 1] in Spanish from the Presidency and Ministry of Justice, and the text of the amending law [Legislative Act No. 2] in Spanish from the Presidency. Additionally, we added the consolidated text, as amended to the Legislative Act. No 2 of 2023, in Spanish from the Juridical Secretariat of the District of the Office of the Mayor of Bogota. We have also updated our own consolidated text accordingly.
We have added the consolidated text of the Constitution of 1949, as amended to 2020 [Law No. 9850], in Spanish from the Offices of the Procurator General.
The Constitution of 1960 was further amended by:
• The Seventeenth Amendment of the Constitution Law, 2022
• The Eighteenth Amendment of the Constitution Law, 2023, amending Art. 111
We have added the amending text in Greek from the Official Gazette.
In addition, we have added the following consolidated texts:
• As amended to 2022, to Law 103(I) of 2022, from the Cyprus Bas Association
• As amended to 2023, to Law 3(I) of 2023, in Greek from the Cyprus Bas Association and the Office of the Law Commissioner
We have added the consolidated text of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Basic Freedoms of 1991/2, as amended to 2021, in Czech from the Chamber of Deputies.
We have added the Spanish consolidated text of the Constitution of 2008, as amended to 2021, from the Constitutional Court of Ecuador.
We have added the following amending laws in Finnish from the Ministry of Justice to the Parliament Act of 1928:
• Law 454 of 1970
• Laws 4, 341, and 685 of 1969
• Law 534 of 1964
• Laws 209 and 335 of 1955
• Law 276 of 1954
• Laws 619, 626, and 775 of 1948
• Laws 771 and 839 of 1944
We have added the consolidated text of the Constitution of the Gabonese Republic, 1991, as amended to 2020 [Law No. 046/2020], in French from the National Assembly.
Additionally, the Constitution of 1991 was further amended by Law No. 001/2023 of April 13, 2023. We have added the text of the amending law in French from the Official Gazette.
We now include the consolidated text of the Constitution of 1995, as amended to 2018, in English from the Venice Commission.
The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, 1949, was further amended by the Law of June 28, 2022, BGBI I S. 968. We have added the text of the amending law in German from the Official Gazette, the Bundesgesetzblatt. Additionally, we have added the consolidated text, as amended to 2022, in German from the Federal Ministry of Justice and Bundestag, and in English from the Bundestag. We have also included the German print edition of the consolidated text, as amended to 2022, from the Bundestag.
The Constitution of 1949 was further amended by the Law of December 19, 2022, BGBl I S. 2478. We have added the amending law in German from the Official Gazette, the Bundesgesetzblatt and the consolidated text, as amended to 2022, in German from the Federal Ministry of Justice. Additionally, we added the online edition of the consolidated text, as amended to 2022, in German from the Bundestag.
We have added the consolidated text of the Constitution of Greece, 1975, as amended to 2019, in both English and French from the Hellenic Parliament. The consolidated texts are revised to the Resolution of November 25, 2019 of the IXth Revisionary Parliament.
The Fundamental Law of Hungary, 2011, was further amended by the Amendment of 19 July 2022. We have added the text of the amending law in Hungarian from the Official Gazette.
Additionally we have added the following consolidated texts of the Fundamental Law of Hungary, 2011:
• As amended to 2022 [Enters into force 1 November 2022], in English from the Ministry of Justice
• As amended to 2022 [as in force 23 July 2022] from the Ministry of Justice in French, English, and German, as well as in Hungarian from the Official Gazette.
• As amended to 2022 [which includes the Amendment of 24 May 2022], in English from the Ministry of Justice.
We have added the Constitution of India, the Consolidation of November 26, 2021 [One Hundred and Fifth Amendment Act, 2021], in Hindi from the Ministry of Law and Justice.
We have added the following consolidated text, in English, translations provided by Dr. Sheila Hattis Rolef through the Knesset. The translation texts of the Basic Laws include all amendments adopted through May 1, 2022.
• Basic Law: The Government, 2001, as amended to 2021 [Amendment No. 10]
• Basic Law: The Knesset, as amended to 2021 [Amendment No. 51]
• Basic Law: The State Economy, as amended to 2021 [Amendment No. 51]
Additionally, we have added the following consolidated texts in Hebrew from the Knesset.
• Basic Law: The Government, 2001, as amended to 2022 [Amendment No. 11]
• Basic Law: The Knesset, 1958, as amended to 2023 [Amendment No. 52]
• Basic Law: The Government, 2001, as amended to 2023 [Amendment No. 12]
• Basic Law: State Economy of 1975, as amended to 2023 [Amendment No. 13]
The Constitution of 1947 was further amended by the Constitutional Law of November 7, 2022. We have added the text of the amending law in Italian from the Parliament and Official Gazette.
We have also added the consolidated text, as amended to 2022 [7 November 2022], in Italian from the Portale Normattiva, and English from the Senate, as well as the Italian annotated consolidated text from the Senate.
The Constitution of 1952 was further amended by the Amendments of January 31, 2022. We have added the text of the amending law in Arabic from the Official Gazette. We have also added the consolidated text, as amended to 2022, in Arabic from the Independent Election Commission.
The Constitution of 1995 was further amended by Law No. 142-VII ZRK of September 17, 2022. We have added the text of the amending law in both Kazakh and Russian from the Ministry of Justice. We also include the consolidated text as amended to 2022, to 142-VII ZRK, in Kazakh, Russian, and English from the Ministry of Justice. Additionally, we have added the consolidated text, as amended to 2022 [Law No. 107 of June 8, 2022], in English from the Ministry of Justice.
We have added the original text of the Constitution of 2021 in Kyrgyz and Russian from the Supreme Council. Additionally, we added the English text of the Constitution of 2021 from the Venice Commission.
The Constitution of 1993 was further amended by the Tenth Amendment of the Constitution Act, 2022. We have added the text of the amending law from the Government Gazette.
The Constitution of 1868 was further amended by four Amendments, all of January 17, 2023. We have added the text of the following four amending laws in French from the Official Gazette:
• Amendments of January 17, 2023 [re: Chs. IV, Vbis]
• Amendment of January 17, 2023 [re: Ch. II]
• Amendments of January 17, 2023 [re: Chs. II, III, V, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII]
• Amendment of January 17, 2023 [re: Ch. VI]
Additionally, we have added the consolidated text of the Constitution of 1868, as amended to 2023, in French from the Ministry of State.
The Constitution of 1994 was further amended by Act No. 13 of 2020. We have added the text of the amending law from the Government Printer. Additionally, we included the consolidated text, as amended to 2020, from the Government/Laws.Africa.
The Constitution of 1963 was further amended by Act A1663, Constitution (Amendment) (No. 3) Act, 2022. We have added the text of the amending law in English and Malay from the Government.
We have added the original text of the new Constitution of Mali [2023] in French from the Official Gazette.
The Constitution of 1917 was further amended by the the following four amending laws. For each we have added the following:
Decree of November 18, 2022, concerning the Fifth Transitory Article. We have added the text in Spanish from the Official Gazette, the Spanish consolidated text, as amended to 2022, from the Chamber of Deputies, Electoral Tribunal, and the National Juridical order. We have also included our own translation.
Decree of 8 May 2023, concerning the promotion of cultural heritage, history, and local identity through symbols of the federative entities. We have added the text of the amending law in Spanish from the Diario Oficial. Additionally, we added the Spanish consolidated text, as amended to 2023, from the Chamber of Deputies and Electoral Tribunal. We have updated our own current translation accordingly.
Decree of 29 May 2023, concerning the suspension of rights to hold office, employment, or public service commission. We now include the text of the amending law in Spanish from the Diario Oficial. Additionally, we include the Spanish consolidated text, as amended to 2023, from the Chamber of Deputies, the National Juridical Order, and Electoral Tribunal.
Decree of 6 June 2023, regarding the minimum age to hold public office. We have added the text of the amending law in Spanish from the Diario Oficial. Additionally, we include the Spanish consolidated text, as amended to 2023, from the Chamber of Deputies and Electoral Tribunal. We have updated our own current translation accordingly.
The Constitution of 1994 was further amended by Law No. 52 of March 16, 2023, concerning Art. 13. We have added the text of the amending law in both Russian and Romanian from the Ministry of Justice, and in English from the Moldova Constitutional Court.
Additionally, we added the consolidated text of the Constitution of 1994, as amended to 2023, in both Romanian and Russian from the Ministry of Justice.
The Constitution of 1992 was further amended by:
• The Amendments to the Constitution, 2022. We have added the Mongolian text of the amending law from Parliament, and the consolidated text, as amended to 2022, in Mongolian from the Legal Information System.
• The Constitution Amendment of May 31, 2023, which adopts a mixed electoral system and increases the size of Parliament. We have added the text of the amending law in Mongolian from the Parliament site.
The Constitution of 1968 was further amended by the Constitution (Amendment) Act 2022. We have added text of the amending law from the Government.
The Basic Law of the Kingdom of the Netherlands of 1983 was further amended by various amendments, all published in the Staatsblad. We have added the text of the following amending laws in Dutch:
• Staatsblad 2022 335 [re: Art. 137]
• Staatsblad 2022 334 [re: Art. 13]
• Staatsblad 2022 333 [re: Additional Arts. I, II]
• Staatsblad 2022 332 [re: General Provision]
• Staatsblad 2022 331 [re: Art. 17]
• Staatsblad 2022 316 [re: Art. 55]
We have added 38 reprints to the collection of statutory acts governing constitutional matters in New Zealand. These include the following:
• Public Service Act of 2020, reprint of July 29, 2022
• Privacy Act of 2020, reprint of July 1, 2022
• Intelligence and Security Act of 2017, reprint of July 1, 2022
• Senior Courts Act of 2016, reprint of April 12, 2022
• District Court Act of 2016, reprint of April 12, 2022
• New Zealand Sign Language Act of 2006, reprint of July 1, 2022
• Crown Entities Act of 2004, reprint of July 1, 2022
• Local Government Act of 2002, reprint of April 12, 2022
• Local Electoral Act of 2001, reprint of July 1, 2022
• Public Audit Act of 2001, reprint of July 1, 2022
• Public Finance Act of 1989, reprint of July 1, 2022
• State-Owned Enterprises Act of 1986, reprint of July 1, 2022
• Official Information Act of 1982, reprint of April 12, 2022
• Privacy Act of 2020, as updated to September 1, 2022
• Local Electoral Act of 2001, as updated to September 1, 2022
• Local Government Act of 2002, as updated to September 1, 2022
• Electoral Act of 1993, as updated to September 1, 2022
• Public Service Act of 2020, reprint of September 8, 2022
• Crown Entities Act of 2004, reprint of October 6, 2022
• Electoral Act of 1993, as updated to January 1, 2023
• Human Rights Act of 1993, as updated to December 1, 2022
• Citizens Initiated Referenda Act of 1993, as updated to April 12, 2022
• Judicial Review Procedure Act of 2016, as updated to December 1, 2022
• Te Ture mo Te Reo Maori and Maori Language Act of 2016, as updated to October 28, 2021
• Public Service Act of 2020, as updated to March 16, 2023
• Te Ture Whenua Maori Act and Maori Land Act of 1993, as updated to November 29, 2022
• Citizenship Act of 1977, as updated to September 1, 2022
• Defence Act of 1990, as updated to December 1, 2022
• Ombudsmen Act of 1975, as updated to October 6, 2022
• Privacy Act of 2020, as updated to November 30, 2022
• Treaty of Waitangi Act of 1975, as updated to December 17, 2022
• Crown Entities Act of 2004, as updated to January 1, 2023
• New Zealand Sign Language Act of 2006, as updated to April 5, 2023
• Courts (Remote Participation) Act of 2010, as updated to October 20, 2022
• Royal Succession Act of 2013, as updated to October 28, 2021
• Privacy Act of 2020, as updated to April 20, 2023
• Local Government Act of 2002, as updated to April 13, 2023
• Local Electoral Act of 2001, as updated to March 31, 2023
We have added the consolidated text of the Constitution of 1986/87, as amended to 2021, in Spanish from the Official Gazette.
The Constitution of 1999 was further amended by the Fifth Alteration Acts of 2023. We have added texts of the amending laws from the Official Gazette:
• Constitution of the Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration, No. 1) Act, 2023
• Constitution of the Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration, No. 2) Act, 2023
• Constitution of the Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration, No. 3) Act, 2023
• Constitution of the Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration, No. 4) Act, 2023
• Constitution of the Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration, No. 5) Act, 2023
• Constitution of the Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration, No. 6) Act, 2023
• Constitution of the Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration, No. 8) Act, 2023
• Constitution of the Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration, No. 9) Act, 2023
• Constitution of the Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration, No. 10) Act, 2023
• Constitution of the Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration, No. 12) Act, 2023
• Constitution of the Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration, No. 15) Act, 2023
• Constitution of the Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration, No. 16) Act, 2023
• Constitution of the Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration, No. 17) Act, 2023
• Constitution of the Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration, No. 23) Act, 2023
• Constitution of the Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration, No. 32) Act, 2023
• Constitution of the Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration, No. 34) Act, 2023
• Constitution of the Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration, No. 37) Act, 2023
Additionally, we have added the consolidated text, as amended to 2023 [Fifth Alteration], from the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC).
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Norway, 1814, was further amended by the following. We have added the text of the amending laws in Norwegian Nynorsk from the Official Gazette.
• Resolution of June 1 / June 22, 2022 No. 1133
• Resolution of January 12 / January 27, 2023 No. 92 [re: Sec. 116]
• Resolution of May 15 / May 26, 2023 No. 739 [Sec. 108]
Additionally we have added the consolidated text of these amending laws in Norwegian Bokmal, Norwegian Nynorsk, and English from the Ministry of Justice.
The Constitution of 1993 was further amended by Law No. 31507 of July 3, 2022. We have added the text of the amending law in Spanish from the Official Gazette. Additionally, included is the consolidated text, as amended to Law No. 31507 of July 3, 2022, in Spanish from the Publications of the Official Gazette. This amending law was previously published in July 2021 [Law No. 31305] but became null in late 2021. The amending law was then approved and republished this year.
The Constitution of 1993 was further amended by the following amendments of October 4, 2022:
• Decree No. 5-FKZ
• Decree No. 6-FKZ
• Decree No. 7-FKZ
• Decree No. 8-FKZ
We have added the text of the amending laws in Russian from the State System of Legal Information of the Russian Federation (PRAVO). Also, we have added the consolidated text, as amended to 2022, in Russian from PRAVO.
We have added the consolidated text of the Constitution of 2006, as amended to 2022, in English from the Venice Commission.
The Constitution of 1991 was further amended by the Constitution of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act, 2022. We have added the text of the amending law from the Official Gazette.
The Constitution of 1963 was further amended by the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore. We have added the text of the following amending laws from the Government Gazette:
• (Amendment No. 2) Act, 2022
• (Amendment No. 3) Act, 2022
• (Amendment) Act, 2023
The Constitution of 1992 was further amended by
• Constitutional Law No. 378/2022 of November 8, 2022
• Constitutional Law No. 24/2023 of January 25, 2023
• Constitutional Law No. 241/2023 of June 15, 2023, concerning Art.39a
We have added the Slovak text of the amending laws from the Ministry of Justice’s Collection of Laws. Additionally, we have added the consolidated Slovak text, from the Ministry of Justice’s Collection of Laws.
We also added the consolidated text of the Constitution, as amended to 2023 [Enters into force 26 January 2023], in English from the Venice Commission.
The Constitution of 1991 was further amended by the Law of May 27, 2021, which concerns sign language and the language of the deaf-blind. We have added the text of the amending law in English from the National Assembly and in Slovenian from the Official Gazette. We also include the consolidated text, as amended to 2021, in both English and Slovenian from the Constitutional Court and the National Assembly.
The Constitution of 1978 was further amended by the Constitution (Amendment) Act, 2022, which alters the Constitution to suspend the operation of Section 73(3) until December 31, 2023, to dissolve the Eleventh Parliament on December 31, 2023, and for related purposes. We have added the text of the amending law from Parliament.
The Constitution of 1978 was further amended by the Twenty-First Amendment to the Constitution, 2022. We have added the text of the amending law from the Government Printer and the consolidated text from the Parliament in English, Sinhala, and Tamil.
We have added the following to the collection of fundamental laws for Sweden.
The Riksdag Act of 2014
The consolidated text, as amended to 2022, as well as the consolidated text as amended to 2023 [SFS 2023: 174] and [SFS 2023: 507], in Swedish from the Government site.
Tabulation of Amendment Laws and Consolidated Texts, now updated from 1943-2023, in Swedish from the Government.
Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression, 1991
The consolidated text, as amended to 2023 [SFS 2022: 1525], in Swedish from the Government; the text of the amending law SFS 2022:1525 in Swedish from the Government; and the Tabulation of Amendment Laws and Consolidated Texts, now updated from 1991-2023, in Swedish from the Government.
Instrument of Government, 1974
The consolidated text, as amended to 2023 [SFS 2022:1600], in Swedish from the Government; the text of the amending law SFS 2022:1600 in Swedish from the Government; and the Tabulation of Amending Laws and Consolidated Texts, now updated from 1974-2023, in Swedish from the Government.
Freedom of the Press Act, 1949
The consolidated text, as amended to 2023 [SFS 2022:1524], in Swedish from the Government; the text of the amending laws SFS 2022:1524, SFS 2022:1523 and SFS 2022:1517 in Swedish from the Government; and the Tabulation of Amending Laws and Consolidated Texts, now updated from 1949-2023, in Swedish from the Government.
We have added the consolidated text of the Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation, 1999/2000, as amended and in force, 2022 [February 13, 2022], in Romansch from the Federal Council.
The Constitution of 1999/2000 was further amended by an initiative concerning additional financing of the AVS through an increase in value added tax (VAT). We have added the text of the amending law, which was adopted at the Referendum of September 25, 2022, from the Federal Gazette. We include the document in French, Italian, and German. We also included the text of the amendment of December 17, 2021 to the federal law on old-age and survivors’ insurance (LAVS) (AVS 21), adopted at the Referendum of September 25, 2022. Since this law is linked to the reform of the AVS, it needed to pass at the Referendum as well. We included the document in French, Italian, and German from the Federal Gazette.
We have added the text of the Draft of the Constitution for Tunisia of July 2022 in Arabic from the Official Gazette and the Presidency of the Government of Tunisia.
Additionally, we have added the new text of the Constitution of the Tunisian Republic, 2022 in Arabic from the Official Gazette, and in French from the Official Journal. We also included our own translation of the consolidated text of the Constitution of 2022.
The Constitution of 1995 was further amended by the Constitution (Amendment) Act, 2018. We have added the text of the amending law from the Official Gazette. Additionally, we added the consolidated text, as amended to 2018, from the Government/Laws.Africa.
We have added various texts to Laws Concerning Constitutional Matters for the United Kingdom, including:
The original text of the following Acts from the Stationery Office [TSO] under Elizabeth II:
• British Sign Language Act of 2022
• Judicial Review and Courts Act of 2022
• Nationality and Borders Act of 2022
Additionally, we have included the explanatory notes for each Act from the Stationery Office [TSO].
We have added the original text of the following Acts from the Stationery Office [TSO] under Charles III:
• Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2022 (c. 48). This is the first Act added under the new header for the reign of King Charles III.
• Executive Formation and Organ and Tissue Donation) Act of 2023 (c.4)
• Ballot Secrecy Act 2023 (c. 12)
• Northern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) Act 2023 (c. 21)
• British Nationality (Regularisation of Past Practice) Act 2023 (c. 27)
Additionally, we have included the explanatory notes for each Act from the Stationery Office [TSO].
The Constitution of 1992 was further amended by the Referendum of April 30, 2023. We have added the text of the amending law, Law No. 3PY-837, in Uzbek from the Government. Additionally, we added the consolidated text, as amended to the Referendum of April 30, 2023, in English, Russian, and Uzbek from the Government.
On May 13, His Holiness Pope Francis issued a new constitution for Vatican City State, which entered into force on June 7. The new Fundamental Law of Vatican City State (Legge Fondamentale dello Stato Della Città del Vaticano) is the third constitution of Vatican City State in history. We have added the original text of the Fundamental Law of the State of the City of the Vatican (of May 13, 2023) in Italian from the Government.
We have added to the collection of consolidated texts for Vietnam. We now include the following original texts in Vietnamese from the Ministry of Justice:
• Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, 1946
• Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, 1959/60
• Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 1980
We now include the consolidated text of the Constitution of 2013, as amended up to 2021, from the Veritas. This consolidated text is amended up to June 20, 2023, and includes the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 2) Act, 2021 (as corrected by SI 114 of 2023).
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