Final Provisions
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Final Provisions ![]()
- Constitution of Qatar
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Chapter 5: Final Provisions
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| Article 141
The Emir is issuing this Constitution and it shall come into force from
the day following the date of publication in the official gazette
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| Article 142
Laws shall be published after being approved and issued in the official
gazette within two weeks from the date of issuance. They shall come into
force after one month from the date of publication, unless another date
is stipulated in the same law.
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| Article 143
It shall be legal and valid, all that has been stipulated by laws and
regulations, issued before this Constitution came into force, unless
being amended according to its provisions. The implementation of this
Constitution shall not result in the violation of the provisions of
conventions and international agreements to which the State is a party.
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| Article 144
The Emir and a third of the members of the Advisory Council have the
right to ask for amendments to one or more Articles in this
Constitution. If the majority of the Advisory Council members initially
approve the amendment, the Council shall discuss the Constitution
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| Article by Article. For the approval of the amendment, two-third of the
members of the Advisory Council shall accept it. The amendment shall not
be valid without the approval of the Emir, and it shall be published in
the official gazette. If the proposal of amendment is initially rejected
or the issue of the amendment is rejected, it shall not be discussed
again for at least one year since the date of this rejection.
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| Article 145
Provisions concerning the Rule of State and inheritance shall not be
discussed for amendment.
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| Article 146
Provisions concerning rights and public freedom shall not be discussed
for amendment unless in cases where the purpose is to grant more rights
and guarantees in the interests of the citizens.
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| Article 147
The authority of the Emir stipulated in this Constitution shall not be
discussed for amendment during the period when someone else is
deputising for him.
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| Article 148
It is not allowed to ask for amendments to any of the Articles in this
Constitution before the completion of 10 years from the date of its
coming into force.
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| Article 149
No provision of this Constitution shall be revoked unless during the
period of the validity of the emergency provisions and in cases to be
stipulated by the law. It is also not permissible during such period to
suspend sessions of the Advisory Council or to revoke the immunity
granted to its members.
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Article 150
The Amended Temporary Basic Law applicable in the State, issued on April
19, 1972, shall be considered repealed and the special provisions
concerning the current Advisory Council shall be considered valid until
the election of a new Advisory Council.
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Constitution of Qatar
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| State and the Bases of the Rule
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| Basic components of the Society
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| General Rights and Duties
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| Organisation of Authorities
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| General Provisions
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| Emir
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| Legislative Authority
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| Executive Authority
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| Judicial Authority
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Final Provisions
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