Article 43 of the Saudi Law of Legal Practice

المادة 43 من نظام المحاماة · الباب الرابع: أحكام عامة وانتقالية

The article provides for publishing the Law of Legal Practice in the Official Gazette, for it to take effect 90 days after publication, and for the repeal of any provisions that conflict with it.

Official text (Arabic)

This article has not been amended since the law was issued.

ينشر هذا النظام في الجريدة الرسمية، ويعمل به بعد تسعين يوما من تاريخ نشره. ويلغي كل ما يتعارض معه من أحكام.

This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers

Article 43 explained in plain English

This article sets when the Law begins to apply and what effect it has on earlier provisions.

What the article provides:

Publication: The Law is published in the Official Gazette.
Entry into force: It takes effect 90 days after the date of its publication, not the date of its issuance. This period allows those concerned to prepare for its provisions.
Repeal: Any provisions that conflict with it are repealed.

Meaning of the repeal: The article does not repeal all earlier provisions on the practice of law in an absolute way; it repeals only what conflicts with this Law. What does not conflict with it is not covered by this repeal, by the text of the article.

Importance of the date of entry into force: Some articles of the Law count their periods from the date it takes effect or comes into force, so the date of entry into force set by this article is the starting point for those periods. The article does not give a specific date; it ties it to the date of publication.

This article is connected to Article 42, which charges the Minister of Justice with issuing the Implementing Regulations and publishing them in the Official Gazette, and with issuing the decisions needed to implement the Law. Anyone who needs to know the effect of the Law's entry into force on a situation that existed before it can consult a lawyer specialized in the laws governing the legal profession.

Translated from our Arabic explanation with machine assistance. For guidance only; it does not replace advice from a lawyer on your situation.

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