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Part 9 - Transitory and Final Provisions Slovak Republic
Article..152
(1) The constitutional statutes, laws and other generally binding rules shall remain in force in the Slovak Republic unless they are in contradiction with this Constitution. They can be derogated and abrogated by the appropriate authorities of the Slovak Republic.
(2) Laws and other generally binding regulations passed in the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic shall become inopertive on the ninetieth day after the publication of a decision made by the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic on their invalidity and according to promulgation procedures fixed by law.
(3) The power to invalidate legislation shall be vested in the decision of the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic under the provisions defined in Article 130.
(4) Constitutional statutes, laws and other generally binding rules shall be interpreted and applied in conformity with this Constitution.
Article..153
The Slovak Republic shall be the successor to all the rights and duties ensuing from international treaties and agreements binding on the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic to the extent fixed by a constitutional statute issued in the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic or to the extent specified in an agreement made between the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic.
Article..154
(1) The Slovak National Council elected under Article 103 of the Czecho-Slovak Federation Constitutional Act 143/1968 and its amendments shall operate under the new name of the National Council of the Slovak Republic as provided by this Constitution. Its term begins on the election date of the Slovak National Council.
(2) The Government of the Slovak Republic appointed under Article 122, section (1 ) a) of the Czecho-Slovak Federation Constitutional Act 143/1968 and its amendments shall be deemed to be the government appointed under this Constitution.
(3) The President of the Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic and the Attorney-General of the Slovak Republic appointed under the previous legislation shall remain in office until appointed under this Constitution.
(4) Judges elected under the previous statutory enactments shall be deemed to have been elected to office for indefinite term under this Constitution.
Article..154a
The President of the National Council of the Slovak Republic shall announce presidential elections under this constitutional statute within 30 days from entering into force of the law passed under Art. 101 section 10.".
Article..155
The following laws are hereby abrogated: (1) The Slovak National Council Constitutional Statute 50/1990 concerning the name, the state emblem, the state flag, the state seal and the state anthem of the Slovak Republic;
(2) The Slovak National Council Constitutional Statute 79/1990 concerning the number of representatives in the Slovak National Council, the solemn vow taken by the representatives to the Slovak National Council, members of the Government of the Slovak Republic and the local government representatives in the National Committees and the official term of the Slovak National Council.
Article..156
This Constitution of the Slovak Republic shall enter into effect on the day of its Proclamation except for the following: Article 3, section (2), Article 23, section (4) in the cases of expelling or extraditing an alien; Articles 53 and 84, section (3) in the case of war against another state, Article 86 subsection k) and 1 ) and Article 102 subsection g) in the case of academic appointments of university professors, presidents of universities, and promotions of military generals, Article 102, subsections j) and k) and Article 152 section 1, second clause in the case of constitutional statutes, laws and other general binding rules issued by the appropriate authorities in the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic which shall become operative concurrently with the appropriate constitutional changes in the Czech and Slovak Republic under the provisions of this Constitution.
