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Guideline 48
Provisions providing dates, time-limits, exceptions, derogations and extensions, transitional provisions (in particular those relating to the effects of the Act on the existing law) and final provisions (entry into force - deadlines and temporal application of the Act) should be drafted in precise terms.
| 48.1. | In the absence of express indications to the contrary, a temporal period begins at 00.00 hours on the date indicated. | |
| 48.1.1. | The expressions most commonly used to indicate the beginning of a period are:
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| 48.1.2. | Entry into force may be expressed as follows:
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| 48.1.3. | The beginning period of efficacy may be expressed as follows:
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| 48.2. | Except where expressly provided otherwise, a period ends at midnight on the date specified. | |
| 48.2.1. | The expressions most commonly used to indicate the end of periods are:
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| 48.2.2. | The end of being in force may be expressed as follows:
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| 48.2.3. | The ending period of efficacy may be expressed as follows:
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| 48.3. | Provisions for deadlines for the entry into force of other Acts should specify a date expressed as day/month/year. | |
| 48.4. | In the legislation of some legal systems a distinction is made - according to the legal effects - between the date of entry into force, the date from which provisions are to have effect, and the date of application. | |
| 48.5. | The date of entry into force, taking effect or application of particular divisions of the Act, should be in accordance with the corresponding dates of the Act as a whole. | |
