Implementing the Mandate instrument by which the Basic Law of the Lebanese Republic was partially and temporarily suspended (distribution of constitutional powe

Type

Decision

Number

55

Date of the text

09/05/1932

Official Gazette

published in 1932

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

5

What it provides

Partially suspends the Lebanese constitution as regards the organization of the executive and legislative powers for a temporary period, entrusting executive authority to a prime minister appointed by the High Commissioner, assisted by a council of directors-general.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1932. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.