Establishing a New System for Building Permits

Type

Decree-Law

Number

61

Date of the text

30/08/1940

Official Gazette

published in 1941

Status today

Repealed as of 27/08/2026

Articles

86

What it provides

This legislative decree sets a new system for building permits in Lebanese municipalities, requiring a permit from the municipal president before construction, renovation or conversion, and specifying validity periods, fees and deadlines for the administration to decide applications.

What has changed this text

• Partly repealed by Decree-Law No. 148/1983 of 16/09/1983
• Repealed by Decree-Law No. 148/1983 of 16/09/1983
• Amended by Law enacted by Decree No. 15838/1964 of 20/03/1964, articles 7
• Partly repealed by Law enacted by Decree No. 15838/1964 of 20/03/1964, articles 49, 58
• Amended by Law No. 0/1958 of 20/12/1958

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1941. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.