Law Replacing the Term "Disabled Persons" with "Persons with Special Needs" Wherever It Appears

Type

Law

Number

171

Date of the text

08/05/2020

Official Gazette

published in 2020

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

2

What it provides

This law replaces the word "the disabled" with the phrase "persons with additional needs" wherever it appears in legal texts and official correspondence, effective upon publication.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 2020. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.