Article (47 bis) The term of the current Legislative Council shall terminate when the members of the new elected Council take the constitutional oath. Article (3) This Law shall be effective as of its publication in the Official Gazette. Promulgated in the City of Gaza on August 13, 2005 A.D. Corresponding to Rajab 8, 1426 A.H. Mahmoud Abbas Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization President of the Palestinian National Authority