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and 1876 on traditional rights of the Basque provincesdefinitively repealed in so far as it applies to the provinces of Alava, Guipúzcoa and Vizcaya.

Subject to the same terms, the Act of July 21, 1876 shall be deemed to be definitively repealed.

General repealing provision9.1 C3. Likewise, any provisions contrary to those contained in the Constitution are hereby repealed.


FINAL PROVISION

Commencement3.9.3, 91 CThis Constitution shall come into force on the day of publication of its official text in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado). It shall also be published in the other languages of Spain.

Wherefore, we order all Spaniards, whether individuals or authorities, to abide by this Constitution and ensure that it is observed as a Fundamental Law of the State.

Palacio de las Cortes, the twenty-seventh of December of nineteen hundred and seventy-eigth


JUAN CARLOS

THE PRESIDENT OF THE CORTES

Antonio Hernández Gil

THE SPEAKER OF THE CONGRESS

Fernando Alvarez de Miranda y Torres

THE SPEAKER OF THE SENATE

Antonio Fontán Pérez
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