a) The President of the Republic;
b) One tenth of the Members of the Assembly of the Republic in full
exercise of their office;
c) Parliamentary Groups;
d) The Attorney-General;
e) The Ombudsman;
f) The Bar Association of Angola.
Article 231
(Effects of abstract review)
1. A declaration of unconstitutionality with generally binding force shall be
effective from the date on which the rule that has been declared
unconstitutional came into force and shall lead to the revalidation of the rule
that has been revoked.
2. However, in the case of unconstitutionality due to an infraction of a
subsequent constitutional rule, the declaration shall only be effective from the
date on which the latter comes into force.
3. Rulings in cases that have already been tried shall stand, save when the
Constitutional Court rules to the contrary in relation to rules concerning penal
or disciplinary matters or administrative offences and their contents were less
favourable to the defendant.
4. When required for the purposes of legal certainty, reasons of fairness or
matters of exceptionally important public interest, which must be duly
justified, the Constitutional Court may rule that the scope of the effects of the
unconstitutionality or illegality shall be more restricted than those provided
for in Points 1 and 2 of this Article.
Article 232
(Unconstitutionality by omission)
1. The President of the Republic, one fifth of the Members in full exercise of
their office and the Attorney-General may request the Constitutional Court to
rule on unconstitutionality by omission .
2. Whenever the Constitutional Court determines unconstitutionality by
omission it shall inform the appropriate legislative body in order to enable it
to amend the omission.
CHAPTER II
REVISION OF THE CONSTITUTION
Article 233
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