law is published. No law can enter into force before being officially published in the Diário da República (Diary of the Republic). Romania Parliament of Romania: 1965–1989: 1948–1965: 1881–1947: South Africa Parliament of South Africa: Since 27 April 1994: or The Constitution of South Africa, not being a conventional Act of Parliament, does not contain an enacting formula per se. Its preamble does, however, contain the words In the context, "we" refers to the people of South Africa. 3 September 1984 to 27 April 1994: For "general affairs" acts: For "own affairs" acts: 1 January 1981 to 3 September 1984: 31 May 1961 to 1 January 1981: For acts amending the entrenched clauses of the Constitution of 1961: 31 May 1910 to 31 May 1961: For acts amending the entrenched clauses of the South Africa Act 1909: Spain Cortes Generales of Spain: For Constitutions: For organic acts: Saint Kitts and Nevis Parliament of Saint Kitts and Nevis: Saint Lucia Parliament of Saint Lucia: 1979−1988: Since 1988: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Singapore Parliament of Singapore: Solomon Islands National Parliament of the Solomon Islands: Swaziland Parliament of Swaziland Sweden Riksdag Switzerland Swiss Federal Assembly: Trinidad and Tobago Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago: Since 1976: 1962−1976: Thailand National Assembly of Thailand: Constitution: Act: Royal Degree & Emergency Decree: Royal Command: Tuvalu Parliament of Tuvalu: United Kingdom Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: For money bills: Under the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949: An enacting clause may be preceded by an explanatory preamble of "whereas" clauses, e.g. for the Chequers Estate Act 1917. Until the 19th century each later section of an act repeated an abbreviated version of the formula used in the first section, typically "and be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid". The first revised edition of the statutes omitted these formulae to save space, while printing the primary enacting clause. The Statute Law Revision Act 1888 deleted these formulae from many unrepealed acts. United States Congress of the United States Bills: Joint Resolutions (have the same effect as bills): Vanuatu Parliament of Vanuatu Venezuela National Assembly of Venezuela: Zimbabwe Parliament of Zimbabwe: Former legislatures Allied Control Council: Congress of the Confederate States: Acts of the Governor General of India in Council: Parliament of Rhodesia: Legislature of the Government of the Ryukyu Islands: Territorial legislatures Hong