Article 123 No provision of the present Constitution may be suspended except during the proclamation of martial law, and within the limits prescribed by the law. It is not permissible under any circumstances to suspend the convening of the Consultative Council or the Council of Deputies during that period or to infringe upon the immunity of their members, or during the proclamation of a state of national safety. Article 124 The provisions of the laws apply only to what occurs from the date the laws came into force, and have no retroactive effect. The law may state, in articles other than those pertaining to the penal code, that its provisions have a retroactive effect, with the agreement of the majority of the members of both the Consultative Council and the Council of Deputies, or if circumstances require it, the National Assembly. Article 125 This amended Constitution shall be published in the Gazette, and shall be effective from the date of its publication. Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa King of the Kingdom of Bahrain 47 Official