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Article 63
 

§ 63. Proclamation and entry into force of Act passed by referendum

(1) The National Electoral Committee shall submit an Act passed by a referendum and a decision to approve the results of the referendum to the President of the Republic on the date on which the results of the referendum are announced. The President of the Republic shall promptly proclaim the Act.

(2) An Act which amends the Constitution and which is passed by a referendum shall enter into force on the date specified therein, but not earlier than three months as of its proclamation.

(3) Other Acts passed by a referendum shall enter into force on the tenth day after their publication in the Riigi Teataja, if no other date is prescribed in the Act.

(4) A decision made on another national issue submitted to a referendum shall enter into force on the date on which the results of the referendum are announced.