(1) This federal law shall take effect on the 1st of May, 1993.
(1a) § 24 al. 3 in the wording of the Federal Law BGBl. I No. 30/1998 shall take effect on the 1st January, 1998.
(1b) The §§ 28 al. 4, 43 al. 4, 58 al. 3, 62 al. 3, 64 al. 2, 66 al. 4, and 77 al. 2 in the wording of the Federal Law BGBl. I No. 98/2001 shall take effect on the 1st January, 2002.
(2) The implementation of this federal law shall be the responsibility of the Federal Minister of the Interior, with respect to § 22 in agreement with the Federal Minister of Justice, with respect to § 60 in agreement with the Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Federal Minister of Defence, and with respect to § 124 in agreement with the Federal Minister of Finance. The implementation of § 125 with respect to stamp fees shall be the responsibility of the Federal Minister of Finance.
