What is the name of the piece of legislation — in force almost continuously from 1967 to 2012 and periodically reinstated since — that grants the executive broad powers to detain suspects, censor media, and refer civilians to military courts?

• A Law No. 25 of 1966 (National Security Law)
• B Law No. 91 of 2005 (Anti-Terrorism Law)
• C Law No. 162 of 1958 (Emergency Law) ✓
• D Law No. 40 of 1977 (State Protection Law)

Law No. 162 of 1958, the State of Emergency Law, was originally enacted during the brief union with Syria and became the permanent legal architecture of the Nasser and Mubarak security states — its continuous renewal for 45 years was ended by the post-2011 transition, but elements were re-codified into subsequent anti-terrorism legislation.