Translation:Constitution Amendment on Elections of Members of the House of Representatives, 2485 Buddhist Era

Constitution Amendment on Elections of Members of the House of Representatives, 2485 Buddhist Era (1942)
3rd House of Representatives of Thailand, translated from Thai by Wikisource

4101860Constitution Amendment on Elections of Members of the House of Representatives, 2485 Buddhist Era19423rd House of Representatives of Thailand

3 December 2485

2356
Royal Gazette

Volume 59, Issue 75

Constitution Amendment
on Elections of Members of the House of Representatives,
2485 Buddhist Era

In the name of Somdet Phra Chaoyuhua Ananda Mahidol
The Council of Regency
(according to the announcements of the President of
the House of Representatives dated 4 August 2480 Buddhist Era
and 16 December 2484 Buddhist Era)

Aditya Dibabha
Pridi Banomyong

Enacted on the 3rd day of December 2485 Buddhist Era
Being the 9th year of the present reign

Whereas the House of Representatives has resolved that it is appropriate to amend the provisions of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand on elections of Members of the House of Representatives;

Therefore, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives, a great royal command is given that the following Constitution Amendment on Elections of Members of the House of Representatives be enacted:

Section1.This Constitution shall be called the "Constitution Amendment on Elections of Members of the House of Representatives, 2485 Buddhist Era".

Section2.This Constitution shall come into force from the day of its publication in the Royal Gazette onwards.

Section3.The stipulations of section 18 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand shall be repealed and replaced by the following stipulations:

"Section18.Members of the House of Representatives shall be in their positions for a term of four years. But if there are important circumstances affecting the internal or external policy, thus rendering impossible or inconvenient the holding of an election at the time the term of four years terminates, an act may be enacted to extend such period of time for not over two years at a time. If, during the said period of time, the circumstances have changed, a royal decree may be enacted to allow the holding of an election at any time.
If positions of Members become vacant for any other reason than retirement by rotation, an election of Members shall be held to fill all the vacant positions. But the Members admitted to fill those vacancies shall merely be in the positions for the ⟨remaining⟩ term of their predecessors."

Countersignatory:
Field Marshal P Phibunsongkhram
Prime Minister

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