Volume 131, Issue 55A
Royal Gazette
22 July 2557
the Members of the Constitution Drafting Committees, the political public servants according to the law on rules for political public servants, and the parliamentary public servants in politics according to the law on rules for parliamentary public servants.
Section42.The National Council for Peace and Order under the Announcement of the National Council for Peace and Order No. 6/2557 dated the 22th day of May 2557 Buddhist Era shall continue to be the National Council for Peace and Order and have the powers and duties to perform such acts as provided in this Constitution.
In the case that it is necessary for the purpose of the performance of duties, the Head of the National Council for Peace and Order may change or add holders of any positions in the National Council for Peace and Order. However, in the case of addition, [the Members,] when totalled up together, must not exceed fifteen. And [the Head] may require any agency he finds appropriate to serve as a secretariat for the National Council for Peace and Order.
In the case that the National Council for Peace and Order finds that the Council of Ministers should execute any power or duty as designated in section 19, the National Council for Peace and Order shall notify the Council of Ministers thereof so that it would further execute the power or duty.
In the case that it is found appropriate, the Head of the National Council for Peace and Order or the Prime Minister may request a joint meeting of the National Council for Peace and Order and the Council of Ministers to together consider or resolve any problem relating to the maintenance of national order or security, as well as to consult or confer on any other matter from time to time.
Section43.Whilst there is no National Legislative Assembly yet, if a law provides that the execution of any act requires approval or acknowledgement of the House of Representatives, Senate, or National Assembly, it shall become the power of the Head of the National Council for Peace and Order to give approval or acknowledgment instead of the House of Representatives, Senate, or National Assembly.
Before the Council of Ministers under this Constitution assumes duties, all the powers and duties of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers shall become the powers and duties of the Head of the National Council for Peace and Order.
Section44.In the case that the Head of the National Council for Peace and Order finds it necessary for the purpose of the reform in various fields, the promotion of unity and harmony amongst the people in the Nation, or the prevention, repression, or suppression of an act of subverting national order or security, the royal throne, the economy of the Country, or the public services of the State, whether it occurs inside or outside the Kingdom, the Head of the National Council for Peace and Order shall have the power to, with the approval of the National Council for Peace and Order, order, repress, restrain, or perform any act, whether it would produce legislative, executive, or judicial effect, and it shall be deemed that the order or act, as well as the observance of the said order, is lawful and constitutional under this Constitutional and is final. However, after it has been done so, a report shall promptly be made to the President of the National Legislative Assembly and the Prime Minister for their acknowledgment.
