Draft
Amendment to
the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand (Interim), 2557 Buddhist Era,
(No. ..), .... Buddhist Era
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Whereas it is appropriate to amend the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand (Interim), 2557 Buddhist Era;
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Section1.This Constitution [Amendment] is called the "Amendment to the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand (Interim), 2557 Buddhist Era, (No. ..), .... Buddhist Era".
Section2.This Constitution [Amendment] shall come into force from the day after the day of its publication in the Government Gazette onwards.
Section3.The following stipulations shall be inserted in the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand (Interim), 2557 Buddhist Era, as paragraph 3 of its section 2:
"Whenever the Monarch is to not reside in the Kingdom or is to be unable to handle His royal burdens for any reason whatsoever, it is permissible for Him to appoint or not appoint anyone as His Regent,[1] and the President of the National Assembly shall countersign the appointment."
Section4.The stipulations of paragraph 11 of section 39/1 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand (Interim), 2557 Buddhist Era, as amended by the Amendment to the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand (Interim), 2557 Buddhist Era, (No. 2), 2559 Buddhist Era, shall be repealed and replaced by the following stipulations:
"After the Prime Minister has brought and presented the draft constitution [to the Monarch] according to paragraph 9 in conjunction with paragraph 10, if there occurs an event in which the Monarch gives within ninety days an observation that any passage should be amended, the Prime Minister shall request His royal permission to take the draft constitution back to [further] arrange for [the draft constitution] to be amended only in respect of the issues according to such observation and [arrange for] the preamble of the draft constitution to be amended in compliance therewith. Then the Prime Minister shall bring and present the amended draft constitution to [the Monarch] again within thirty days reckoned from the day he receives [the draft constitution] back [from the Monarch] as requested. Once the Prime Minister has brought and presented the amended draft constitution to [the Monarch]
- ↑ Literally, "[He] may appoint anyone as [His] Regent or not, [it is] permissible".
