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days as from the date the number of Senators remaining is less than one-half. In this case, such selected person shall hold office only for the remaining term of the Senate.
The selection of Senators shall be made in the form of a Royal Decree, and within five days from the date the Royal Decree comes into force, the Election Commission shall prescribe the date of commencement of the selection which shall beno later than thirty days as from the date such Royal Decree comes into force. Such prescription shall be published in the Government Gazette, and the provisions of section 104 shall apply mutatis mutandis.
Section 108. A Senator shall have the qualifications and not be under any of the prohibitions as follows:
- a. qualifications:
- (1) being of Thai nationality by birth;
- (2) being not less than forty years of age on the date of application for selection;
- (3) having knowledge, expertise and experience, or having worked for not less than ten years in the field for which he or she applies, or having the qualifications under the rules and conditions prescribed in the Organic Act on Installation of Senators;
- (4) being born, having his or her name listed in the household register, having worked or having a connection to the area in which he or she applies for selection in accordance with the rules and conditions prescribed in the Organic Act on Installation of Senators;
- b. prohibitions:
- (1) being a person prohibited from exercising the right to stand for election under section 98 (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (15), (16), (17) or (18);
- (2) being a government official;
- (3) being or having been a Member of the House of Representatives, except for a person who has vacated office as a Member of the House of Representatives for a period of not less than five years up to the date of application for selection;
- (4) being a member of a political party;
- (5) being or having been a person holding any position in a political party, except for a person who has vacated the position in a political party for a period of not less than five years up to the date of application for selection;
- (6) being or having been a Minister, except for a person who has vacated office for a period of not less than five years up to the date of application for selection;
- (7) being or having been a member of a local assembly or a local administrator, except for a person who has vacated office as a member of a local assembly
