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CHAPTER XII Amendment of the Constitution Transitory Provisions 313
Section
313. An amendment of the Constitution may
be made only under the rules and procedure as follows:
(1) a motion for amendment must be proposed either
by the Council of Ministers or members of the House of Representatives of not
less than one-fifth of the total number of the existing members of the House
of Representatives or members of both Houses of not less than one-fifth of the
total number of the existing members thereof. Members of the House of Representatives
may propose or jointly propose such motion only upon the resolutions of the
political parties to which they belong;
A motion for amendment which has the effect of
changing the democratic regime of government with the King as Head of the State
or changing the form of the State shall be prohibited;
(2) a motion for amendment must be proposed in
the form of a draft Constitution Amendment and the National Assembly shall consider
it in three readings;
(3) the voting in the first reading for acceptance
in principle shall be by roll call and open voting, and the amendment must be
approved by votes of not less than one-half of the total number of the existing
members of both Houses;
(4) the voting in the second reading for consideration
section by section shall be decided by a simple majority of votes;
(5) at the conclusion of the second reading, there
shall be an interval of fifteen days after which the National Assembly shall
proceed with its third reading;
(6) the voting in the third and final reading
shall be by roll call and open voting, and its promulgation as the Constitution
must be approved by votes of more than one-half of the total number of the existing
members of both Houses;
(7) after the resolution has been passed in accordance
with the above rules and procedure, the draft Constitution Amendment shall be
presented to the King, and the provisions of section 93 and section 94 shall
apply mutatis mutandis.
More on Constitution of the kingdom of Thailand, B.E. 2540 :
CHAPTER I - General Provisions 1-7
CHAPTER II - Amendment of the Constitution 8-25
CHAPTER III - Rights and Liberties of the Thai People 26-65
CHAPTER IV - Duties of the Thai People 66-70
CHAPTER V - Directive Principles of Fundamental State Policies 71-89
CHAPTER VI - The National Assembly
CHAPTER VII - The Council of Ministers 201-212
CHAPTER VIII The Courts
CHAPTER IX Local Government 282-290
CHAPTER X Inspection of the Exercise of State Power
CHAPTER XI State Audit 312
CHAPTER XII Amendment of the Constitution Transitory Provisions 313
Transitory Provisions 314-336
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