Analytical memorandum summarising the material points of
the Draft Amendment to
the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand (Interim), 2557 Buddhist Era,
(No ..), .... Buddhist Era
The Cabinet and the National Council for Peace and Order have resolved to introduce a Draft Amendment to the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand (Interim), 2557 Buddhist Era, (No ..), .... Buddhist Era, to the National Legislative Assembly as an urgent matter. They have prepared the following analytical memorandum summarising the material points of the draft constitution [amendment]:
- 1. The grounds and necessity for introducing the draft
To enable [the Prime Minister] to take back the draft constitution which has already been presented [to His Majesty in order to] amend it only in [respect of] the issues notified by the Office of His Majesty’s Principal Private Secretary, before presenting it to [His Majesty] again within the designated time.
- 2. The material points of the draft
2.1Insert a provision relating to the appointment of a Regent in the event that the Monarch is to be absent from the Kingdom or is to be unable to handle His royal burdens for whatever reason, allowing [the Monarch] to appoint or refrain from appointing anyone as His regent and requiring the President of the National Assembly to countersign the appointment. (Draft section 3)
2.2Amend the provisions relating to the making of amendments to the draft constitution in the event that the Prime Minister presents the draft constitution [to the Monarch] according to paragraph 9 in conjunction with paragraph 10 and the Monarch gives within ninety days an observation that any parts should be amended. [In such event,] the Prime Minister would be enabled to request royal permission to take that draft constitution back to amend only the issues according to such observation and amend the preamble of the draft constitution in compliance therewith. The Prime Minister would then be required to bring and present the amended draft constitution to the Monarch again within thirty days 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] and [the Monarch] has signed it, [the draft constitution] would be published in the Royal Gazette and come into force, with the requirement that it be also countersigned by the Prime Minister. In the event that the Monarch disapproves the draft constitution or amended draft constitution and gives it back, or when He fails to give it back within ninety days from the day the Prime Minister brings and presents to Him the draft constitution or amended draft constitution, as the case may be, the draft constitution or amended draft constitution would lapse. (Draft section 4)
