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Constitution Amendment on Transitory Provisions, 2483 Buddhist Era (1940)
3rd House of Representatives of Thailand, translated from Thai by Wikisource
3rd House of Representatives of Thailand4101875Constitution Amendment on Transitory Provisions, 2483 Buddhist Era1940Wikisource
Dated 4 October 2483
Royal Gazette
Volume 57, Page 459

Seal of the Royal Command
Seal of the Royal Command

Constitution Amendment on Transitory Provisions,
2483 Buddhist Era


In the name of Somdet Phra Chaoyuhua Ananda Mahidol
The Council of Regency
(according to the announcement of the President of the House of
People’s Representatives dated 4 August 2480 Buddhist Era)

Aditya Dibabha
Gen Phitchayenyothin

Enacted on the 1st day of October 2483 Buddhist Era
Being the 7th year of the present reign

Whereas the House of People’s Representatives has resolved that it is appropriate to amend the transitory provisions of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand so that they suit the situation;

Therefore, it is commanded, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives, that the following constitution amendment on transitory provisions be enacted:

Section1.This Constitution shall be called the Constitution Amendment on Transitory Provisions, 2483 Buddhist Era.

Section2.This Constitution shall come into force from the day of its publication in the Royal Gazette onwards.

Section3.The provisions of section 65 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand shall be repealed and replaced by the following provisions:

Section65.For a period of twenty years from the day of coming into force of the Interim Constitution for National Administration of Thailand Act, 2475 Buddhist Era, the House of People’s Representatives is composed of two types of Members in equal numbers:

(1)the First Type Members are those elected by the people in accordance with the conditions provided in section 15 and section 17;

(2)the Second Type Members are those appointed by the Monarch in accordance with the Act on Elections of Members of the House of People’s Representatives During the Time the Transitory Provisions of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand Are in Force, 2475 Buddhist Era.”

Countersignature
Phibunsongkhram
Prime Minister

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Original:

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7. The following shall not be deemed copyright works under this Act:

  1. news of the day and facts having the character of mere information, not being works in the literary, scientific or artistic fields;
  2. the constitution and legislation;
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  4. judicial decisions, orders, decisions and official reports;
  5. translations and collections of the materials referred to in items (1) to (4), made by the Ministries, Departments or any other government or local units.

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Translation:

I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. This applies worldwide.

In case this is not legally possible:

I grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.

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