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.
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
Part 1 General Provisions 90-97
Part 2 The House of Representatives 98-120
Part 3 The Senate 121-135
Part 4 Election Commission 136-148
Part 5 Provisions Applicable to both Houses 149-192
Part 6 Joint Sittings of the National Assembly 193-195
Part 7 Ombudsmen 196-198
Part 8 The National Human Rights Commission 199-200
CHAPTER VII - The Council of Ministers 201-212
CHAPTER VIII The Courts
Part 1 General Provisions 233-254
Part 2 Constitutional Court 255-270
Part 3 Courts of Justice 271-275
Part 4 Administrative Courts 276-280
Part 5 Military Courts 281
CHAPTER IX Local Government 282-290
CHAPTER X Inspection of the Exercise of State Power
Part 1 Declaration of Accounts Showing Particulars of Assets and Liabilities 291-296
Part 2 The National Counter Corruption Commission 297-302
Part 3 The Removal from Office 303-307
Part 4 Criminal Proceedings Against Persons Holding Political Positions 308-311
CHAPTER XII Amendment of the Constitution Transitory Provisions 313