Section
314. The Privy Council holding office on the
date of the promulgation of this Constitution shall be the Privy Council under
the provisions of this Constitution.
During the termination of membership of senators
en masse under section 323, the President of the Privy Council shall also act
as the Privy Council while the remainder of the Privy Council shall act as the
National Assembly under section 19, section 21, section 22 and section 23; provided
that section 20 paragraph three and section 24 paragraph three shall not apply.
The Privy Council shall elect one among themselves to act as President pro tempore.
Section 315. As
from the date of the promulgation of this Constitution, the
House of Representatives under the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand,
B.E. 2534 as last amended by the Constitution Amendment (No. 6), B.E. 2539 shall
act as the House of Representatives under this Constitution until the date of
the election of members of the House of Representatives under section 324; and
the Senate under the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, B.E. 2534 as last
amended by the Constitution Amendment (No. 6), B.E.2539 shall act as the Senate
under this Constitution until the expiration of the period of four years, as
from the date of the appointment of senators by the King under paragraph five
(1) or the date of the election of senators under paragraph five (2), as the
case may be.
Members of the House of Representatives holding
office on the date of the promulgation of this Constitution shall be members
of the House of Representatives under this Constitution until the expiration
of term of the House, the dissolution thereof, or the termination of membership
under section 323, as the case may be. In the case where the office of a member
of the House of Representatives becomes vacant for any reason whatsoever, the
House shall consist of its remaining members.
Senators holding office on the date of the promulgation
of this Constitution shall be senators under this Constitution until membership
of senators terminates under the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, B.E.
2534 as last amended by the Constitution Amendment (No. 6), B.E. 2539 or under
section 323, as the case may be. In the case where the office of a senator becomes
vacant for any reason whatsoever, the Senate shall consist of the remaining
senators.
section 107 (3), section 118 (7), section 121,
section 125 (2) and (3), section 126 (2) and (3), section 127, section 130 and
section 134 shall not apply to the members of the House of Representatives under
paragraph two and the senators under paragraph three.
In the case where membership of senators under
paragraph three has been caused to have terminated en masse under paragraph
three, there shall be the first election of senators under this Constitution
as follows:
(1) in the case where membership of senators terminates
at the expiration of a term of four years as from the date of their appointment
by the King, the election shall be held within sixty days before the expiration
of the term of four years. In such case, the term of the Senate and membership
of the elected senators shall commence as from the date of the termination of
membership of senators under paragraph three;
(2) in the case where membership of senators has
terminated under section 323, the election shall be held in accordance with
the organic law on election of members of the House of Representatives and senators.
If such law has not yet been enacted, the law on election of members of the
House of Representatives as in force on the date of the promulgation of this
Constitution shall apply in so far as it is not contrary to or inconsistent
with this Constitution; provided that a term member of the House of Representatives
shall be replaced by the term ?senator? everywhere it appears and that the Chairman
of the Election Commission appointed under section 319 shall have charge and
control of the execution of such law. In the case where the Election Commission
is of the opinion that any provision of the law on election of members of the
House of Representatives is contrary to, or inconsistent with, or does not correspond
with this Constitution, the Election Commission shall have the power to lay
down necessary regulations in substitution of that provision in order for the
election to proceed in an honest and fair manner. Such regulations and opinions
that the provision of the said law is contrary to, or inconsistent with, or
does not correspond with this Constitution shall be referred to the Constitution
Court for consideration of their constitutionality before their publication
in the Government Gazette.
The election of senators under (2) shall be held
within ninety days as from the expiration of two hundred and forty days from
the date of the promulgation of this Constitution and shall not be done on the
same date as that of the election of members of the House of Representatives
under section 324.
Section 316.
The President and Vice-Presidents of the House of Representatives
and the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives holding office
on the date of the promulgation of this Constitution shall be the President,
Vice-Presidents and Leader of the Opposition of the House of Representatives
under this Constitution.
The President and Vice-Presidents of the Senate
holding office on the date of the promulgation of this Constitution shall be
the President and Vice-Presidents of the Senate under this Constitution until
the expiration of term of the Senate under section 315 or the vacation of office
before the expiration of term under section 323.
Parliamentary committees carrying out duties on
the date of the promulgation of this Constitution shall be the parliamentary
committees under this Constitution.
The rules of procedure of the House of Representatives,
the rules of procedure of the Senate and the rules of procedure of the National
Assembly as in force on the date of the promulgation of this Constitution shall
continue to be in force in so far as it is not contrary to or inconsistent with
this Constitution and shall cease to be in force upon any of the following circumstances:
(1) the termination or dissolution of the House
of Representatives under section 315 paragraph one or the occurrence of the
circumstance under section 323;
(2) the issuance of new rules of procedure of
the Senate in accordance with this Constitution, which must not be later than
two hundred and forty days as from the date of the promulgation of this Constitution;
or
(3) the issuance of new rules of procedure of
the National Assembly in accordance with the Constitution, which must not be
later than two hundred and forty days as from the date of the convocation of
the National Assembly after the first general election of members of the House
of Representatives under this Constitution.
Section 317. The
Council of Ministers carrying out the administration of the
State affairs on the date of the promulgation of this Constitution shall be
the Council of Ministers under this Constitution.
The provisions of section 156 of the Constitution
of the Kingdom of Thailand, B.E. 2534 as last amended by the Constitution Amendment
(No. 6), B.E. 2539 shall apply to a debate for a vote of no-confidence in an
individual Minister and the Council of Ministers under paragraph one or to a
debate for a vote of no-confidence in an individual Minister and in the Council
of Ministers newly appointed while the election of members the House of Representatives
under section 324 has not yet been held, as the case may be. If the vote of
no-confidence has passed by the prescribed number of votes, the Minister or
the Council of Ministers shall vacate office.
When the election of members the House of Representatives
has been held under section 324, the Council of Ministers under paragraph one
or the Council of Ministers appointed before the election under section 324,
as the case may be, shall vacate office; provided that such Council of Ministers
shall continue to perform duties until the newly appointed Council of Ministers
has taken office.
The provisions of section 118 (7), section 127,
section 201, section 202, section 203, section 204, section 206 (2), (3) and
(6), section 209, section 215 paragraph four and section 216 (5) shall not apply
to the holding and the vacation of office of the Prime Minister and Ministers
under this section.
Section 318. In the initial period, the Judicial Commission
under the law on judicial service shall be the Judicial Commission
of the Courts of Justice under this Constitution until the Judicial Commission
of the Courts of Justice under section 274 is constituted. The election of members
of the Judicial Commission shall be in accordance with the law on judicial service.
All necessary acts for the implementation of section
274 of this Constitution shall be carried out within three years as from the
date of the promulgation of this Constitution.
Section 319. In the initial period, the Senate
shall elect the Election Commissioners under section 136 within
thirty days as from the date of the promulgation of this Constitution; provided
that the period of time prescribed under section 138 shall not apply.
In the initial period in which there is no the
President of the Supreme Administrative Court, the Selective Committee for Election
Commissioners shall have nine members consisting of Rectors of all State higher
education institutions which are juristic persons, being elected among themselves
to be five in number, representatives of all political parties having a member
who is a member of the House of Representatives; provided that each party shall
have one representative and all such representatives shall elect among themselves
to be four in number.
While the organic law on the Election Commission
has not yet been promulgated, the Election Commission shall lay down necessary
regulations for the performance of its duties under this Constitution. Such
regulations shall be submitted to the Constitutional Court for consideration
of their constitutionality before their publication in the Government Gazette
and shall be in force until the organic law on the Election Commission comes
into force.
Section 320.
In the initial period, the Constitutional Council under the
Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, B.E. 2534 as last amended by the Constitution
Amendment (No. 6), B.E. 2539 shall be the Constitutional Court under this Constitution
until the Constitutional Court under paragraph two has been established.
In the initial period, there shall be an election
of judges of the Constitutional Court under section 255 and section 257 within
forty five days as from the date of the promulgation of this Constitution.
While there is no the Supreme Administrative Court,
section 255(2) shall not apply and the Constitutional Court shall consist of
the President of the Constitutional Court and twelve judges of the Constitutional
Court appointed by the King from persons under section 255(1), (3) and (4).
Section 321. The
Commission of Counter Corruption and the Office of the Commission
of Counter Corruption under the law on counter corruption shall be the National
Counter Corruption Commission and the Office of the National Counter Corruption
Commission under this Constitution, as the case may be, until the National Counter
Corruption Commission has been appointed or the Office of the National Counter
Corruption Commission has been established in accordance with the provisions
of this Constitution, which shall be done within two years as from the date
of the promulgation of this Constitution.
For the purpose of implementing this Constitution,
the National Counter Corruption Commission under paragraph one shall prescribe
necessary regulations for the performance of its duties under this Constitution.
Such regulations shall be submitted to the Constitutional Court for consideration
of their constitutionality before their publication in the Government Gazette
and shall be in force until the organic law on counter corruption comes into
force.
In the initial period, while there is no the President
of the Supreme Administrative Court, the Selective Committee for members the
National Counter Corruption Commission under section 297 paragraph three shall
have fourteen members consisting the President of the Supreme Court of Justice,
the President of the Constitutional Court, Rectors of all State higher education
institutions which are juristic persons, being elected among themselves to be
seven in number, and representatives of all political parties having a member
who is a member of the House of Representatives; provided that each party shall
have one representative and all such representatives shall elect among themselves
to be five in number.
Section 322.
In the initial period, Election Commissioners, Ombudsmen,
members of the National Human Rights Commission, judges of the Constitutional
Court, members of the National Counter Corruption Commission and members of
the State Audit Commission, who are elected by the resolution of the Senate
under section 315 paragraph three, shall hold office for half a period of the
term designated for such office. For the purpose of the first election of such
persons by the Senate elected under this Constitution, the provisions allowing
the holding of such office for only one term shall not apply.
Before the election of senators under this Constitution,
the removal of persons from office under this Constitution shall be made by
a resolution of a joint sitting of the House of Representatives and the Senate
under section 315, and section 109(14), section 118(10), section 133(8), section
141(5), section 168(3), section 216(8), section 260(6), section 299, section
303, section 304 and section 307 shall apply mutatis mutandis.
Section 323. Within two hundred and forty days
as from the date of the promulgation of this Constitution,
the National Assembly shall complete the consideration and approval of the organic
law bill on the election of members of the House of Representatives and senators,
the organic law bill on the Election Commission, and the organic law bill on
political parties; provided that the House of Representatives shall not be dissolved
during such period.
The act under paragraph one shall be proceeded
as follows:
(1) the House of Representatives shall complete
the consideration of the organic law bills under paragraph one within one hundred
and twenty days as from the date of the promulgation of this Constitution. In
the case where such period of time has expired but the consideration of all
the organic law bills under paragraph one has not yet been completed, membership
of members of the House of Representatives shall terminate en masse and there
shall not be a general election under this Constitution until all the organic
law bills under paragraph one have been approved, or unless it is the case under
section 324. In such cases, the Senate shall act as the National Assembly and
shall complete the introduction and consideration of such organic law bills
within ninety days as from the day following the expiration of the period of
one hundred and twenty days after the date of the promulgation of this Constitution;
(2) in the case where the House of Representatives
has considered all the organic law bills under paragraph one within the time
prescribed under (1), the Senate shall complete the consideration of such bills
within ninety days as from the date of receiving them;
(3) in the case where the Senate is unable to
complete the consideration of all the organic law bills under paragraph one
within the time prescribed under (1) or (2), membership of all senators shall
terminate en masse. Any organic law bill which has been approved by the House
of Representatives shall be deemed to have been approved by the National Assembly,
and section 93 and section 94 shall apply to such bill mutatis mutandis.
When the organic law bill has been, or is deemed
to have been, approved by the National Assembly under this section, the Prime
Minister shall proceed in accordance with section 93 forthwith, and the time
prescribed in section 93 shall not apply.
The provisions of section 169 in so far as it
concerns a money bill shall not apply to the introduction and consideration
of the organic law bills under paragraph one by members of the House of Representatives
or the senators under paragraph (1) and (2).
Section 168 shall not apply to the proceeding
under this section.
Section 324. An
election of members of the House of Representatives shall
be held upon any of the following circumstances:
(1) in the case where all organic law bills have
been approved by the National Assembly within the time prescribed in section
323 paragraph one, or by the House of Representatives or the Senate acting as
the National Assembly under section 323 within the time prescribed in the section
323, the Election Commission under section 319 shall hold an election under
this Constitution within sixty days as from the date of the expiration of term
or the dissolution of the House of Representatives, or when the circumstance
under section 323 occurs;
(2) in the case where the House of Representatives
and the Senate are unable to complete the consideration and approval of the
organic law bills under section 323 paragraph one within the prescribed time,
an election of members of the House of Representatives under this Constitution
shall be held within ninety days as from the date of the expiration of the time
under section 323 paragraph one. The law on the election of members of the House
of Representatives as in force on the date of the promulgation of this Constitution
shall apply to the election in so far as it is not contrary to or inconsistent
with this Constitution and, for this purpose, the Chairman of the Election Commission
established under section 319 shall have charge and control of the execution
of such law, and in the case where the Election Commission is of the opinion
that any provision of the law on the election of members of the House of Representatives
is contrary to or inconsistent with this Constitution, the Election Commission
shall have the power to prescribe necessary regulations in substitution of that
provision in order to enable the election to proceed in an honest and fair manner.
Such regulations and the opinion that such provision of law is contrary to or
inconsistent with this Constitution shall be submitted to the Constitutional
Court for consideration of their constitutionality before their publication
in the Government Gazette.
When the election of members of the House of Representatives
and senators have been held under this Constitution but the organic laws under
section 323 paragraph one have not yet been all enacted, the House ofRepresentatives
and the Senate shall consider the approval of the bills not yet enacted under
section 323; provided that the time limit shall commence as from the date of
the general election of members of the House of Representatives and the provisions
of (2) and section 315 paragraph five (2) shall apply mutatis mutandis.
Section 325. The period of time under section 107(4) shall not apply to the first general election of members of the House of Representatives after the promulgation of this Constitution.
Section 326.
In addition to the provisions of this Constitution, the organic
law on the election of members of the House of Representatives andsenators shall
at least contain the following matters as its substance:
(1) the declaration of the reason for inability
to be present to vote and the provision of facilities for the election;
(2) the permission of persons having the right
to vote under section105 paragraph two to cast ballot;
(3) the preparation of name-list of candidates
in an election on a party-list basis, inspection, and deletion from candidacy
of repeated names of candidates and the publicity of names of candidates listed;
(4) the prescription of the form of ballot-papers, in
which space shall be provided for an entry of a mark indicating the intention
to cast a ballot for no candidate, and the publicity of the number of persons
intending to cast ballot for no candidate;
(5) the support of an election of members of the
House ofRepresentatives and the introduction of candidates in an election of
senators by the State including the procedure under which the introduction of
candidates in an election of senators can be made by the candidates themselves
or by other persons;
(6) the limitation of electoral expenditure by
a candidate, the appointment of a treasurer by a candidate, the inspection of
electoral expenditure and the declaration of the result of the inspection;
(7) the counting of votes and the announcement
of the result of the vote-counting in an election of members of the House of
Representatives in each constituency, which must be done openly in only one
place unless otherwise provided by the Election Commission due to the necessity
in a particular locality;
(8) the counting of votes and the announcement
of the result of the vote-counting in an election of senators;
(9) the announcement of the name of the elected
person from thecandidates in an election on a party-list basis and the elevation
of the person whose name is listed in the next order to replace the elected
person who vacates office.
Section 327.
In addition to the provisions of this Constitution, the organic
law on the Election Commission shall at least contain the followingmatters as
its substance:
(1) powers and duties of the Election Commission;
(2) the activities to be carried out by the Election
Commission, which shall at least include the division of constituencies, the
procurement of rolls of voters and the re-counting of votes;
(3) the provision of education to the people on
the democraticregime of government with the King as Head of the State;
(4) the investigation, inquiry and decision process
of the Election Commission;
(5) the bringing of a lawsuit before the Court
by the Election Commission in respect of offences relating to an election or
political parties;
(6) the co-operation to be given to the Election
Commission byCourts, public prosecutors, inquiry officials, or other State agencies;
(7) the acknowledgement and appointment of representatives
ofprivate organizations for the purpose of the supervision of an election;
(8) the establishment of an independent secretariat
to carry out activities in connection with personnel administration, budget
and other activities, with the Chairman of the Election Commission as the highest
superior;
(9) the commencement of the time at which the
Election Commission may control, hold or cause to be held, an election of a
localassembly or local administrators, which shall not be later than ten years
as from the date of the promulgation of this Constitution.
Section 328.
In addition to the provisions of this Constitution, the organic
law on political parties shall at least contain the following matters as its
substance:
(1) the formation of a political party, which
shall be carried out by at least not less than fifteen persons, and the entry
of the formation of a political party in the Register of Political Parties;
(2) the dissolution of a political party; provided
that failure of a political party to send candidates to stand for election or
to have a member who has been elected in an election shall not be invoked as
a ground for thedissolution;
(3) the conduct of activities of a political party
and the preparation of report on the operation of a political party;
(4) the support to be given by the State in the
formation and thedevelopment of branches of a political party;
(5) financial support or other benefits to be
given by the State to a political party, the limitation of expenditure of a
political party in an election, and the control of the donation to a political
party;
(6) the examination of a financial status of a
political partyincluding the examination and the disclosure of income sources
and expenditure of a political party;
(7) the preparation of an account indicating revenues
and expenses of a political party and an account indicating assets and liabilities
of a political party, which must disclose its income sources and annual expenditure
in every calendar year, for submission to the Election Commission for examination
and publication.
Section 329.
Within two years as from the date of thepromulgation of this
Constitution, the following organic laws shall be enacted:
(1) the organic law on Ombudsmen;
(2) the organic law on counter corruption;
(3) the organic law on criminal procedure for
persons holdingpolitical positions;
(4) the organic law on the State audit;
(5) the organic law on referendum.
Section 330.
In addition to the provisions of this Constitution, the organic
law on Ombudsmen shall at least contain the following matters as its substance:
(1) the performance of duties of the Ombudsman;
(2) the co-operation to be given to the Ombudsmen
by Courts,public prosecutors, inquiry officials, or other State agencies;
(3) qualifications of and procedure for the appointment
of theSecretary-General of the Office of the Ombudsmen;
(4) powers and duties of the Office of the Ombudsmen.
Section 331.
In addition to the provisions of this Constitution, the organic
law on counter corruption shall at least contain the following matters as its
substance:
(1) the description of characters of unusual wealthiness
and actsamounting to corruption;
(2) the prohibition of the commission of an act
representing a conflict between personal interests and public interests for
which holders of political positions or other State officials must be accountable
both during the currency of office and after the vacation of office;
(3) positions and classes of judges or public
prosecutors, and positions and ranks of Government officials, officials and
holders of other positions in respect of which a declaration of assets and liabilities
is required or from which removal may be made under this Constitution;
(4) the provision for the declaration by holders
of political positions and other State officials of assets and liabilities together
with the supporting documents, rules for the consideration and inspection of
such assets and liabilities every certain period of time, and rules for the
disclosure of the account of assets and liabilities;
(5) the procedure for making an accusation that
a holder of a political position or State official has been unusually wealthy,
corrupted, or committed malfeasance in office or malfeasance in judicial office
or an act indicative of such circumstances; provided that the circumstances,
evidence or clues shall reasonably be stated;
(6) the procedure for the investigation of facts
and preparation of a file in the case where a holder of a political position
is accused, having regard to the status of the position by virtue of which a
high degree of favour-or-disfavour powers can be exercised and to reasonable
protection of the person accused;
(7) the procedure of the Senate for the removal
of persons from office, which shall be open except where it is necessary for
the protection of important public interests or where a resolution shall be
made by secret ballot;
(8) the procedure for investigating and giving
decision in the case where a State official has been unusually wealthy, committed
corruption or malfeasance in office or malfeasance in judicial office; provided
that theprocedure to be prescribed shall be suitable to the rank of the position
and reasonable protection of the accused person;
(9) the institution of a criminal action against
other State official not holding a political position in a Court having competent
jurisdiction to try and decide criminal cases;
(10) the co-operation to be given to the National
Counter Corruption Commission by Courts, inquiry officials or Government agencies;
(11) the proceeding under section 305 paragraph
five for the initiation of an action including the power to bring the accused
person to trial;
(12) rules and procedure for compensation for
assets in the case where such assets have been transferred or removed;
(13) penalties to be inflicted on the President
or a member of the National Counter Corruption Commission in the case of the
commission of an unjust act, corruption, malfeasance in office, which must not
be less than twice heavier penalties than those provided in the law prescribing
such offences.
Section 332.
In addition to the provisions of this Constitution,
an organic law on criminal procedure for persons holding political positions
shall at least contain the following matters as its substance:
(1) competence of the Supreme Court of Justice?s
Criminal Division for Persons Holding Political Positions;
(2) criminal procedure for holders of political
positions, which shall be founded upon the inquisitorial system as to which
the file-brief prepared by the National Counter Corruption Commission shall
principally be relied on and the principles of equal hearing and right of defence
of the accused persons shall be observed;
(3) open trials except where it is necessary for
the protection of important public interests;
(4) the prohibition of repetitious or duplicate
institution of actions for the same offence;
(5) the appointment of a person to institute prosecution
undersection 305;
(6) execution of orders or judgements of the Supreme
Court of Justice?s Criminal Division for Persons Holding Political Positions;
(7) other matters necessary for the expeditious
and fair trial and adjudication of cases and, in particular, for the co-operation
to be given to the Supreme Court of Justice?s Criminal Division for Persons
Holding Political Positions by other Courts, inquiry officials, or other State
agencies.
Section 333.
In addition to the provisions of this Constitution, the organic
law on State audit shall at least contain the following matters as its substance:
(1) the powers and duties of the State Audit Commission,
viz, the policy-making, the provision of advice and recommendations, there commendation
for the correction of defects and errors in the State audit, the prescription
of standard rules for the State audit, the prescription of rules and procedure
for disciplinary actions in budget and finance, the prescription of administrative
penalties, the consideration and decision, in the capacity as the highest organ,
of disciplinary liability as well as budget and financial liability and the
selection of a person suitable to be the Auditor-General;
(2) the performance of duties of members of the
State Audit Commission and the Auditor-General;
(3) the establishment of the Office of the State
Audit Commission which has autonomy in its personnel administration, budget,
work performance and other activities.
Section 334. In
the initial period, the following acts shall be accomplished
within the time limit hereunder provided:
(1) the laws under section 68, section 199, section
200, section 248, section 270, section 275 and section 284 paragraphs two and
paragraphthree shall be enacted within two years as from the date of the promulgation
of this Constitution;
(2) within two years as from the date of promulgation
of this Constitution, there shall be enacted the law prescribing rules for the
transfer of a judge of a Court of Justice who will be sixty years of age in
any fiscal year to be a senior judge sitting in a Court of First Instance as
from the day following the date of the end of such fiscal year in which he or
she reaches the age of sixty until the end of the fiscal year in which such
person becomes sixty five years of age. Any such senior judge who, upon the
appraisal as provided by law, is still capable of performing duties shall continue
to hold office until the end of the fiscal year in which such person becomes
seventy years of age;
(3) the Administrative Courts under section 276
shall be established within two years as from the date of the promulgation of
this Constitution;
(4) the local administrative committee or local
administrators elected by direct suffrage or with the approval of the local
assembly under section 285 paragraph three shall be caused to be in existence
within two years as from the date of the promulgation of this Constitution,
except for the case under section 335(7).
Section 335.
In the initial period, the following provisions shall not
apply to the following cases:
(1) the provisions of section 29 paragraph two
and paragraph three shall not apply to the law as in force on the date of the
promulgation of this Constitution or already approved by the National Assembly
before the date of the promulgation of this Constitution. If there is enactment
of a new law on that matter or there is any amendment to such law, it shall
comply with section 29; provided that this requirement shall also apply to rules
or regulations issued by virtue of the provisions of the law mutatis mutandis;
(2) the provisions of section 40 shall not apply
until the law implementing such provisions has been enacted, which shall not
be later than three years as from the date of the promulgation of this Constitution;
provided that such law shall not affect any licence, concession, or contract
valid on the date such law comes into force until the expiration of such licence,
concession, or contract;
(3) the provisions of section 43 paragraph one
shall not apply until the implementation of such provisions has been carried
out, which shall not be later than five years as from the date of the promulgation
of this Constitution;
(4) the provisions of section 170 and section
209 shall not apply until the law implementing such provisions has been enacted,
which shall not be later than two years as from the date of the promulgation
of this Constitution;
(5) the provisions of section 236 and section
249 paragraph three and paragraph five shall not apply to a trial of the Courts
of Justice and section 273 paragraph two shall not apply to the Judicial Commission
under section 318; provided that action shall be taken in implementation of
such provisions not later than five years as from the date of the promulgation
of this Constitution;
(6) the provisions of section 237 shall not apply
until the law has been amended in implementation of such provisions, which shall
not be later than five years as from the date of the promulgation of this Constitution;
(7) the provisions of section 285 paragraph two
and paragraph three shall not apply to members or the administrator of Tambon
Administrative Organisation ex officio who hold office on the date of the promulgation
of this Constitution until the expiration of the term of office of members elected
by the Council of such Tambon Administrative Organization;
(8) the provisions of section 288 paragraph two
shall not apply to the composition of the Local Officials Committee until the
law has been amended or enacted in implementation of such provisions, which
shall not be later than two years as from the date of the promulgation of this
Constitution.
Section 336. When the period of five years as from the date of the promulgation of this Constitution has elapsed, the Election Commission, the Constitutional Court, or the National Counter Corruption Commission shall have the power to submit to the National Assembly or the Council of Ministers a report presenting opinions on the amendment of this Constitution or other laws.
Countersigned byCHAPTER 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