Issue 53, Volume 64
Special Edition, Page 1
Royal Gazette
Royal Gazette
9 November 2490
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Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand[1]
(Interim)
Enacted on the 9th day of November 2490 Buddhist Era[2]
Rangsit Krommakhun Chainatnarenthon[3]
Being the 2nd year of the present reign
It is the great royal command and pleasure that the following is announced: The Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, which was enacted in and had been applied as a law for administration of the Nation since 2475 BE[4] and was modified and promulgated as
- ↑ Panto (2020): In preparation for the 1947 coup d'état, a group of military officers led by Field Marshal Phin Chunhawan requested a group of jurists to draft this constitution in secret. Amongst the drafters were Phraya Latphli, chief of the Supreme Court of Justice; Colonel Suwan Phenchan, Judge Advocate General; Captain Prasoet Sutbanthat; Khemmachat Bunyarattaphan; and Group Captain Luean Phongsophon. After the drafting was finished, the draft was hidden under a water jar. Hence this constitution is generally known as Ratthathammanun Tai Tum (Thai: รัฐธรรมนูญใต้ตุ่ม; "Under-Jar Constitution").
- ↑ 1947 Common Era.
- ↑ The sign manual of Prince Rangsit, one of the two members of the Council of Regency for King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The other member, Phraya Manawaratchasewi, refused to sign the constitution, giving rise to the question as to the validity of this constitution because the law at that time required the signatures of both members for the validity of a document (Arts & Culture Editorial Board, 2020; Phanomyong, 2020).
- ↑ Referring to the Constitution of 2475 BE (1932 CE).
