Issue 15, Volume 69
Royal Gazette
8 March 2495
of People's Representatives for approval. Once the House has given its approval, the House shall invite the successor to the throne to ascend the throne as a Monarch henceforth. Then the President of the Assembly shall issue an announcement for the knowledge of the people.
Whilst no successor to the throne has yet been announced in accordance with this section, if any person has been appointed as Regent in accordance with the stipulations of section 17 or section 18, that person shall perform the duties of Regent for the time being. But if no such Regent exists, the President of the Privy Council shall become Regent for the time being.
In the event that the President of the Privy Council becomes Regent in accordance with the stipulations of the previous paragraph, the provisions of section 19, paragraph 2 and paragraph 3, shall apply.
In the event that no Privy Council exists, the Council of Ministers shall serve as the Privy Council or President of the Privy Council, as the case may be."
Section3.The stipulations of chapter 2 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, 2475 Buddhist Era Version, shall be amended in the following manners:
