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Volume 49, Page 548
Royal Gazette
Dated 10 December 2475

Any written agreement which provides for a change in the territory of Siam or requires the issuance of an act for its implementation must, Lord says, obtain approval of the House of Representatives.

Section55.The Monarch wields the prerogative to grant pardon.

Section56.The Monarch wields the prerogative to enact royal decrees which are not contrary to the law.

Section57.Subject to sections 32 and 46, legal provisions, royal rescripts,[1] and royal commands of any kind, which relate to the public services of the State, must, Lord says, be countersigned by a Minister as the person responsible therefor.



Section58.Trial and adjudication of cases are, Lord says, the exclusive power of the courts, which must be carried out in accordance with the law and in the name of the Monarch.

Section59.All courts can only be established by acts.

  1. The term hatthalekha (Thai: หัตถเลขา), here translated as "rescript", literally translates as handwriting". It literally refers to any document handwritten by a monarch, but it can also be found typed. Compare this provision with article 55 of the Constitution of Japan (1889, p. 6), which stated "All Laws, Imperial Ordinances, and Imperial Rescripts of whatever kind, that relate to the affairs of the State, require the countersignature of a Minister of State."