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must vote for approval in the number of not less than twenty per cent of the total number
of members of all such political parties combined, and Senators comprising not less than
one-third of the total number of existing members of the Senate must vote for approval;
(7) after resolution of approval has been passed under (6), there shall be an
interval of fifteen days after which the draft Constitution Amendment shall be presented to
the King, and the provisions of section 81 shall apply mutatis mutandis;
(8) in the case where the draft Constitution Amendment is an amendment to
Chapter I General Provisions, Chapter II The King or Chapter XV Amendment to the
Constitution, or a matter relating to qualifications and prohibitions of persons holding the
positions under the Constitution, or a matter relating to duties or powers of the Court or an
Independent Organ, or a matter which renders the Court or an Independent Organ unable to
act in accordance with its duties or powers, before proceeding in accordance with (7), a
referendum shall be held in accordance with the law on referendum, and if the referendum
result is to approve the draft Constitution Amendment, further proceedings shall then be
taken in accordance with (7);
(9) before the Prime Minister reports to the King for signature pursuant to (7),
Members of the House of Representatives, Senators or members of both Houses comprising
not less than one-tenth of the total number of existing members of each House or of both
Houses, as the case may be, have the right to sign a joint petition submitting their opinions
to the President of the House in which they are members or the President of the National
Assembly, as the case may be, that the draft Constitution Amendment under (7) is contrary
to section 255 or is of the characteristic under (8). The President of the House who receives
such petition shall submit the opinions to the Constitutional Court. The Constitutional Court
shall render a decision within thirty days from the date the petition is received. While the
petition is under consideration for decision by the Constitutional Court, the Prime Minister
may not present such a draft Constitution Amendment to the King for signature.
CHAPTER XVI
NATIONAL REFORM
Section 257. National reform under this Chapter must be carried out to
achieve the following objectives:
(1) the nation enjoys peace and order, unity and solidarity, sustainable
development in accordance with the philosophy of sufficiency economy, and a balance
between material and spiritual development;
(2) the society is peaceful and fair, and provides comparable opportunities to
eliminate disparity;
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