shall convene at the attendance of two thirds of its members to discuss the amendments draft. The approval of two thirds of the Assembly is required to validate the amendments draft. 20 b. If an amendment to the Constitution is refused, it may not be resubmitted earlier than one year from that refusal. c. It is not permissible to propose an amendment to Article 2 of the present Constitution, and it is not permissible under any circumstances to propose the amendment of the constitutional monarchy and the principle of inherited rule in Bahrain, as well as the bicameral system and the principles of freedom and equality established in the present Constitution. d. The powers of the King stated in the present Constitution may not be proposed for amendment in an interval during which another person is acting for him. Article 121 a. The application of the present Constitution does not breach the treaties and agreements which Bahrain has concluded with states and international organisations. b. Exception to the provision of the second paragraph of Article 38 of the present Constitution, all laws, laws by Decree, Decrees, statutes, orders, edicts and circulars that have been issued and are in force prior to the first meeting convened by the National Assembly remain proper and valid, unless amended or rescinded in accordance with the regulations prescribed in the present Constitution. Article 122 Laws are published in the Official Gazette within two weeks of their issue, and are enforced one month after the date of their publication, and this period may be shortened or prolonged if the law specifically prescribed it. 20 Ibid. 46