Order to exercise his powers during his period of absence. This
Order may include a special regulation for the exercise of these
powers on his behalf or may limit their scope.
b. The conditions and provisions of Paragraph (b) of Article 48 of
the present Constitution shall apply to the King’s Deputy. If he is a
Minister or a member of the Consultative Council or the Council of
Deputies, he shall not participate in ministerial or parliamentary
business during the period he deputies for the King.
c. Before exercising his powers, the King’s Deputy shall take the
oath prescribed in the preceding Article, including the phrase: “and
I shall be loyal to the King”. The oath shall be taken in the National
Assembly if in session, and if not it shall be taken before the King.
The Crown Prince shall take this oath once, even if he deputies for
the King a number of times.
Article 35
a. The King may amend the Constitution, propose laws, and is the
authority for their ratification and promulgation.
b. A law shall be deemed ratified and the King shall promulgate it
if six months have elapsed from the date on which it was submitted
to him by the Consultative Council and Council of Deputies
without it being returned to these Councils for reconsideration.
c. With due regard for the provisions pertaining to amendment of
the Constitution, if within the interval prescribed in the preceding
paragraph the King returns to the Consultative Council and the
Council of Deputies for reconsideration the draft of any law by
way of a Decree in justification, he shall state whether it should be
reconsidered in that same session or the next.
d. If the Consultative Council and the Council of Deputies, or the
National Assembly, re-approve the draft by a majority of two
thirds of their members, the King shall ratify it, and shall
promulgate it within one month of its approval for the second time.
Article 36
a. Aggressive war is forbidden. A defensive war is declared by a
Decree which shall be presented to the National Assembly
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