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 18