CHAPTER XV. AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION
Section 291
An amendment of the Constitution may be made only under the following rules and procedures:
- A motion for an amendment must be proposed either by the Council of Ministers or members of the House of Representatives numbering not less than one-fifth of the total number of the existing members of the House of Representatives or members of both Houses numbering not less than one-fifth of the total number of existing members thereof or not less than 50,000 eligible voters in accordance with the law on a petition for the proposal of bills.A motion for an amendment that has the effect of changing the democratic regime of government with the King as Head of the State or changing the form of the State shall be prohibited;
- A motion for amendment must be proposed in the form of a draft Constitution Amendment, and the National Assembly shall consider it in three readings;
- the voting in the first reading for acceptance in principle shall be by roll call and open voting, and the amendment must be approved by votes numbering not less than one-half of the total number of the existing members of both Houses;
- the consideration in the second reading shall be made section by section and a public hearing shall be held to seek viewpoints from voters who have proposed the amendment;The voting in the second reading for consideration section by section shall be decided by a simple majority of votes;
- at the conclusion of the second reading, there shall be an interval of fifteen days, after which the National Assembly shall proceed with its third reading;
- the voting in the third and final reading shall be by roll call and open voting, and its promulgation as the Constitution must be approved by votes of more than one-half of the total number of existing members of both Houses;
- after the resolution has been passed in accordance with the aforementioned rules and procedures, the draft Constitution Amendment shall be presented to the King, and the provisions of Section 150 and Section 151 shall apply mutatis mutandis.
