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 This Constitution shall come into force from the day following the day of its publication in the Royal Gazette onwards.

The stipulations of section 159 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand shall be repealed and replaced by the following stipulations:

""The Monarch appoints one Prime Minister and not more than forty-eight other Ministers, who compose a Council of Ministers which has the duty to handle the public services of the State.

The Prime Minister must be a Member of the House of Representatives.

The President of the House of Representatives shall countersign the appointment of the Prime Minister.""