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Phra Bat Somdet Phra Paramin Maha Bhumibol Adulyadej gives a great royal command by which He orders with His pleasure that it be announced as follows:

Whereas it is appropriate to amend the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand;

Therefore, He orders with His gracious pleasure that the following Amendment to the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand be enacted:

This Constitution is called the "Amendment to the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand (No. 1), 2554 Buddhist Era".

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

The stipulations of section 93, section 94, section 95, section 96, section 97, and section 98 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand shall be repealed and replaced by the following stipulations:

"The House of Representatives is composed of Members numbering five hundred, of whom three hundred and seventy-five are Members elected on a constituency basis and one hundred and twenty-five are Members elected on a party-list basis.

Elections of Members of the House of Representatives shall be conducted by means of direct and secret ballot, with different ballot papers used for each basis of Members of the House of Representatives.