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which the time limit for submitting a motion for amendment under section 36
paragraph two is expired. In this regard, the Constitution Drafting Commission may
amend the Draft Constitution as it deems appropriate.
Where the Constitution Drafting Commission has amended the Draft
Constitution under paragraph one, it shall submit the Draft Constitution to the National
Reform Council for considering whether to approve or disapprove the entire Draft
Constitution. The National Reform Council must pass a resolution within fifteen days
as from the date the Draft Constitution is received from the Constitution Drafting
Commission. The National Reform Council shall not amend the contents of the Draft
Constitution, except for the correction of mistakes that are non-substantive in nature
and the Constitution Drafting Commission consents to such amendment, or in the case
where the Constitution Drafting Commission deems necessary to make amendment
for the purpose of its completion.
When the National Reform Council has passed a resolution approving
the Draft Constitution under paragraph two, the President of the National Reform
Council shall respectfully present the Draft Constitution to the King within thirty days
as from the date the National Reform Council passes the resolution, and when the
King has put the Royal Signature thereto, it shall be published in the Government
Gazette for promulgation. The President of the National Reform Council shall
countersign the Royal Command.
In the case where the King withholds His Royal Assent to the Draft
Constitution and either returns it or does not return it within ninety days, the Draft
Constitution shall lapse.
Section 38. In the case where the National Reform Council does not
complete the consideration of the Draft Constitution within the prescribed period of
time or disapproves the Draft Constitution, or where the Draft Constitution lapses
under section 37, the National Reform Council and the Constitution Drafting
Commission shall be dissolved, and the appointment of a new National Reform
Council and Constitution Drafting Commission shall be carried out to replace them in
the exercise of powers and duties as provided in this Constitution.
In the case where the Constitution Drafting Commission does not
complete the drafting of the Constitution within the prescribed period of time provided
in section 34, the Constitution Drafting Commission shall be dissolved, and the
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