22 Upon approval of the Draft Amendment of the Constitution by the National Legislative Assembly, the Prime Minister shall respectfully present the Draft Amendment of the Constitution to the King within fifteen days as from the date the National Legislative Assembly passes a resolution, for His Royal Signature, and the Constitution shall come into force upon its publication in the Government Gazette, whereupon the Prime Minister shall countersign the Royal Command, and the provision of section 37 paragraph four shall apply mutatis mutandis. Section 47. All announcements and orders of the National Council for Peace and Order or orders of the Head of the National Council for Peace and Order which had been announced or made between 22nd May B.E. 2557 and until the date the Council of Ministers takes office under this Constitution, irrespective of their constitutional, legislative, executive or judicial force, including the performance in compliance therewith, irrespective of whether those acts have been performed before or after the date of entry into force of this Constitution, shall be considered lawful, constitutional and final. Those announcements and orders applicable on the date before the promulgation date of this Constitution shall continue to be in force until there are laws, rules, regulations, resolutions of the Council of Ministers, or orders, as the case may be, issued to amend or repeal them. In the case where the National Council for Peace and Order issues an order appointing any person to assume office or removing from office of any position mentioned in section 24 before the date this Constitution comes into force, the Prime Minister shall respectfully present to the King for appointing such person to assume office or removing such person from office. Section 48. In regard to all acts which are performed on account of the seizure and control of State governing power on 22nd May B.E. 2557 by the Head and the National Council for Peace and Order, including all acts of persons incidental to such performance or of persons entrusted by the Head or the National Council for Peace and Order or of persons ordered by persons entrusted by the Head or the National Council for Peace and Order, which have been done for the benefit of the abovementioned performances, irrespective of whether such acts were performed to have constitutional, legislative, executive, or judicial force, including punishments and other official administrative acts, and irrespective of whether the persons performed such acts as a principal, an accomplice, an instigator or a commission agent and DISCLAIMER: TRANSLATED BY THE LEGAL OPINION AND TRANSLATION SECTION OF THE FOREIGN LAW BUREAU FOR EDUCATIONAL/COMPREHENSION PURPOSES AND CONTAINS NO LEGAL AUTHORITY. THE OFFICE OF THE COUNCIL OF STATE SHALL ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY LIABILITIES ARISING FROM THE USE AND/OR REFERENCE OF THIS TEXT. THE ORIGINAL THAI TEXT AS FORMALLY ADOPTED AND PUBLISHED SHALL IN ALL EVENTS REMAIN THE SOLE AUTHORITY HAVING LEGAL FORCE.