21 Council for Peace and Order, with the approval of the National Council for Peace and Order, shall have power to order, restrain, or perform any act, whether such act has legislative, executive, or judicial force; the orders and the acts, including the performance in compliance with such orders, shall be deemed lawful and constitutional under this Constitution, and shall be final. When those have been carried out, a report shall be submitted to the President of the National Assembly and the Prime Minister for acknowledgement without delay. Section 45. Subject to section 5 and section 44, the Constitutional Court shall have the power to determine whether or not a law is contrary to or inconsistent with this Constitution, and shall have the powers as prescribed by the organic law on ombudsman and the organic law on political parties; but in the case of the Ombudsman, the Ombudsman shall have the power to present a matter to the Constitutional Court for decision only in the case where it is considered that any provision of law contains a question of constitutionality. The Constitutional Court shall consider and decide cases as provided by law, and where there is no such law, the cases shall be carried out in accordance with the Rules of the Constitutional Court on procedure and rendering of decisions applicable on the date before this Constitution comes into force, in so far as they are not contrary to or inconsistent with paragraph one or this Constitution. Section 46. In case it is considered necessary and appropriate, the Council of Ministers and the National Council for Peace and Order may jointly vote to amend this Constitution. In doing so, a Draft Amendment of the Constitution shall be prepared and presented to the National Legislative Assembly for approval. The National Legislative Council shall approve or disapprove the Draft Amendment of the Constitution within fifteen days as from the date of receipt of the Draft Amendment of the Constitution. When deliberating on the approval of a Draft Amendment to the Constitution, the National Legislative Assembly shall not make further amendments to the Draft Amendment to the Constitution, unless the Council of Ministers and the National Council for Peace and Order so approve. A resolution of approval shall consist of no less than half of the total number of existing members of the National Legislative Assembly. 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.