20 May B.E. 2557 (2014) shall continue to be the National Council for Peace and Order and shall have the power and duties to perform the acts as provided in this Constitution. In the case of necessity for the benefit of duty performance, the Head of the National Council for Peace and Order may change or add any person holding a position in the National Council for Peace and Order, but in the case of addition, the total number of which shall not exceed fifteen persons. The Head of the National Council for Peace and Order may designate any agency to be the secretariat of the National Council for Peace and Order as necessary. In the case where the National Council for Peace and Order is of the opinion that the Council of Ministers should perform any particular power or duty prescribed by section 19, it shall notify the Council of Ministers to perform such powers and duties. In the case where it is deemed appropriate, the Head of the National Council for Peace and Order or the Prime Minister may request a joint meeting of the National Council for Peace and Order and the Council of Ministers to consider or resolve any problem pertaining to the maintenance of public order or national security, including occasional consultations on any other matter. Section 43. In the absence of the National Legislative Assembly, in the case where the law provides that the performance of any act must be approved or acknowledged by the House of Representatives, the Senate, or the National Assembly, it shall be the power of the Head of the National Council for Peace and Order to approve or acknowledge it for and on behalf of the House of Representatives, the Senate or the National Assembly. Before the Council of Ministers under this Constitution takes office, all powers and duties of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers shall vest in the Head of the National Council for Peace and Order. Section 44. In the case where the Head of the National Council for Peace and Order deems necessary for the purpose of reforms in various fields, for the enhancement of unity and harmony among people in the country, or for the prevention, restraint, or suppression of any act which undermines public order or national security, the Monarchy, the national economy, or State affairs, irrespective of whether such act occurred inside or outside of the Kingdom, the Head of the National 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.