Thailand
Law-making
Data on parliament’s law-making role and activities
Legislative activity
Number of laws adopted by parliament, per year
Notes
For some parliaments, data can not be presented on an annual basis, for example because parliamentary sessions run from April to March of the following year. In such cases, the period to which the data corresponds is specified here.
Laws may also be initiated by Thai Citizens. In the 2014-2019 legislature, one of the 464 laws adopted was initiated by citizens.
Total number of laws adopted by Parliament in the previous legislature
Number of laws adopted in the previous legislature that were initiated by parliament
14 (2019)
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Number of laws adopted in the previous legislature that were initiated by the government
449 (2019)
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Dates of the previous legislature
08.08.2014 to 21.05.2019
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Executive-legislative relations
Number of times the Head of State declined to give assent to legislation, per year
1 (2017)
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Consequences when the Head of State declines to give assent to legislation
Consequences when the Head of State declines to give assent to legislation: Not applicable; No further action is taken. The legislation is rejected; The legislation is returned to Parliament for re-examination; The legislation is referred to the Constitutional/Supreme Court;The legislation is put to a referendum; Other (please specify)
The legislation is returned to Parliament for re-examination
Not applicable. The Head of State cannot decline to give assent to legislation adopted by parliament
Yes
Final decision when parliament and the Head of State do not agree
Final decision when parliament and the Head of State do not agree: Not applicable; Parliament; Head of State; Constitutional/Supreme Court; Other (please specify)
Parliament
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Existence of a procedure to introduce emergency legislation
There is a procedure for introducing emergency legislation to parliament
In some countries, the Constitution may allow the government to submit emergency legislation to parliament. The provision may, for example, allow the government to set a deadline for parliamentary debate on a piece of draft legislation.
Yes
Source
Legal documents that stipulate parliament's role.
2017 Constitution, art. 172
Not applicable. There is no procedure to introduce emergency legislation.
No