The Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) will amend the preamble of the new constitution by inserting a dotted line to replace His Majesty the late King's name, according to CDC chairman Meechai Ruchupan.
Mr Meechai said Thursday the CDC can begin amending the new charter's preamble straight away. It should not take long, he claimed.
A dotted line will replace the late monarch's name which is mentioned in the new charter's preamble, he said.
When the new king ascends the throne, it will be the duty of the Prime Minister's secretariat to replace the dotted line with the name of the new king before the new charter is submitted for royal endorsement, Mr Meechai said.
The government has until Nov 9 to submit the new charter for royal endorsement, Mr Meechai said.
In a statement released on Wednesday, the Constitutional Court ruled the charter writers are obliged to make changes to the preamble, which mentions the name of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, before it is submitted for royal endorsement.
The ruling follows a petition by the cabinet which asked the court to rule if the preamble of the new charter needed to be amended now that the King had passed away.
The cabinet has accepted the new charter from the CDC and is in the process of forwarding it for royal endorsement.
Mr Meechai said the CDC will make changes to the preamble as soon as the cabinet officially sends the court's ruling to the CDC.
Amendments should be finished swiftly and the amended new charter sent back to the cabinet on the same day the CDC is officially informed of the court ruling, he said.
