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CHINA'S PERMANENT CONSTITUTION

Art. 132.--National administrative affairs in the Province or District, be- sides being executed by officials appointed by the National Government, may be executed by the Provincial or District self-government administrative organs by delegation.

Art. 133. Should the Provincial or District self-governing administrative organs, in the execution of national administrative affairs, violate the law or order, the National Government may mete out punishment in accordance with the stipulations of the law.

Art. 134.-The stipulations in this Chapter shall be applicable in places where Districts, but not Provinces, have been created.

Art. 135.-Inner and Outer Mongolia, Tibet and Tsinghai may, in agreement with the common wish of the local people, be divided into two grades, the Province and the District, in which the stipulations in this Chapter shall be applicable; but before the creation of Province and District their administrative system shall be fixed by law.

CHAPTER XIII.-AMENDMENTS TO AND INTERPRETATION AND

VALIDITY OF THE CONSTITUTION

Art. 136.-Parliament may bring up bills for the amendment of the Con- stitution.

Unless such bills be approved by two-thirds of the members of each House present they shall not be introduced.

Unless any such bill be countersigned by one-fourth or more of the total numbers of members of his House, no member of either House shall raise the question of the amendment of the Constitution.

Art. 137.-The amendment of the Constitution shall be undertaken by the Constitution Conference.

Art. 138.-Regarding any amendment, the form of government shall not be a subject for discussion.

Art. 139. Should there be any doubt regarding the meaning of the text of the Constitution, it shall be interpreted by the Constitution Conference.

Art. 140.-The Constitution Conference shall consist of the whole body of members of Parliament.

Unless there be a quorum of two-thirds of the total number of the members of Parliament, no such aforementioned Conference can be held; and unless three-fourths of the members present vote in its favour no amendment can be passed; but in the interpretation of any point of doubt a decision may be reached with the approval of two-thirds of the members present.

Art. 141.-Except by amendments made in accordance with the stipulations of this Chapter, the Constitution shall never lose its validity whatever change or development may occur.

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