Constitution

• Chapter 1 Fundamental rights
  (Articles 1-23)
  • Article 1 Equality
  • Article 2 Citizenship
  • Article 3 Eligibility right
  • Article 4 Right to vote
  • Article 5 Petitions
  • Article 6 Religion, Belief
  • Article 7 Expression
  • Article 8 Association
  • Article 9 Assembly
  • Article 10 Privacy
  • Article 11 Personal integrity
  • Article 12 Home
  • Article 13 Secrecy of communication
  • Article 14 Property
  • Article 15 Personal liberty, Arrest
  • Article 16 Nulla Poena Sine Lege
  • Article 17 Right to be heard
  • Article 18 Right to counsel
  • Article 19 Work and employment
  • Article 20 Wealth and welfare
  • Article 21 Environment
  • Article 22 Health and accommodation
  • Article 23 Education
• Chapter 2 Government
  (Articles 24-49)
  • § 1. The King (24-41)
  • Article 24 Throne
  • Article 25 Hereditary succession
  • Article 26 Child of a woman pregnant
  • Article 27 Abdication
  • Article 28 Marriage without the consent of Parliament
  • Article 29 Exclusion from hereditary succession
  • Article 30 Successor to the Throne is absent (appointment of a King by Parliament)
  • Article 31 Descendents of an appointed King
  • Article 32 Inauguration
  • Article 33 King under age
  • Article 34 Parental responsibility for and guardianship of a King under age
  • Article 35 Inability to exercise the royal prerogative
  • Article 36 Temporarily abandonment of the exercise of the royal prerogative
  • Article 37 Exercise of the royal prerogative by a Regent
  • Article 38 Provisional exercise of the royal prerogative by the Council of State
  • Article 39 Membership of the Royal House
  • Article 40 Payments to members of the Royal House
  • Article 41 Household of the King
  • § 2. The King and the Ministers (42-49)
  • Article 42 Government
  • Article 43 Appointment of the Prime Minister and ministers
  • Article 44 Ministries
  • Article 45 Cabinet
  • Article 46 State Secretaries
  • Article 47 Signing of Acts of Parliament and Royal Decrees
  • Article 48 Signing of the Royal Decree in which the Prime Minister is appointed
  • Article 49 Oath or affirmation
• Chapter 3 The States General (Parliament)
  (Articles 50-72)
  • § 1. Organisation and composition (50-64)
  • Article 50 States General represent all Dutch citizens
  • Article 51 Lower and Upper House
  • Article 52 Session time
  • Article 53 Election by proportional representation
  • Article 54 Election of the members of the Lower House
  • Article 55 Election of the members of the Upper House
  • Article 56 Eligibility
  • Article 57 Limitation of other public functions and positions
  • Article 57a Temporary replacement of a member of the States General
  • Article 58 Credentials of newly appointed members
  • Article 59 Right to vote and to elections
  • Article 60 Oath or affirmation
  • Article 61 Speaker and Clerk of the House
  • Article 62 Speaker of the Houses in joint session
  • Article 63 Remuneration for members and former members
  • Article 64 Dissolution of the Lower and Upper House in session
  • § 2. Procedure (65-72)
  • Article 65 Announcement of the to be pursued policy
  • Article 66 Sittings of Parliament
  • Article 67 Quorum and voting in Parliament
  • Article 68 Duty of the Cabinet (Ministers) to inform Parliament
  • Article 69 Right of Ministers and State Secretaries to attend sittings of Parliament
  • Article 70 Right of inquiry
  • Article 71 Invulnerability
  • Article 72 Rules of procedure of Parliament
• Chapter 4 Council of State, Court of Audit National Ombudsman and permanent advisory bodies
  (Articles 73-29f)
  • Article 73 Council of State
  • Article 74 President and members of the Council of State
  • Article 75 Organisation, composition and powers of the Council of State
  • Article 76 Court of Audit
  • Article 77 Members of the Court of Audit
  • Article 78 Organisation, composition and powers of the Court of Audit
  • Article 78a National Ombudsman
  • Article 79 Advisory bodies
  • Article 80 Publication of the recommendations of advisory bodies
• Chapter 5 Legislation and administration
  (Articles 81-111)
  • § 1. Acts of Parliament and other regulations (81-89)
  • Article 81 Acts of Parliament
  • Article 82 Bills (law draft)
  • Article 83 Bills presented by the King
  • Article 84 Amendment of Bills
  • Article 85 Bills in consideration at the Upper House
  • Article 86 Withdrawal of Bills
  • Article 87 Conversion of a Bill into an Act of Parliament
  • Article 88 Publication and entry into force of an Act of Parliament
  • Article 89 Orders in Council
  • § 2. Miscellaneous Provisions (90-111)
  • Article 90 Promotion of the international legal order
  • Article 91 Treaties (International Conventions)
  • Article 92 Legislation conferred to international institutions
  • Article 93 Publication and entry into force of Treaties and International Resolutions
  • Article 94 National law in conflict with Treaties or International Resolutions
  • Article 95 Rules for the publication of Treaties and decisions of international institutions
  • Article 96 Declaration of war
  • Article 97 Armed forces
  • Article 98 Composition of the armed forces
  • Article 99 Exemption from military service on grounds of conscience
  • Article 99a Civil defence
  • Article 100 Armed forces made available to maintain or promote the international legal order
  • Article 101 (lapsed)
  • Article 102 (lapsed)
  • Article 103 Declaration of a state of emergency
  • Article 104 Taxes
  • Article 105 State budget
  • Article 106 Monetary system
  • Article 107 Regulation of civil, criminal and administrative law
  • Article 108 (lapsed)
  • Article 109 Legal status of public servants
  • Article 110 Public access to information
  • Article 111 Honours (orders)
• Chapter 6 The administration of justice
  (Articles 112-122)
  • Article 112 Responsibility of the judiciary
  • Article 113 Trial of offences, disciplinary proceedings and martial law
  • Article 114 No capital punishment
  • Article 115 Appeal to a higher administrative authority
  • Article 116 Organisation, composition and powers of the judiciary
  • Article 117 Appointment, suspension and dismissal of judges
  • Article 118 Members of the Supreme Court
  • Article 119 Offences committed by Ministers and members of Parliament while in office
  • Article 120 The courts may not examine if a statutory provision is in conformity with the Constitution
  • Article 121 Trials are accessible for the public and duty to substantiate judicial decisions
  • Article 122 Pardons
• Chapter 7 Provinces, municipalities, water boards and other public bodies
  (Articles 123-136)
  • Article 123 Dissolution and revision of provinces and municipalities
  • Article 124 Powers of provinces and municipalities
  • Article 125 Organs of provinces ans municipalities
  • Article 126 King’s Commissioner
  • Article 127 Provincial and municipal ordinances
  • Article 128 Delegation
  • Article 129 Members of provincial and municipal councils
  • Article 130 Right to elect members of a municipal council and the right to be such a member
  • Article 131 Appointment of King’s Commissioners and mayors
  • Article 132 Organisation of provinces and municipalities and of their administrative organs, Taxes
  • Article 133 Water Boards
  • Article 134 Public bodies (for the professions and trades)
  • Article 135 Rules for matters involving two or more public bodies
  • Article 136 Disputes between public bodies
• Chapter 8 Revision of the Constitution
  (Articles 137-142)
  • Article 137 Bills to amend the Constitution
  • Article 138 Introduction of new provisions
  • Article 139 Entry into force of amendments
  • Article 140 Existing legislation in conflict with a revised provision of the Constitution
  • Article 141 Publication of the revised Constitution
  • Article 142 Constitution and the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands
• Additional Articles
• Old Articles to remain in force for the time being