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Thailand’s cabinet committee has approved a temporary transfer of duties and powers, as demanded in 31 different law acts, from all of the representative ministers to the Prime Minister in order to manage the Covid-19 outbreak in Thailand efficiently.
According to the approval, the Prime Minister will hold the authority to grant permission, approval, order, and command in 31 different law acts to help prevent, correct, and suppress any actions during the emergency situation and/or the resolution of the Covid-19 domestic outbreak.
The 31 law acts are as follows:
- The Communicable Disease Act, B.E. 2558
- The Drug Act, B.E. 2510
- The National Vaccine Act, B.E. 2561
- The Navigation in Thai Waters Act, B.E. 2456
- The Air Navigation Act, B.E. 2497
- The Digital Development for Economy and Society Act, B.E. 2560
- The Emergency Medicine Act, B.E. 2551
- The Cybersecurity Act, B.E. 2562
- The Public Health Act, B.E. 2535
- The Immigration Act, B.E. 2522
- The Fuel Oils Control Act, B.E. 2542
- The Commodities Control Act. B.E. 2495
- The Arms Control Act, B.E. 2530
- The Medical Devices Act, B.E. 2551
- The Land Traffic Act, B.E. 2522
- The Ministry of Defense Organization Act, B.E. 2551
- The Pathogens and Animal Toxins Act, B.E. 2558
- The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Act, B.E. 2550
- The Social Security Act, B.E. 2533
- The Motor Vehicle Act, B.E. 2522
- The Military Service Act, B.E. 2497
- The Hazardous Substance Act, B.E. 2535
- The Computer-Related Crime Act, B.E 2550
- The Electronic Transactions Act, B.E. 2544
- The Prices of Goods and Services Act, B.E. 2542
- The Place of Entertainment Act, B.E. 2509
- The Sanatoriums Act B.E. 2541
- The Health Establishment Act, B.E. 2559
- The National Health Security Act, B.E. 2545
- The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) Act, B.E. 2509
- The Food Act, B.E. 2522
Apart from the transferred powers of the cabinet, the Pattaya News noted that Prime Minister Prayut Cha-O’Cha has been holding the authorities of the emergency decree and the head of the government’s task force, as known as the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) under the Office of the National Security Council, since last year to prevent the spread of Covid-19 pandemic.
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