19 February 2010
Translation
NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ACT,
B.E. 2521 (1978)
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BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ, REX.
Given on the 14th Day of August B.E. 2521;
Being the 33rd Year of the Present Reign.
His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej is graciously pleased to
proclaim that:
Whereas it is expedient to revise the law on National Economic
Development Council so as to be more appropriate;
Be it, therefore, enacted by the King, by and with the advice and
consent of the National Legislative Assembly as follows:
Section 1. This Act is called the “National Economic and Social
Development Act, B.E. 2521”
Section 2. This Act shall come into force as from the day
following the date of its publication in the Government Gazette. *
* Government Gazette Vol. 95, Part 89, dated 29th August B.E. 2521 (1978)
Section 3. This following shall be repealed :
(1) National Economic Development Council Act, B.E. 2502;
(2) National Economic Development Council Act (No. 2), B.E. 2503;
(3) National Economic Development Council Act (No. 3), B.E. 2509;
All other laws, by-laws or regulations in so far as they are already
provided herein or are contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions hereof
shall be replaced by this Act.
Section 4. In this Act,
“economic and social development” means expansion of manpower
and increase of gross national productivity at every level in every locality,
equitable distribution of incomes, economic stability, general improvement
and equality for the people in education, health, habitation, nutrition, and
other welfares, as well as any activity related thereto;
“development project” means an economic and social development
investment project with definite objectives, aims and implementation period
which may be carried out by any government agency or
State enterprise, not being its normal administration;
“Work plan” means a system for uniting two or more related
development projects to be in line with each other in their process
of implementation in order to achieve the desired objectives and aims;
“plan” means program concerning the unity of selected
development projects and work plans of the country or region or certain
branches or sorts of activities in any locality in order
to achieve the desired objectives and aims and to be in line with
the financial and other resources capability;
“State enterprise” means
(1) government organization under the law on establishment of
government organization, or State undertaking under the law establishing
such undertaking, and includes business agency belonging to the State;
(2) limited company or registered partnership, where more than
fifty per cent of its capital belongs to Ministry, Sub-Ministry,
Department, or a government agency which is called by another name but
has the equivalent status and/or a State enterprise under (1);
(3) limited company or registered partnership, where more than
fifty per cent of its capital belongs to a Ministry, Sub-Ministry,
Department, or a government agency which is called by another name but
has the equivalent status and/or a State enterprise under (1) and/or (2)
Section 5. There shall be a National Economic and Social
Development Board consisting of a President and not more than
nine other members possessing economic and social knowledge and
experience and are appointed by the Council of Ministers.
The Secretary-General of the National Economic and Social Development
Board, the Secretary-General of the Civil Service Commission, the director of
Budget Bureau, the Director of Fiscal Policy Office and the Governor of the
Bank of Thailand shall be ex officio members.
The Secretary-General of the National Economic and Social
Development Board shall also act as the secretary of the Board.
Section 6. The National Economic and Social Development
Board has the following duties:
(1) to submit to the Council of Ministers recommendations and
opinions concerning economic and social development;
(2) to consider national economic and social development plans
and other recommendations made by the Office of the National
Economic and Social Development Board and to submit opinions thereon
to the Council of Ministers;
(3) to submit to the Prime Minister opinions on activities
concerning economic and social development as directed by the Prime Minister;
(4) to provide a cooperation between the Office of the National
Economic and Social Development Board and other government
agencies and State enterprises concerned in the making of work plans and
development projects and the implementations thereof.
Section 7. Members appointed by the Council of Ministers shall
hold office for a term of four years. An outgoing member may be reoppointed.
Section 8. In addition to vacating office at the end of term under
section 7, members appointed by the Council of Ministers vacate office
upon :
(1) death;
(2) resignation;
(3) being a bankrupt;
(4) being an incompetent or quasi-incompetent person;
(5) being imprisoned by a final judgment to a term of
imprisonment except for an offence committed through negligence
or a petty offence;
(6) being removed by the Council of Ministers.
In the case where a member vacates office before the expiration of
In the case where additional member is appointed by the Council
of Ministers during the term of members already appointed, the appointee
shall hold office for the remaining term of the members already
appointed.
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