Volume 122, Issue 58A
Royal Gazette
16 July 2548
When the state of emergency has ended, or when the Council of Ministers withholds its approval, or when the time limit under paragraph 2 ends, the Prime Minister shall announce repealing the announcement of such state of emergency.
Section6.There shall be a Commission for Administration of State of Emergency, composed of the Deputy Prime Minister authorised by the Prime Minister, as President; the Minister of Defence, the Minister of Interior, and the Minister of Justice, as Vice Presidents; the Permanent Secretary for Defence, the Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Secretary for Social Development and Human Security, the Permanent Secretary for Interior, the Permanent Secretary for Justice, the Director of the National Intelligence Agency, the Attorney General, the Chief of Defence Forces, the Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Army, the Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Navy, the Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Air Force, the Commissioner General of the Royal Thai Police, the Director General of the Department of Provincial Administration, and the Director General of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, as Members; and the Secretary General of the National Security Council, as Member and Secretary. It has the powers and duties to follow up and examine the situations which have occurred, both inside and outside the Country, and which may lead to a state of emergency, in order to recommend to the Prime Minister the necessity to announce a state of emergency according to section 5 or a serious state of emergency according to section 11 and the application of appropriate measures according to this Emergency Decree for the purpose of preventing, resolving, or abating such state of emergency.
The stipulations of this section do not affect the exercise by the Prime Minister of the power to announce a state of emergency according to section 5 when there occurs an incident of urgent necessity which may endanger the Country or the public.
Section7.In the area where a state of emergency is announced according to section 5, all the powers and duties which belong to a minister heading one or several ministries, or which he is in charge of or has according to any law whatever, shall transfer to the Prime Minister as his temporary powers and duties only in respect of the giving of permission, approbation, orders, commands, or assistance in the prevention, resolution, suppression, or abatement of the state of emergency, or the rehabilitation of or giving of assistance to the public, in order that the giving of orders and the resolution of the situation be in a uniform, expeditious, and effective manner.
The powers and duties of a minister under any law which shall become the powers and duties of the Prime Minister according to paragraph 1, whether in whole or in part, shall be as designated by an announcement of the Council of Ministers.
The Prime Minister shall have the power to appoint persons as competent authorities for performing the duties under this Emergency Decree and for performing the work under the laws which has been transferred to him as his powers and duties according to paragraph 1. It shall be deemed that
