Volume 122Issue 58A
Royal Gazette
16 July 2548
the persons appointed as competent officers hold the powers under those laws. In this respect, the Prime Minister may authorise the public entities or competent officers under those laws to continue exercising the powers and duties as before, but they must perform their work in line with the criteria designated by the Prime Minister.
In the event that the Prime Minister appoints as a competent officer a civil, police, or military public servant whose position is not lower than director general, police commander, military commander, or an equivalent, and designates him as chief officer responsible for rectification of the state of emergency on the spot and in command of the public servants and competent officers engaged in this activity, the performance of duties by the relevant public entities and public servants as well as by the competent officers shall be as ordered by such chief officer. However, the performance of military duties shall be governed by the statutes, regulations, or rules relating to the use of military forces, but not contrary to the guidelines designated by the person appointed as chief officer.
In the event of necessity, the Council of Ministers may permit the establishment of special ad hoc agencies to temporarily perform the duties under this Emergency Decree until the announcement of the state of emergency is repealed.
The Prime Minister may authorise one or several Deputy Prime Ministers to exercise the power under paragraph 1, 3, or 4 on his behalf, or may authorise them to supervise the performance of work by the relevant public entities, the competent officers under paragraph 3, the chief officer under paragraph 4, and the agencies under paragraph 5, and they shall be deemed to be in command of the chief officer and the relevant public servants and competent officers.
Section8.For the purpose of coordinating the performance of work in the areas where a state of emergency has been announced so that it be carried out appropriately and in line with the nature of the incident and the livelihoods of the people within the bounds of those areas, the Prime Minister or the person authorised by the Prime Minister may give an order appointing persons or groups of persons as advisors on the performance of work by the competent officers or as assistants to the competent officers in the performance of the duties under this Emergency Decree.
The persons appointed in accordance with paragraph 1 shall enjoy the same protection as that for the performance of work by the competent officers, subject to the scope of the duties for which they are appointed.
Section9.In the event of necessity for prompt rectification and termination of a state of emergency or for prevention of more severe incidents from happening, the Prime Minister shall have the power to issue the following ordinances:
