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HSA Section 19 — Designating the responsible agency
Hazardous Substances Act (พระราชบัญญัติวัตถุอันตราย) — Section 19.
Plain-English Summary
Allows an agency of a ministry or department in the central administration to apply to be responsible for controlling particular hazardous substances. The committee considers the request and advises the Minister of Industry, whose Section 18 paragraph 2 notification then gives that agency all or part of the authority, having regard to specialist expertise, staff numbers, fit with its main mission and workload. If the committee takes a different view, the minister of the requesting agency may confirm the request within thirty days, and the matter goes through the Minister of Industry to Cabinet for decision.
Official Text
Official Thai text at the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State. Translation summary only.
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Hazardous Substances Act
พระราชบัญญัติวัตถุอันตราย · B.E. 2535 (1992)
The Hazardous Substances Act B.E. 2535 (1992) regulates hazardous substances (explosives, flammables, toxic, radioactive, corrosive and other harmful substances) from production, import, export, transit and possession through sale, transport, storage and disposal, the last of these controlled by ministerial notifications. A Hazardous Substances Committee chaired by the Minister of Industry advises, and the responsible agency for each substance is designated by Gazette notification under Section 18 paragraph 2 and Section 19, so several agencies may administer different substances. Substances fall into four types: Type 1 must follow prescribed rules, Type 2 requires prior notification, Type 3 requires a licence, and Type 4 is prohibited except for written-permission use as a laboratory reference standard (Section 43) or a ministerial exemption (Section 44). The Act also covers registration, advertising, official inspection and seizure powers, civil liability for damage, and criminal penalties.
The summary above is a plain-English educational paraphrase of Section 19 of the Hazardous Substances Act. It is not an authoritative translation. For the binding Thai text, consult the Royal Gazette or the Office of the Council of State. Educational use only — not a substitute for advice from a Thai-qualified lawyer.
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