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HSA Section 7 — Hazardous Substances Committee: role and powers
Hazardous Substances Act (พระราชบัญญัติวัตถุอันตราย) — Section 7.
Plain-English Summary
Sets the functions of the Hazardous Substances Committee (คณะกรรมการวัตถุอันตราย), which under Section 6 is chaired by the Minister of Industry and combines ex officio members from ministries and departments with up to eight qualified members appointed by Cabinet (at least four from public-interest organisations). Its functions include proposing hazardous-substance policy and plans for Cabinet approval, monitoring and evaluating the responsible agencies, deciding or advising on the authority and duties among the responsible agencies, giving opinions on the ministerial notifications that implement the Act, advising officials on registering or revoking registration, considering complaints from people harmed by hazardous substances, publishing information to the public (which may name the substance or operator), and reporting to Cabinet on the national situation at least once a year.
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 7 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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