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Petroleum Act Section 16 — Petroleum Committee: functions
Petroleum Act (พระราชบัญญัติปิโตรเลียม) — Section 16.
Plain-English Summary
Section 16 lists the functions of the Petroleum Committee (membership is set by Section 15). It advises the Minister on the powers in Section 22, gives its consent to the Director-General on the powers in Section 22/1, agrees the price for natural gas sold within the Kingdom (Section 58), may permit a concessionaire to own land (Section 65), issues orders on bringing foreign nationals into the Kingdom (Section 69) and on the import of machinery and equipment with exemption from import duty and value-added tax (Section 70), and performs any other function given to it by the Act, by the Minister or by other law.
Official Text
Official Thai text at the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State. Translation summary only.
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Petroleum Act
พระราชบัญญัติปิโตรเลียม · B.E. 2514 (1971)
The Petroleum Act B.E. 2514 (1971) governs the upstream petroleum industry. It declares petroleum to belong to the State and requires anyone exploring or producing it to hold a concession, a production-sharing contract or a service contract (Section 23). It regulates exploration blocks and production areas, the Petroleum Committee, royalty, the special remuneratory benefit, decommissioning and penalties, and gives a role to the Department of Mineral Fuels. Petroleum income is taxed under the separate law on petroleum income tax, which the Act cross-refers to.
The summary above is a plain-English educational paraphrase of Section 16 of the Petroleum 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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