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Thailand’s Constitution of 2017.
Date of text: 2017

Policies

National Maritime Security Plan of Thailand (2023-2027).
Date of text: 2023
National Security Policy and Plan B.E. 2566 – 2570 (2023 - 2027).
Date of text: 2023
Thailan's Long-term Low Greenhouse Gas Emission Development Strategy (Revied Version).
Date of text: 01 November 2022
Mid-century, Long-term Low Greenhouse Gas Emission Development Strategy.
Date of text: 01 October 2021
Thailand’s 2nd Updated Nationally Determined Contribution(NDC).
Date of text: 2021

Legislation

Agricultural and rural development

State Irrigation Act B.E. 2485.
Date of original text: 01 September 1942 (1987)
Contract Farming Promotion and Development Act, B.E. 2560 (2017).
Date of text: 22 May 2017
Agricultural Land Reform Act B.E. 2518 (1975).
Date of text: 14 February 1975
Act repealing the Agricultural Futures Trading Act B.E. 2542, B.E. 2558 (2015).
Date of text: 31 October 2015
Agricultural Land Consolidation Act, B.E. 2558 (2015).
Date of text: 25 February 2015

Climate change

Royal Decree on the Establishment of Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (Public Organization) B.E. 2550 (2007).
Date of text: 20 June 2007
Notification of the Department of Industrials Works Regarding Guideline for Permission to Import of HCFCs B.E. 2555(2012).
Date of text: 2012

Cultivated plants

Plant Varieties Protection Act, B.E. 2542 (1999).
Date of text: 14 November 1999
Plants Act B.E. 2518 (1975).
Date of original text: 09 February 1975 (2007)
Fertilisers Act, B.E. 2518 (1975).
Date of text: 04 January 1975
Plant Quarantine Act, B.E. 2507 (1964).
Date of original text: 13 March 1964 (01 March 2008)
Contract Farming Promotion and Development Act, B.E. 2560 (2017).
Date of text: 22 May 2017

Disaster risk management

Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Act, B.E 2550 (2007).
Date of text: 28 August 2007
Japan-Thailand joint statement on the strategic partnership based on the enduring bonds of friendship: Fostering confidence beyond the disasters.
Date of text: 07 March 2012

Environment

Enhancement and Conservation of National Environmental Quality Act, B.E. 2535.
Date of text: 29 March 1992
Hazardous Substance Act (B.E. 2535).
Date of original text: 29 March 1992 (09 November 2001)
Act on the Promotion of Marine and Coastal Resources management, B.E. 2558 (2015).
Date of text: 20 March 2015
Ministerial Regulation No. 2 B.E. 2535 (1992) Issued pursuant to the Factory Act B.E.2535 (1992).
Date of text: 16 October 1992
Ministerial Regulation Soil and Groundwater Contamination Control in Factory Area B.E. 2559 (2016).
Date of text: 21 March 2016

Fisheries

Royal Ordinance on Fisheries, B.E. 2558 (2015).
Date of text: 13 November 2015
Royal Ordinance on Fisheries (No. 2) B.E.2017.
Date of text: 28 June 2017
Animal Feed Quality Control Act, B.E. 2558 (2015).
Date of original text: 1963 (03 March 2015)
Labour Protection in Fishing Work Act, B.E. 2562 (2019).
Date of text: 19 May 2019
Act Governing the Right to Fish in Thai Fishery Waters (B.E. 2502).
Date of text: 1939

Food and nutrition

Food Act (B.E. 2522).
Date of text: 1979
National Food Committee Act 2008.
Date of text: 31 January 2008
Act on Protection of Geographical Indication, B.E. 2546 (2003).
Date of text: 20 October 2003
Control of Marketing Promotion of Infant and Young Child Food Act, B.E. 2560 (2017).
Date of text: 09 July 2017
Animal Slaughter Control Act for Meat Sales, B.E. 2559 (2016).
Date of text: 26 September 2016

Forestry

Forest Act (B.E. 2484).
Date of text: 14 October 1941
Community Forest Act 2019.
Date of text: 24 May 2019
National Reserved Forests Act (No. 4), B.E. 2559 (2016).
Date of text: 19 May 2016
Chain Saw Act 2002 (B.E. 2545).
Date of text: 22 September 2002
Commercial Forest Plantation Act, B.E. 2535.
Date of text: 01 March 1992

Gender

Gender Equality Act B.E. 2558 (2015).
Date of text: 08 March 2015

Land and soil

Civil and Commercial Code.
Date of text: 01 January 1925
Land Readjustment Act B.E. 2547.
Date of text: 11 December 2004
Act promulgating the Land Code B.E. 2497.
Date of original text: 1954 (2008)
Agricultural Land Reform Act B.E. 2518 (1975).
Date of text: 14 February 1975
Town Planning Act, B.E. 2562 (2019).
Date of text: 24 May 2019

Livestock

Animal Epidemics Act B.E. 2558 (2015).
Date of text: 25 February 2015
Cruelty Prevention and Welfare of Animal Act, B.E. 2557 (2014).
Date of text: 26 December 2014
Drugs Act, B.E. 2510.
Date of original text: 15 October 1967 (1987)
Animal Feed Quality Control Act, B.E. 2558 (2015).
Date of original text: 1963 (03 March 2015)
Animal Husbandry Profession Act, B.E. 2565 (2022).
Date of text: 19 August 2022

Sea

Act on the Promotion of Marine and Coastal Resources management, B.E. 2558 (2015).
Date of text: 20 March 2015
Royal Proclamation establishing a Contiguous Zone of the Kingdom of Thailand.
Date of text: 14 August 1995
Marine National Interest Protection Act, B.E.2562 (2019).
Date of text: 09 March 2019
Act on offences relating to Offshore Petroleum Production Places, B.E. 2530 (1987).
Date of text: 03 October 1987
Royal Proclamation concerning the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Kingdom of Thailand.
Date of text: 23 February 1981

Social protection

Labour Protection Act, B.E. 2541 (1998).
Date of text: 27 February 1998
Act on Organizing Welfare for the Grassroots Economy and Society, B.E.2562 (2019).
Date of text: 03 March 2019
Maritime Labor Act.
Date of text: 01 October 2015
Labour Protection Act B.E. 2541 (1998).
Date of original text: 1998 (2012)
Social Security Act, B.E. 2533 (1990).
Date of text: 11 August 1990

Water

Water Resources Act B.E.2561 (2018).
Date of text: 25 December 2018
Groundwater Act, B.E. 2520 (1977).
Date of original text: 23 July 1977 (2003)
State Irrigation Act B.E. 2485.
Date of original text: 01 September 1942 (1987)
People Irrigation Act.
Date of text: 04 August 1937
People Irrigation Act (Second Issue).
Date of text: 16 July 1980

Wild species and ecosystems

Wildlife Conservation and Protection Act, B.E. 2562 (2019).
Date of text: 24 May 2019
National Parks Act, B.E. 2562 (2019).
Date of text: 24 May 2019
Elephant Ivory Tusks Act B.E. 2558 (2015).
Date of text: 16 January 2015
Notification of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation on the Prohibition of Single-use Plastics from National Parks.
Date of text: 05 April 2022
Notification of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation regarding Ban on Sunscreens Containing Chemicals Harmful to Coral at All Marine National Parks.
Date of text: 03 August 2021

Miscellaneous

Minerals Act, B.E. 2560 (2017).
Date of text: 02 March 2017
Energy Industry Act (B.E. 2550).
Date of text: 2007
Cooperatives Act, B.E. 2542 (1999).
Date of text: 1999
Tin Control Act B.E. 2514 (1971)
Date of text: 14 April 1971
Public-Private Partnership Act, B.E. 2562 (2019).
Date of text: 06 March 2019

International Agreements

Vientiane Declaration on Innovation and Cooperation for a Water Secure and Sustainable Mekong.
Date of text: 05 April 2023
Memorandum of Understanding under the Joint Working Group on Water Resources Cooperation of Lancang-Mekong Cooperation on the Provision of Hydrological Information of the Lancang River Throughout the Year by China to the Other Five Member Countries.
Date of text: 01 November 2020
Procedures for Water Quality (PWQ).
Date of text: 01 January 2011

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