"State agency" means a central administration, provincial administration. local administration, State enterprise,
Government agency attached to the National Assembly, Court only in respect of the affairs unassociated with the
trial and adjudication of cases, professional supervisory organisation, independent agency of the State and such other
agency as prescribed in the Ministerial Regulation;
"State official" means a person performing official duty for a State agency;
"personal information" means an information relating to all the personal particulars of a person, such as
education, financial status, health record, criminal record or employment record, which contain the name of such
person or contain a numeric reference, code or such other indications identifying that person as fingerprint. tape or
diskette in which a person's sound is recorded, or photograph, and shall also include information relating to personal
particulars of the deceased;
"Board" means the Official Information Board;
"alien" means a natural person who is not of Thai nationality and does not have a residence in Thailand, and the
following juristic persons:
(1) a company or partnership more than one-half of the capital of which belongs to aliens; provided that a
certificate of share to bearer shall be deemed to be held by an alien;
(2) an association more than one-half of members of which are aliens;
(3) an association or foundation the objects of which are for the benefit of aliens;
(4) a juristic person under (1), (2) or (3) or any other juristic person more than one-half of managers or directors
of which are aliens.
If the juristic person under paragraph one becomes a manager, director, member or owner of the capital of
another juristic person, such manager, director, member or owner of the capital shall be deemed an alien.
Section 5. The Prime Minister shall have charge and control of the execution of this Act and shall have the
power to issue Ministerial Regulations for the execution of this Act.
Such Ministerial Regulation shall come into
force upon its publication in the Government Gazette.
Section 6. There shall be established the Office of the Official Information Board in the Office of the Permanent
Secretary for the Office of the Prime Minister which shall have the duty to perform technical and administrative
works for the Board and the Information Disclosure Tribunals, co-ordinate with State agencies and give advice to
private individuals with regard to the execution of this Act.
CHAPTER I
Information Disclosure
Section 7. A State agency shall at least publish the following official information in the Government Gazette:
(1) the structure and organisation of its operation;
(2) the summary of important powers and duties and operational methods;
(3) a contacting address for the purpose of contacting the State agency in order to request and obtain information
or advice;
(4) by- laws, resolutions of the Council of Ministers, regulations, orders, circulars, Rules, work pattern, policies
or interpretations only insofar as they are made or issued to have the same force as by-laws and intended to be of
general application to private individuals concerned;
(5) such other information as determined by the Board.
If any information which has already been published for dissemination in sufficient number is published in the
Government Gazette by making reference to such prior published material, it shall be deemed to comply with the
provisions of paragraph one.
A State agency shall, for dissemination purpose, compile and make available the information under paragraph
one for sale, disposal or distribution at its office as it thinks fit.
Section 8. If the information which must be published under section 7 (4) has not yet been published in the
Government Gazette, may not be relied on in a manner unfavourable to any person unless such person has had
actual knowledge thereof for a reasonable period of time.
Section 9. Subject to section 14 and section 15, a State agency shall make available at least the following
official information for public inspection in accordance with the rules and procedure prescribed by the Board:
(1) a result of consideration or a decision which has a direct effect on a private individual including a dissenting
opinion and an order relating thereto;
(2) a policy or an interpretation which does not fall within the scope of the requirement of publication in the
Government Gazette under section 7 (4);
(3) a work-plan, project and annual expenditure estimate of the year of its preparation;
(4) a manual or order relating to work procedure of State officials which affects the rights and duties of private
individuals;
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