of organizations which will have the mandate to set forth ethical
standards and self-regulation pertaining to the occupation or profession
under the ethical standards;
(19) To issue rules or notifications according to Section 58;
(20) To approve the budget of the Office of the NBTC budgets, including the
financing of the Fund under Section 55;
(21) To determine and approve financial allocation for the Fund as proposed
by the Fund Management Committee under Section 55;
(22) To provide information and participate in negotiations or making
agreements between the Kingdom of Thailand and foreign governments
or international organizations in matters relating to frequency
management,
sound
broadcasting,
television
broadcasting,
telecommunications services, or other related undertakings;
(23) To give advice to the Cabinet for an issuance of, or amendment to,
legislation related with frequency allocation and other matters relating
to frequencies, sound broadcasting, television broadcasting, and
telecommunications services;
(24) To prescribe rules, notifications or orders under the powers and duties
of the NBTC;
(25) To perform any other acts as prescribed in this Act or other laws.
In setting forth regulation on merger, cross right-holding or market dominance
under (17), the NBTC shall hold a hearing from the public and parties concerned.
The exercising of powers and duties under paragraph one shall not be contrary to
or inconsistent with the Broadcasting Business Act, the Telecommunication Business Act
and the Radiocommunications Act.
Such rules, notifications or any orders shall come into force upon being published
in the Government Gazette.
Section 28. NBTC shall hold a hearing from the stakeholders and the public in
order to take those opinions into its consideration before issuing rules, notifications, or
orders pertaining to the supervision of sound broadcasting, television broadcasting and
telecommunications services which shall be enforceable in general and related with the
competition in the business or may have significant impacts on the public. The NBTC
shall provide background information, reasons, justifications, and a summary of the
matters, as well as the issues expected to obtain from the hearing. The time taken for a
hearing shall not be less than thirty days, except for emergency case or compelling
necessity that the NBTC may allow a shorter time allocated for that hearing.
The Office of the NBTC shall prepare a summary record of the hearing which
consists of opinions obtained, NBTC’s resolution or consideration regarding the said