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

Policies

Thailand's Second Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0).
Date of text: 04 November 2025
Thailand’s National Biodiversity Action Plan 2023-2027.
Date of text: 01 February 2025
Thailand’s Second National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (2023–2027).
Date of text: 01 December 2024
Thailand Country Programme on Climate Change (2nd Edition) 2024.
Date of text: 2024
National Adaptation Plan (NAP).
Date of text: 01 November 2023

Legislation

Agricultural and rural development

State Irrigation Act B.E. 2485.
Date of 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
National Farmers Council Act, B.E.2553 (2010).
Date of text: 16 November 2010

Climate change

Ministerial Regulation on the Division of the Department of Climate Change and Environment, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, B.E. 2566.
Date of text: 18 August 2023
Royal Decree on Changing the Name of the Department of Environmental Quality Promotion to the Department of Climate Change and Environment, B.E. 2566.
Date of text: 17 August 2023
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 text: 09 February 1975 (2007)
Fertilisers Act, B.E. 2518 (1975).
Date of text: 04 January 1975 (2007)
Plant Quarantine Act, B.E. 2507 (1964).
Date of 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
Act on the Protection of the Operation of the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, B.E. 2561.
Date of text: 27 July 2018
Ministerial Regulation on Safety Operations for Licensees in the Event of Nuclear and Radiation Emergencies, B.E. 2567.
Date of text: 22 November 2024
EMERGENCY DECREE ON DISASTER INSURANCE PROMOTION FUND, B.E. 2555 (2012).
Date of text: 26 January 2012
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 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
Requirement of Contributions to the International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage Caused by Ships Act, B.E. 2560 (2017).
Date of text: 02 July 2017
Ministerial Regulation No. 2 B.E. 2535 (1992) Issued pursuant to the Factory Act B.E.2535 (1992).
Date of text: 16 October 1992

Fisheries and aquaculture

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 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
Act on Protection of Geographical Indication, B.E. 2546 (2003).
Date of text: 20 October 2003
Animal Slaughter Control Act for Meat Sales, B.E. 2559 (2016).
Date of text: 26 September 2016
National Food Committee Act 2008.
Date of text: 31 January 2008
Primary School Lunch Program Fund Act, B.E. 2535.
Date of text: 08 April 1992

Forestry

Forest Act (B.E. 2484).
Date of text: 14 October 1941 (25 October 2022)
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 text: 1954 (2008)
Land Development Act, .B.E. 2551 (A.D. 2008).
Date of text: 27 January 2008
Agricultural Land Reform Act B.E. 2518 (1975).
Date of text: 14 February 1975

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 text: 15 October 1967 (1987)
Animal Feed Quality Control Act, B.E. 2558 (2015).
Date of text: 1963 (03 March 2015)
Animal Slaughter Control Act for Meat Sales, B.E. 2559 (2016).
Date of text: 26 September 2016

Mineral resources and energy

Minerals Act, B.E. 2560 (2017).
Date of text: 02 March 2017
Energy Industry Act (B.E. 2550).
Date of text: 2007
Petroleum Act, B.E. 2514.
Date of text: 26 March 1971
Oil Fund Act B.E. 2562.
Date of text: 27 May 2019
Nuclear Energy for Peace Act, B.E. 2559 (2016).
Date of text: 01 August 2016

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
MERCHANT MARINE PROMOTION ACT, B.E. 2521 (1978).
Date of text: 11 December 1978
Navigation in the Thai Waters Act, B.E. 2456.
Date of text: 1913 (2022)
Marine National Interest Protection Act, B.E.2562 (2019).
Date of text: 09 March 2019

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
Social Security Reinstatement Act B.E. 2561.
Date of text: 16 April 2018
Maritime Labor Act.
Date of text: 01 October 2015
Labour Protection Act B.E. 2541 (1998).
Date of text: 1998 (2012)

Water

Water Resources Act B.E.2561 (2018).
Date of text: 25 December 2018
Groundwater Act, B.E. 2520 (1977).
Date of text: 23 July 1977 (2003)
State Irrigation Act B.E. 2485.
Date of 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
Protection and Promotion of Thai Traditional Medical Knowledge Act, B.E. 2542 (1999) .
Date of text: 1999
Ministerial Regulation on Permission to Operate Wildlife Breeding Businesses, Wildlife Trade, Wildlife Carcasses or Wildlife Carcasses Products, and Possession of Wildlife or Wildlife Carcasses B.E. 2567 (2024).
Date of text: 26 November 2024

Miscellaneous

Public-Private Partnership Act, B.E. 2562 (2019).
Date of text: 06 March 2019
Investment Promotion Act (NO.3), B.E. 2544 (2001).
Date of text: 1977 (2001)
Cooperatives Act, B.E. 2542 (1999).
Date of text: 1999
Public Health Act, B.E. 2535.
Date of text: 29 March 1992 (2022)
Organic Act on Anti-Corruption B.E 2561 (2018).
Date of text: 21 July 2018

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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