Volume 123, Number 105A
Royal Gazette
3 October 2549
| (8) | the Secretary General of the Securities and Exchange Commission or his representative | as Member. |
The Scrutiny Committee shall appoint one Secretary and appoint Assistant Secretaries as necessary.
The State Audit Office shall be responsible for administrative works of the Scrutiny Committee and shall carry out the duties assigned by the Scrutiny Committee.
Article2.The Scrutiny Committee shall have the power and duty to scrutinise the activities or projects endorsed or approved by the Cabinet removed from office as a result of the Democratic Reform or by its members so as to ensure whether or not they took place in an honest manner. In the event that it is found that reliable evidence shows dishonesty or misconduct as to any activity or project and circumstances show any person involved in such dishonesty or misconduct or having gained unusual wealth or unusual increase of property, the Scrutiny Committee shall have the power to order provisional seizure or sequestration of the relevant property of such person and his or her spouse and children who have not yet attained majority.
For the purposes of the execution of this Announcement, the Scrutiny Committee shall have the powers under the following laws in addition to the powers under paragraph 1:
(1)the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2542 BE, in respect of which the Scrutiny Committee shall exercise the powers of the Anti-Money Laundering Commission and the Transactions Commission;
(2)the Organic Act on Anti-Corruption, 2542 BE, in respect of which the Scrutiny Committee shall exercise the powers of the National Anti-Corruption Commission;
(3)the Revenue Code, in respect of which the Scrutiny Committee shall exercise the powers of the Director General of the Revenue Department only when dealing with the seizure, sequestration, and auctioning of property.
In executing paragraphs 1 and 2, the Scrutiny Committee may take inquiry or scrutiny files from the State Audit Office into account and use them in whole or in part as scrutiny files of the Scrutiny Committee. In the event that an identical matter
