Volume 123, Number 105A
Royal Gazette
3 October 2549
In the event that a law prohibits any person from holding a position of committee member or from performing any other duty in relation to the holding of a position, such law shall not be applied to the appointment of and performance of duties by the Members of the Scrutiny Committee.
The Members of the Scrutiny Committee under paragraph 1 shall select one amongst themselves to serve as their President and shall have the power to appoint one Secretary and appoint Assistant Secretaries as necessary.
In the event that [a position of] Member becomes vacant, the remaining Members shall be able to continue their duties if they are not less than one half of the total number of the Members, and the Cabinet shall have the power to appoint a person found appropriate as a Member to fill the vacant [position of] Member.
Article3.The State Audit Office shall be responsible for administrative works of the Scrutiny Committee and shall perform the duties assigned by the Scrutiny Committee.
The Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission, the Anti-Money Laundering Office, the Bank of Thailand, the Office of the Attorney General, and the Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission shall cooperate on the activities requested by the Scrutiny Committee and shall supply it with information, personnel, or any other things in the interest of its performance of duties.
The Secretariat of the Cabinet shall provide an appropriate office to the Scrutiny Committee, and if requested by the Scrutiny Committee, the Cabinet shall have the power to order officials from state agencies to assist in the works designated by the Scrutiny Committee.
Article4.The Budget Bureau shall allocate an amount of budget as deemed appropriate for the State Audit Office by doling it out of the money left from the expenditures of the Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission and the Office of the Election Commission, in order to cover the expenses incurred by the Scrutiny Committee in carrying out its activities. In the event that the left money does not suffice to cover the expenses, the Cabinet shall provide a support budget as necessary.
The remuneration for or any other expenses incurred in the performance of duties by the Members of the Scrutiny Committee, as well as the remuneration for or any other expenses incurred by the officials working for the Scrutiny Committee, shall be governed by the criteria designated by the Scrutiny Committee with the approval of the Prime Minister.
Article5.The Scrutiny Committee shall have the following powers and duties.
