Section 65: Anyone   conducting   the   controlled   business   under Category 3 without a license shall be subjected to a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years or a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand Baht, or to both.

Section 66: Anyone   conducting   the   controlled   business   under Category 3 without complying with the criteria prescribed by Ministerial Regulations issued by virtue of Section 7 shall be subjected to a term of imprisonment not exceeding one year, or a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand Baht, or to both.

Section 67: Any  concessionaire who  fails  to  comply with  criteria prescribed by Ministerial Regulations issued by virtue of Section 7 shall be subjected to penalties set by Sections 62, 63 or 66, as the case may be.

Section 68: Anyone   conducting   the   controlled   business   under Category 3 who does not comply with the provision of Section 27 or Section 28, para one, shall be subjected to a fine not exceeding five thousand Baht.

Section 69: Anyone conducting controlled businesses in violation of Section 30, para one shall be:

(1) subjected to, in the  case  of Category 1 controlled business, a term of imprisonment not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding fifty thousand Baht, or to both.

(2) subjected to, in the  case  of Category 2 controlled business, a term of imprisonment not exceeding one year or a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand Baht, or to both.

(3) subjected to, in the  case  of Category 3 controlled business, a term of imprisonment not exceeding four years or a fine not exceeding four hundred thousand Baht, or to both.

Section 70:    Anyone operating controlled businesses under Section 17 who does not comply with the order given by the Director-General of the Energy Business Department, by virtue of Section 30, para two, shall be subjected to a term of imprisonment not exceeding six months, or a fine not exceeding fifty thousand Baht, or to both, and the Court shall order that its operations be closed down.

Section 71: Anyone who fails to unjustifiably comply with the order given by the Official by virtue of Section 54 shall be subjected to a term of imprisonment  not  exceeding  six  months,  or  a  fine  not  exceeding  fifty thousand Baht, or to both and the Court shall order that its operations be closed down.

Section 72: Anyone who fails to facilitate the Official in discharging his/her duties pursuant with Section 33 or Section 35or Section 40 or Section 41 or Section 53 (1) (2) or (3), or Section 55 shall be subjected to a term of imprisonment  not  exceeding  one  month  or  a  fine  not  exceeding  two thousand Baht, or to both.

Section 73: Anyone who violates Section 37 shall be subjected to a term of imprisonment not exceeding one year or a fine not exceeding twenty thousand Baht, or to both.

If such activities cause the oil pipeline transportation system or the system.s equipment/accessories to be destroyed, damaged, depreciated or rendered useless, the committer of the offence shall be subjected to a term of imprisonment not exceeding ten years or a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand Baht, or to both.

Section 74: Anyone who violates Section 38 or fails to comply with the conditions in the License pursuant with Section 38 shall be subjected to a term of imprisonment not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding ten thousand Baht, or to both.

Section 75: Anyone who violates Section 39 shall be subjected to a term of imprisonment not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding ten thousand Baht, or to both.

If  such  activities  cause  the  oil  pipeline  transportation  system  or the system.s equipment/appliances to be destroyed, damaged, depreciated or rendered useless, the committer of the offence shall be subjected to a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years or a fine not exceeding forty thousand Baht, or to both.

During the process of the trial conducted in prosecution of the offence against this Section, the Court shall be empowered to order that the pertinent ship be detained until the fine is paid pursuant with the Court.s judgment.

Section 76: Anyone who causes signs demarcating the zone of fuel oil pipeline transportation system to be moved or damaged in any way shall be subjected to a term of imprisonment not exceeding three years or a fine not exceeding sixty thousand Baht or to both.

Section 77: If  offences under Sections 73, 74, 75  or  75  result in causing inconveniences to the public or are likely to create dangers for people, animals, plants, properties or the Environment, the offender shall be subjected to a term of imprisonment not exceeding five years or a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand Baht, or to both.

If they should result in serious injuries to other people, the offender shall be subjected to a term of imprisonment not exceeding ten years or a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand Baht, or to both.

If they should result in the death of another person, the offender shall be subjected to a term of imprisonment not exceeding twenty years or a fine not exceeding four hundred thousand Baht, or to both.

Section 78: Where an offender subjected to the penalty of this Act is a  legal  entity,  its  managing director, manager or  any one charged with the  responsibility of  that  legal  entity.s  operations shall  be  subjected to the penalties laid down for that offence unless it can be proven that such an act has been committed without his/her knowledge or consent.

Section 79: For  all  various  offences  under  this  Act  which  are subjected to fines only or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding one year or fines, the Commission shall be authorized to impose a fine and may assign the authority to a Sub-Committee or the Official to exercise such power as well.

Where it is found by the Official after due investigation that someone

has committed an offence under the preceding paragraph and is willing to be fined, the Official shall send this matter to the Committee or its attorney-in- fact within seven days from the date of that individual.s acceptance to be fined.

Once the fine is paid within thirty days from the date of its imposition, it shall be deemed that the case is terminated pursuant with the Criminal Procedural Code.

If the accused refuses to be fined, or has agreed to be fined but refuses to make pertinent payment within the deadline, the case shall be taken up in further proceedings.

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