Section 9. If, in a meeting of the National Economic and Social Development Board, the President is absent or fails to attend, the meeting shall elect a member among themselves to be Chairman of the meeting.

Section 10. The presence of not less than one-half of the total number of members at each meeting of the National Economic and Social Development Board is required to constitute a quorum.

Section 11. the final decision of the meeting shall be by majority votes.

Each member shall have one vote; in case of an equality of votes, the Chairman of the meeting shall have an additional vote as a casting vote.

Section 12. There shall be the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board having the following duties:
(1) to survey, study and analyse the socio-economic situation in order to recommend aims and policies on economic and social development of the country;
(2) to jointly consider work plans and development projects of the Ministry, Sub-Ministry, Department, or government agency which is called by another name but has equivalent status and any State enterprise with such
Ministry, Sub-Ministry, Department, or government agency which is called by another name but has equivalent status and State enterprise, and to coordinate such work plans and development projects in order to lay down an
overall plan for each phase in accordance with the aim of economic and social development of the country according to the existing resources and priority for the use thereof;
(3) to study matters concerning financial capability, manpower and other existing and non-available resources and to lay down a plan for utilising and acquiring such resources for the State benefit;
(4) after consulting with the Ministry, Sub-Ministry, Department, and government agency which is called by another name but has equivalent status, which has the duties in connection with the national budget concerning annual expenditures of the Ministry, Sub-Ministry, Department government agency which is called
(5) to study and analyse actual expenditures for construction and maintenance of main permanent assets used in the economic and social developments in order to suggest necessary modification of such expenditures and to instil efficiency in the construction and maintenance of such main permanent assets;
(6) to study and analyse actual expenditures for economic and social services in order to suggest necessary modification of such expenditures;
(7) to consider, suggest and determine principles for the Ministry, Sub-Ministry, Department, or government agency which is called by another name but has equivalent status and State enterprise for the making of work plans and development projects which may require form foreign countries technical, financial, lending and operating assistance
for the implementation in accordance with the national economic and social development plan;
(8) to follow up and appraise results of work implemented under the development projects of the Ministry, Sub-Ministry, Department, or government agency which is called by another name but has equivalent status and State enterprise and, when deem appropriate, to give recommendation concerning the expedition, revision or cancellation
of any development project;
(9) to study and analyse national socio-economic problems so as to propose policy and short-term solution in order to encourage the economic and social development of the country;
(10) to study and analyse external socio-economic problems affecting national socio-economic situation, as well as to submit proposals and recommendations;
(11) to carry out other matters which the law has prescribed to be the duties of the National Economic and Social Development Board or the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board.

Proposals, recommendations and opinions related to the performance of duties under this section shall be submitted by the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board to the National Economic and Social Development Board for further submission with its opinion to the Council of Ministers.
Section 13. The Ministry, Sub-Ministry, Department, or

Section 14. The Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board has the power to direct the Ministry, Sub-Ministry, Department, or government agency which is called by another name but has equivalent status and State enterprise to carry out the following:
(1) to submit work plans and development projects as well as technical, financial statistical details and other particulars necessary for studying domestic socio-economic situation including work plans and development projects which require assistance from foreign countries, and other particulars necessary for studying domestic socio-economic situation;
(2) to submit facts necessary for evaluating the end result of work of development project under implementation.

Section 15. The Secretary-General of the National Economic and Social Development Board shall have the duty to supervise the administration of the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board.

Section 16. The National Economic and Social Development Board or the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board may, as it deems appropriate, invite any person to give facts, explanation, opinions or recommendation.

Section 17. The National Economic and Social Development Board may appoint a sub-committee to consider or carry any act as entrusted by the National Economic and Social Development Board.

Section 9, section 10 and section 11 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the meeting of the sub-committee under paragraph one.

Section 18. The Prime Minister shall have charge and control of the execution of this Act.

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Remarks :- The reason for promulgation of this Act is as follows : Whereas it is expedient to revise the Law on National Economic Development Council in response to the National Economic and Social Development of the present circumstances. Therefore, it is necessary to enact this Act.

(Published in the Government Gazette Vol. 95 Part 89. dated 29th August B.E. 2521 (1978))