Section 44 invoked to speed up EEC plan

[webfact]

Section 44 invoked to speed up EEC plan

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The cabinet and the National Council for Peace and Order on Tuesday agreed to allow Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha to invoke Section 44 of the interim constitution to bypass legal redtape in order to speed up the implementation of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) plan.

 

Government spokesman Lt-Gen Sansern Kaewkamnerd said the use of Section 44 to speed up the realization of EEC plan means that the National Environment Committee can immediately start conducting environment impacts assessment study by setting up a team of experts to do the job without having to wait for approval from relevant agencies. The EIA study is due to be completed in one year.

 

The EEC committee headed by the prime minister can give approval to PPP projects within the standard scope of PPP.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/section-44-invoked-speed-eec-plan/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-05-24

[grumbleweed]

 

2 hours ago, webfact said:

The cabinet and the National Council for Peace and Order on Tuesday agreed to allow Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha to invoke Section 44

Which in layman's terms means the puppets have granted the puppeteer further authoritarian powers.

 

Now that's what real democracy's all about

[yellowboat]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

legal redtape

This is what some would call oversight, which is needed to guard against hurting the environment or overpaying contractors.  Who needs that when you have the rubber stamp ?

[Srikcir]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

bypass legal redtape in order to speed up the implementation of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) plan

Not sure what exactly is being bypassed other than the main use of Article 44 is to bypass existing laws and regulations, ie., "conducting environment impacts assessment study by setting up a team of experts to do the job without having to wait for approval from relevant agencies." Obviously, relevant agencies who might also have to conduct public hearings and consider broader impacts of the EEC plan could delay the implementation by more than a year. So it seems that the NCPO wants to limit the whole review process to no more than one year - keeping it out of reach by an elected government?

[sawadee1947]

Good idea....so Tea money is floating I can see......and the big brown envelopes changing hands.... Well done

[YetAnother]

IC; been used 149 times in last 3 years, govt says 'no more' and now ....?