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(3) The Order of the Head of the National Council for Peace and Order, No. 23/2560, on
measures to solve the problem of continuity of persons holding positions in
independent organs under the Constitution, dated 5 April B.E. 2560 (2017), only in
the parts pertinent to the National Human Rights Commission and the National
Human Rights Commissioners.
Section 4. In this Organic Act:
"Human rights" means human dignity, rights, liberties and equality of the person, which
are all guaranteed or protected under the Constitution, the laws or treaties which Thailand is
party to and has an obligation to comply with;
"Commission" means the National Human Rights Commission;
"Commissioner" means the National Human Rights Commissioner, including the
Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission;
“Office” means Office of the National Human Rights Commission;
“Secretary-General” means the Secretary-General of the National Human Rights
Commission;
“Competent officials” means the Secretary-General, civil officials, government
employees and employees of the Office, and state officials appointed by the Commission to
take actions under this Organic Act.
Section 5. Unless this Organic Act provides otherwise, in any matter prescribing for the
notification, submission, or delivery of a letter or document to any specific person, if such
notification, submission, or delivery of a letter or a document is made to such person at the
domicile or address as in the registration evidence under the law on civil registration, the
notification, submission, or delivery shall be deemed lawful under this Organic Act. In case this
Organic Act provides for announcement or dissemination to the public, announcement or
dissemination on information technology system or system or any other means that is
conveniently accessible by the public shall be deemed lawful under this Organic Act.
In case this Organic Act empowers the Commission or the Secretary-General to prescribe
or issue any order, if no specific method is prescribed, the Commission or the Secretary-General
shall proceed accordingly in a notification, regulation, rule, or order, as the case may be, and if
such notification, regulation, rule, or order applies to the public, it shall be published in the
Government Gazette, and processed in accordance with paragraph one. However, if any
notification, regulation, rule, or order specifically prescribes a procedure, the Commission or the
Secretary-General shall clearly prescribe the time limit for each step.