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shall jointly appoint a person with the same qualifications and not being under prohibitions as
temporary Commissioner to fill the vacant position until all the seven positions are filled. The
appointed person shall perform the duties as a Commissioner until the Commissioner he or she
replaces shall be able to perform the duties, or until a new Commissioner is appointed.
Section 23. Subject to paragraph five of Section 20, the quorum of a meeting of the
Commission requires the presence of not less than one–half of the total number of existing
Commissioners. Absence of any Commissioner shall be recorded in the meeting minutes.
A resolution of the Commission shall be passed by a majority of votes. The presiding
Chairperson and the Commissioners attending the meeting must cast a vote to reach a
resolution, each Commissioner shall have one vote. In case of vote-tie, the presiding
Commissioner shall have an additional vote as a casting vote.
An absence from or failure to attend the meeting under paragraph two, only when it
concerns the consideration of matters under Section 26 (2) or (4) without reasonable grounds,
shall be deemed a deliberate violation of or failure to comply with the ethical standards. This
shall not prejudice the right to resign before the vote.
The Chairperson shall preside over the meeting. In case of the Chairperson’s absence,
the attending Commissioners shall elect one among themselves to preside over such meeting
in accordance with the rules and procedures as prescribed by the Commission.
Section 24. While in office, a Commissioner must not receive any other money, assets
or benefits from:
(1) any person not being of Thai nationality;
(2) any juristic person under an international law in which conducting a business or
undertaking or registering a branch in or outside the Kingdom;
(3) any juristic person registered in the Kingdom with more than 49 percent of the capital
held by persons or shareholders of non-Thai nationality according to the shareholders’
registration in the case of a public company limited, with shares held by unknown holders or by
representatives of unknown holders deemed to be held by persons of non-Thai nationality;
(4) any organization or any juristic person having a major revenue or financial support
from foreign countries.
The provisions of paragraph one shall not apply in the case where the Commissioner is
invited to attend a meeting or seminar abroad with financial support from an international
organization or a foreign government agency, pending approval by the Commission.
Section 25. A Commissioner shall perform duties on a full-time basis and the
performance of duties and exercise of power of the Commission shall be with integrity, fairness,