The alcohol sales ban near educational institutes will take effect on Friday after it was published in the Royal Gazette on Thursday.
Saman Futrakul, director of the Disease Control Department's Alcohol Control Committee, said the regulation was based on a Prime Minister Office’s announcement to ban liquor sales near educational institutes as approved by the cabinet in early July.
The announcement previously included a clause which stipulated that alcohol sales be prohibited within 300 metres of schools and universities. But it was removed before being published in the Royal Gazette and is now in line with the July 22 Order of the National Council for Peace and Order, Mr Saman said.
The NCPO’s order was issued under Section 44 of the interim charter to tackle illegal street racing, alcohol sales near schools and universities, and illegal nightspot operations.
It states only that alcohol cannot be sold "near" schools, colleges and universities, and does not set a distance measure for the dry zones.
This was to allow authorities to use their discretion to draw up new entertainment zones that would clarify where alcohol could and could not be sold legally.
Violators will face a maximum of six months jail or a fine of up to 10,000 baht or both, Mr Saman said.
The alcohol sales ban near educational institutes will take effect on Friday after it was published in the Royal Gazette on Thursday. Saman Futrakul, director of the Disease Control Department's Alcohol Control Committee, said the regulation was based on a Prime Minister Office’s announcement to ban liquor sales near educational institutes as approved by the cabinet in early July. The announcement previously included a clause which stipulated that alcohol sales be prohibited within 300 metres of schools and universities. But it was removed before being published in the Royal Gazette and is now in line with the July 22 Order of the National Council for Peace and Order, Mr Saman said. The NCPO’s order was issued under Section 44 of the interim charter to tackle illegal street racing, alcohol sales near schools and universities, and illegal nightspot operations. It states only that alcohol cannot be sold "near" schools, colleges and universities, and does not set a distance measure for the dry zones. This was to allow authorities to use their discretion to draw up new entertainment zones that would clarify where alcohol could and could not be sold legally. Violators will face a maximum of six months jail or a fine of up to 10,000 baht or both, Mr Saman said.
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