Communicable Diseases Act, B.E. 2558 (2015) · Entering conveyances, buildings or other places

Notification of the Department of Disease Control Re: Criteria, Procedures and Conditions for Entering Conveyances, Buildings or any other places by Communicable Disease Control Officers, B.E. 2560 (2017)

Published in the Government Gazette 27 December B.E. 2560 (2017); in force from 28 December B.E. 2560 (2017)

Whereas section 45 (2) of the Communicable Diseases Act, B.E. 2558 (2015), assign that a communicable disease control officer shall have the authority to enter conveyances, buildings or any other places during the period from sunrise to sunset or during office hours of such buildings or places for the purpose of inspection or control to ensure compliance with this Act, and if the action is not completed within such time, it may be further taken until its completion. section 45 paragraph two, further provides that such operation shall be conducted in accordance with the criteria, procedures, and conditions prescribed by the Director-General of the Department of Disease Control.

By virtue of section 45 paragraph two, of the Communicable Diseases Act, B.E. 2558 (2015), the Director-General of the Department of Disease Control hereby issues the follows Notification:

Clause 1. In this Notification:

“Record of reasons for enter conveyances, buildings or places” means a written document stating the legitimate reasons for entering conveyances, buildings or any other places for the purposes of surveillance, prevention or control of communicable diseases or epidemics, as per the form attached to this Notification.

“Record of inspection or control upon enter conveyances, buildings or places” means a written document indicating the results of the inspection or control activities undertaken by a communicable disease control officer upon entering conveyances, buildings or any other places for the purposes of surveillance, prevention or control of communicable diseases or epidemics, as per the form attached to this Notification.

Clause 2. To authorize a Communicable Disease Control Officer to enter conveyances, buildings or any other places for the purpose of inspection or control to ensure compliance with the law on communicable diseases, or upon reasonable grounds to suspect that there has been a violation or non-compliance with the law on communicable diseases in any such conveyances, buildings or places. Such actions shall be carried out during the period from sunrise to sunset or during office hours of such buildings or places, except in the following circumstances:

(1) Where the action is not completed within such time, the Communicable Disease Control Officer may be further taken until its completion;

(2) In cases of urgent necessity, extreme emergency, or where other laws specifically authorize such actions, the Communicable Disease Control Officer may carry out such actions may be taken outside of the above time.

Clause 3. The procedures for enter conveyances, buildings or any other places by a communicable disease control officer under clause 2 shall be as follows:

(1) Prior to enter conveyances, buildings or any other places, the communicable disease control officer shall present official identification card, name, position, and affiliated agency, and shall provide Record of reasons for enter conveyances, buildings or places to the owner, occupiers, or representative thereof. The owner, occupiers, or representative shall acknowledge receipt of such record by affixing signature thereon.

(2) The owner or occupiers of the conveyances, buildings or places, or their representative, shall accompany the communicable disease control officer into the conveyances, buildings or places for the purpose of inspection and control in accordance with the law on communicable diseases.

(3) The communicable disease control officer may take photographs or record video footage as evidentiary documentation. Such photographs or footage shall include the presence of the owner, occupant, or representative of the conveyances, buildings or places.

(4) The communicable disease control officer shall exercise due care to the extent possible to prevent the loss, damage, deterioration, or disarray of property within the conveyances, buildings or places.

Clause 4. In the event that the owner or occupiers of the conveyances, buildings or places, or their representative, is absent or refuses to allow the communicable disease control officer to enter the conveyances, buildings or places, or in cases of urgent necessity or extreme emergency, or where there is a cause that results or may result in serious danger to life, body, or public property, the communicable disease control officer shall have the authority to enter the said conveyances, buildings or places for the purpose of surveillance, prevention, or control of communicable diseases or epidemics. In such cases, the communicable disease control officer may request the presence and assistance of administrative officers or police officers having jurisdiction in that locality.

The provisions of clause 3 (3) and (4) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the officer's entry into any conveyances, buildings or places in the event that the owner, occupiers, or representative is absent or refuses to grant entry.

Clause 5 . Upon completion of the action, the communicable disease control officer shall prepare a Record of inspection or control upon enter conveyances, buildings or places, and read it to the owner, occupiers, or representative thereof, who shall also sign to acknowledge. If the person wishes to make amendments to the content of the Record of inspection or control upon enter conveyances, buildings or places, the communicable disease control officer shall note the proposed amendments and the reasons for such request.

In cases where the owner, occupiers, or representative is absent, refuses to listen to the record, or refuses to sign the acknowledgment, such facts shall be recorded in the Record of inspection or control upon enter conveyances, buildings or places.

Clause 6 . The Record of reasons for enter conveyances, buildings or places must clearly identify the owner, occupiers, or representative and must contain at least the following information:

(1) Date, month, year and time of enter conveyances, buildings or places;

(2) Name and position of the communicable disease control officer preparing the record;

(3) Reasons for entry by the communicable disease control officer or a person acting under the order of the communicable disease control officer into the conveyances, buildings or places;

(4) Signatures of the communicable disease control officer preparing the record and the owner, occupiers, or representative of the conveyances, buildings or places.

Clause 7. The Record of inspection or control upon enter conveyances, buildings or places must clearly identify the owner, occupiers, or representative and must contain at least the following information:

(1) Date, month, year, and time of entry and completion of the enter conveyances, buildings or places;

(2) Name and position of the communicable disease control officer preparing the record;

(3) Results of the inspection or actions taken by the communicable disease control officer or a person acting under the order of the communicable disease control officer into the conveyances, buildings or places;

(4) Signatures of the communicable disease control officer preparing the record and the owner, occupiers, or representative of the conveyances, buildings or places.

Clause 8 . The communicable disease control officer shall report the progress of the action to the Provincial Public Health Office or the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's Health Department, as the case may be, within twenty-four hours from the completion of the action. The Provincial Public Health Office or the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's Health Department shall then report to the Provincial Communicable Disease Committee or the Bangkok Communicable Disease Committee, as the case may be, within twenty-four hours from the receipt of the report from the communicable disease control.

Upon receiving the report, the Provincial Communicable Disease Committee or the Bangkok Communicable Disease Committee, as the case may be, shall report to the Department of Disease Control within seven days from the date of receiving the report from the Provincial Public Health Office or the Bangkok Department of Health, as the case may be.

Such reports under paragraph one and paragraph two shall be made in the form attached to this Notification.

Clause 9 . This Notification shall come into force on the day following the date of its publication in the Government Gazette.

Announced on the 28th Day of November, B.E. 2560 (2017)

Suwannachai Wattanayingcharoenchai

Director-General of Department of Disease Control

Record of reasons for enter conveyances, buildings or places From

Pursuant to the Notification of the Department of Disease Control Re: Criteria, Procedures and

Conditions for Entering Conveyances, Buildings

or any other places by Communicable Disease Control Officers,

B.E. 2560 (2017)

On the ………….….. day of ………………..…… , B.E. …………..…

Time ………………………..…….

By virtue of section 4 5 ( 2 ) of the Communicable Diseases Act B.E. 2 5 5 8 ( 2 0 1 5 ) , and the Notification of the Department of Disease Control Re: Criteria, Procedures and Conditions for Entering Conveyances, Buildings or any other places by Communicable Disease Control Officers, I, (Mr./Mrs./Ms.) …………………………..…………….………………….. Position: ……………………………..……………… as a Communicable Disease Control Officer, hereby intend to enter:

Conveyances type: …..................................................................… License No.: …................................…

Buildings | Other places (specify): …..................................................................................... …..

Located at Address no.: …...........… Moo: …..............… Soi: ….............................. Road: …............................... Sub-district/Sub-area: …......................…… District/Area: ......................………...…… Province: ……...............…..… Where (Mr./Mrs./Ms.) …...................….… Age: …..........…… years, is the owner/occupiers/representative.

National ID Card No. : - | - | - | -

The purpose of this entry is to: ……............................................................................................................. …………………………………………………………………….........................................................................................……………….. The circumstance necessitating such entry is: ....................................................................................... …………………………………………………………………….........................................................................................……………….. …………………………………………………………………….........................................................................................……………….. ………………………………………………………………….........................................................................................……………...…..

The Communicable Disease Control Officer has provided the reasons for entering the conveyances, buildings or any other places. This is hereby notified to the owner, occupiers, or representative of the said conveyances, buildings or any other places, who has been informed of and reviewed this record. Permission granted Permission not granted for the Communicable Disease Control Officer and the accompanying team to enter the aforementioned conveyances, buildings or any other places. The owner, occupiers, or representative has read and/or listened to this record being read aloud, confirms the accuracy thereof, and has duly signed this document in the presence of the Communicable Disease Control Officer as evidence.

Signed …………………………………… | Signed ……………………………………

(……………………………………) | (……………………………………)

Communicable Disease Control Officer | Owner/Occupiers/Representative

Signed …………………………………… | Signed ……………………………………

(……………………………………) | (……………………………………)

Witness (if any) | Witness (if any)

Record of inspection or control upon enter conveyances, buildings or places From

Pursuant to the Notification of the Department of Disease Control Re: Criteria, Procedures and

Conditions for Entering Conveyances, Buildings

or any other places by Communicable Disease Control Officers,

B.E. 2560 (2017)

On the ……….. day of ……………… , B.E. …………

I, (Mr./Mrs./Ms.) ………………….....................................................……….. Position: …………………............…… as a Communicable Disease Control Officer, has conducted the aforementioned inspection:

Conveyances type: …..............................................................… License No.: …............................................…

Buildings | Other places (specify): …........................................................................................…..

Time of inspection: ………................…… Located at Address no.: …..............… Moo: ….......… Soi: ….............. Road: …............... Sub-district/Sub-area: ……..............… District/Area: …........……...…… Province: …...…...…..… Where (Mr./Mrs./Ms.) …….… Age: …..…… years, is the owner/occupiers/representative. National ID Card

No. : - | - | - | -

Purpose of the inspection: ……….............................................................................................. ........... ………………………………………………………………………………...................................................................................………….. The following samples or evidence were collected for examination: …………………….........................………. ................................................................................................................................................. ........................................ ......................................................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................................................... During the inspection, the Communicable Disease Control Officer collected the following items, objects, physical items or appliances for examination or analysis as part of the disease control process: ……………………………………………………………………………………………................................................................. ......................................................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................................................... .........................................................................................................................................................................................

In conducting the inspection of the conveyances, buildings or any other places on this occasion, the Communicable Disease Control Officer has taken possession of the said property located within the conveyances, buildings or any other places, whether lost, damaged, destroyed, or otherwise disposed of, in accordance with the authority under the communicable disease officer act. The latest action taken was on the date: …..................….. month …...................…….. B.E. ……..........….. at ……........…….. hrs. The owner, occupiers, or representative has read and/or listened to this record being read aloud, confirms the accuracy thereof, and has duly signed this document in the presence of the Communicable Disease Control Officer as evidence.

Signed ……………………………………… Communicable Disease Control Officer

(………………………………………)

Signed ……………………………………… Owner/Occupiers/Representative

(………………………………………)

Signed ……………………………………… Witness (if any)

(………………………………………)

Signed ……………………………………… Witness (if any)

(………………………………………)

Report for entering conveyances, buildings or places From

Pursuant to the Notification of the Department of Disease Control Re: Criteria, Procedures and

Conditions for Entering Conveyances, Buildings

or any other places by Communicable Disease Control Officers,

B.E. 2560 (2017)

On the ……….. day of ……………… , B.E. ………… Dear The Chairperson of the National Communicable Disease Committee ..............................................

(through the Provincial Public Health Physician/Director of Health Department)

The accompanying items: 1. Copy of Record of reasons for enter | Quantity | copies

conveyances, buildings or places From by Communicable

Disease Control Officers

2. Copy of Record of inspection or | Quantity | copies

control upon enter conveyances, buildings

or places From by Communicable Disease Control Officers

As I, (Mr./Mrs./Ms.) ……........................................................................….. Position: ……….........................… as a Communicable Disease Control Officer has taken action issued an order to Mr./Mrs./Ms. .............................................. Position: ……………....… be under …………….......….. Is the operator entering into

Conveyances type: …...............................................................… License No.: ….......................................…

Buildings Other places (specify): ……................... Located at Address no.: …...........… Moo: ….......… Soi: …......... Road: …............................. Sub-district/Sub-area: ………................ District/Area: ………..............…… Province: ……..........…..… On the date .......................... month ……...….. B.E. …….......….. at ……….......….. hrs. to ………….. hrs. …………....………. Which has (Mr./Mrs./Ms.) …….........................................… Age: …….…… years, is the owner/occupiers/representative.

National ID Card No. : - | - | - | -

Purpose of the inspection…………………………………………………………………………………………………….......................... ......................................................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................................................... With the following inspection results: ………………………………………………............................................................. ......................................................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................................................... During the inspection, the Communicable Disease Control Officer collected the following items, objects, physical items or appliances for examination or analysis as part of the disease control process: …………………………………………………………………………………………….................................................................. ......................................................................................................................................................................................... .........................................................................................................................................................................................

Signed …………………………………… Communicable Disease Control Officer

(……………………………………)

Signed …………………………………… the Provincial Public Health Office/

(……………………………………) the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's

Health Department

Note: The communicable disease control officer shall report the progress of the action to the Provincial Public Health Office or the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's Health Department, as the case may be, within 24 hours from the completion of the action. The Provincial Public Health Office or the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's Health Department shall then report to the Provincial Communicable Disease Committee or the Bangkok Communicable Disease Committee, as the case may be, within 24 hours from the receipt of the report from the communicable disease control.

Report for entering conveyances, buildings or places From

Province ………..…....................................................

conveyances/ | owner/occupiers/ | (Please specify the result of the | Disease Control Officer(s) and

buildings/places | representative | inspection or the operation conducted) | the Operation Team

Details are as specified in the attached copy of the record of entry into the vehicle, building, or premises by the Communicable Disease Control Officer, together with the relevant supporting documents attached herewith.

Signed ………………………………………

(………………………………………) | - 276 -

Position ………………………………………

Reporter

Note: The Provincial Communicable Disease Committee or the Bangkok Communicable Disease Committee, as the case may be, shall report to the Department of Disease Control within 7 days from the date of receiving the report from the Provincial Public Health Office or the Bangkok Department of Health, as the case may be.

Unofficial English translation by the Division of Legal Affairs, Department of Disease Control (August 2025), book page 265; the Thai text prevails.