泰国《社会保险法》

繁星追梦

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT,
B.E. 2533 (1990)1


BHUMIBOL  ADULYADEJ, REX. Given
on 11th Day of August B.E. 2533; Being  the
45th Year of the Present Reign.


His  Majesty  King  Bhumibol Adulyadej is  graciously  pleased  to  proclaim that: Whereas  it  is  expedient  to  revise  the law  on social security;
Be it,  therefore, enacted by   the King,  by and with the   advice and consent of the National  Assembly  as  follows:


Section 1. This Act is called  the “Social  Security  Act, B.E. 2533”


Section 2. This Act shall come into force as from the day following the date of its  publication  in the Government Gazette except the  provisions of chapter 2 of  title 2
shall come into force  after  one  hundred and   eighty   days  from  the date  this  Act comes into force and the provisions of section 40 shall come into force  within four   years from the  date  this  Act  comes  into force.2


Section 3.  The  Social  Insurance  Act,  B.E. 2497  shall be repealed.
All the other laws, by-laws and regulations in so far as they have   already
provided  in this  Act or are contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of  this  Act shall be  replaced  by  this  Act.


1 As last amended by the Social   Security Act (No.3), B.E. 2542 (1999) (published in the  Government  Gazette  Vol.116, Part  22  a, dated 31st  March  B.E. 2542 (1999)
2 Published  in  the  Government  Gazette    Vol. 107,  Part     161,  Special  Issue,  dated   1st September  B.E. 2533  (1990)


Section 4.  This  Act  shall  not  apply  to
(1)3 public officials, permanent   employees,   daily temporary   employees and hourly temporary employees of Central Administration, Provincial  Administration and Local Administration but  excluding  monthly  temporary  employees;
(2) Employees  of foreign  government  or  international  organizations;
(3) employees of employers who have offices in the country and being  stationed abroad;
(4) teachers or headmasters of private  schools under the law on private  school;
(5) students,  nurse  students,  undergraduates  or  interning physicians who are
employees  of schools,  universities  or  hospitals;
(6) other  activities  or  employees  as  may  be  prescribed  in the Royal  Decree.


Section 5.  In this  Act:
“employee” means a person agreeing to work for an employer in return for wages irrespective of designation but excluding an employee who  is employed  for  domestic work which  does  not  involve  in  business;
“employer” means  a   person  agreeing    to  accept  an  employee for work by paying  him or  her wages, and includes a person   entrusted  by   an employer to act   on his or her   behalf, in the   case   an   employer  is   a juristic  person, it  shall include the   person authorized to   act   on behalf of such  juristic   person and   the   person entrusted by   such authorized  person  to act thereon;
“wages” means all types of money which are   paid    by    an    employer   to    an employee  in  return  for  the work done   during normal working hours  and   days, whether to be  calculated by the duration or the result of  the work  being done, and includes money which an employer pays to an employee for holidays   and leaves on which the employee does   not   work, regardless of   the   way it is  specified, calculated or paid, in any nature or method, and the name  used;
“working day” means  a day scheduled  for  an employee  to  work normally;


3 As amended by section 3  of the Social Security  Act (No.2), B.E. 2537 (1994)


“insured person” means    a   person  who    pays    contributions    which  provides entitlement  to  benefits  under  this  Act;
“confinement”   means   the    delivery   of   an infant    from   mother’s   womb    in which a period of pregnancy is  not  less than twenty-eight weeks, irrespective of whether the  infant  is  alive or  not;
“invalidity” means   loss    of   physical   organ    or   loss  of   physical  or   mental capacity to the extent that such employee is unable to work according to the criteria as may  be  determined  by  the  Medical Committee;
“unemployment” means    an insured  person    ceases  to  work resulting  from cessation of legal  relations  between an  employer  and an employee under  hire of  services  contract;
“Fund” means  the  Social  Security  Fund; “Office” means  the  Social  Security  Office ;
“Committee”means the  Social Security  Committee;
“member” means  a  member  of the  Social  Security  Committee;
“competent official” means a person appointed by the Minister for the execution of this Act;
“Secretary – General” means the   Secretary- General of  the   Social   Security Office;
“Minister”  means the  Minister  having charge and control of the execution of this Act.


Section 6.4   The  calculation  of  wages for payment   of  contribution   shall  be based  on  the  monthly  basis.
In the case an employee does  not   receive a monthly wages,  the   calculation
shall  be  based on monthly basis, and   it shall  be   considered  that   actual wages  received by  the  employee is  monthly  wages.


4 As amended  by  section 4  of the  Social Security  Act (No.2), B.E. 2537 (1994)


For  the  purpose   of  counting time   for  paying   contribution of  insured  person, it shall be  deemed that   contribution  being   deducted from  wages  paid  to the employee in any month, shall be  payment of such   specified   month and, no matter such contribution is computed   or  is   monthly paid, it  shall be   deemed    that   the    contribution equals   to   one month.


Section 7.   The   Minister   of Labour   and Social   Welfare5    shall   have   charge and control of  the execution of  this Act   and shall have the power to appoint competent officials, issue Ministerial Regulations prescribing   fees not   exceeding   the   rates   provided in    the    schedules    hereto    attached,  granting  exemption  from  fees,  and  prescribing other activities for the  execution of this Act.
Such  Ministerial Regulation shall come into force upon their publication in the Government Gazette.


5 By virtue of the  Act  on the   Organization of Ministries, Sub-Ministries  and Departments (No.8), B.E. 2536 (1993), the Ministry of  Labour   and Social Welfare  is   established, and under  the  Act  Transferring  Some   Parts of the Powers, Duties and Administration of the Ministry of Interior to the Ministry of  Labour   and   Social   Welfare, B.E. 2536 (1993), the power and duties of  the   Minister   of  Interior, in respect   of    the   execution   of  the   law
which is   under   the   powers  and    duties    of    the    Social   Security    Office, Ministry   of Interior, shall be  transferred  to  the  Minister  of Labour  and  Social Welfare.




TITLE 1
General  Provisions


Chapter 1
Social  Security  Committee


Section 8.       There  shall  be    a    Committee    called    the    “Social     Security Committee” consisting of  the   Permanent   Secretary   for Labour   and   Social Welfare as Chairman, a representative of the Ministry of  Finance, a representative of  the Ministry of Public  Health,  and a  representative of the Bureau of the Budget, and five representatives of  employers and five representatives of employees appointed by  the Minister, as members and  the  Secretary - General shall be a  member and secretary6.
The  Committee may  appoint  any  person  to  be  assistant secretaries.
The Minister  may   appoint not more than five qualified persons as advisers of the Committee, of  whom   shall at   least, be qualified persons   in social security system, labour affairs, medical affairs, legal affairs and others.


Section 9.  The  Committee  shall have  the following  powers and duties;
(1)  to  submit  opinions to the Minister in regard to  policy and implementation of social security  under  this Act;
(2)  to  consider and give opinions to the Minister in respect of  the issuance of Royal  Decrees, Ministerial Regulations and other  regulations  for the execution of this Act;
(3) to   issue regulations,   with the   approval of  the   Ministry of   Finance, in regard to receipts, payment  and  safe-keeping of the Fund;
(5)  to issue regulations, with  the approval of the  Ministry of Finance, in regard  to  the  productive  investment of the  Fund;


6 As  amended  by section 5  of the  Social  Security Act (No.2), B.E.2537 (1994)


(5)  to review  balance  sheet  and statement of the receipts andexpenditures of the Fund and annual report on the performance of the Office in regard to social security  under  this  Act;
(6)  to provide  consultations  and advices  to other Committee or the Office;
(7) to  perform  other   functions as  prescribed  in this Act   or any other laws  to be  those  of the  Committee or  as entrusted  by  the  Minister.
In the performance of  the   duties under paragraph one, the Committee may assign  the Office  to  perform  and report  to  the  Committee for  future  proceedings.


Section 10.    A member   or    an   adviser  appointed by   the Minister  shall hold office for  a  term  of two  years.
The  member or adviser  who  vacate office may be reappointed, but not more than  two consecutive  terms.


Section 11.  In   addition  to  vacating   office  at the end   of term  under   section 10, a member  or  an  adviser appointed  by the Minister shall vacate office  upon:
(1) death;
(2) resignation;
(3)  being  removed  by  the  Minister;
(4) being  a  bankrupt;
(5)  being  insane  or  mental infirmity;
(6) being imprisoned by a final judgement to a term of imprisonment,except for an  offence  committed  through  negligence or  petty  offence.
In   the case where   a member appointed   by   the   Minister vacates his or her office  before  the   expiration of  his   or her  term, the Minister may   appoint another person of the same description of qualification according   to  section 8 to  replace  him or  her  and the appointee shall  hold  office  for  the  remaining term of the  member so replaced.
In   the   case   where      an   additional   adviser  is      appointed   by   the   Minister during the   term    of advisers    already  appointed, the appointee shall   hold    office for the remaining  term  of the  advisers  already  appointed.


Section 12. In the case where members appointed by the Minister    have completed the   term   of office but   new   Committee   has   not   yet   been   appointed, the members who vacate office upon the expiration of  the term of  office   shall remain   in office  for  carrying  out  duties  until  the  newly  appointed members assume their duties.


Section 13. At a  meeting   of  the Committee, the  presence of  not   less than one-half of the  total number  of members is  required to  constitute  a  quorum.
If the  Chairman  does  not attend  the  meeting or is  unable to perform  his or her duties, the members present shall elect one among themselves to preside over the meeting.
The   decision of the   meeting   shall be   made   by   a   majority   of votes.   Each
member shall have one vote. In case of  an  equality of votes, the person  presiding over the meeting  shall have  an additional vote  as  the casting vote.


Section 14.7 There shall  be   a Medical Committee consisting of  a Chairman and other members, totally not more than   sixteen persons, appointed by the Minister, and representative of the  Office  shall  be  member  and secretary.
Chairman and other  members  under paragraph one   shall  be appointed   from qualified  persons  in  the  fields  of medical science  and  shall hold office for a term of two years.
Section 10 paragraph two, section 11, section 12 and section 13 shall apply mutatis  mutandis.


Section 15.   The Medical Committee   shall   have the   following powers and duties:
(1)  to   submit   opinions to the Committee   in regard to the performance in rendering medical  services;


7 As  amended  by section 6  of the  Social  Security Act (No.2), B.E.2537 (1994)


(2) to   determine   rules   and   rates of  benefit   in   respect   of medical  services provided  to  insured persons under section 59,   section 63,   section 66, section 68, section 70  and section 72;
(3)  to submit opinions to the Committee in respect of the issuance of  Ministerial Regulations under  section 64;
(4)  to    give    advices    and   recommendations    on    medical    matters  to    the Committee, the Appeal  Committee and  the  Office;
(5)  to perform other functions as  prescribed in this Act to be those of  the Medical  Committee  or  as entrusted by  the  Minister  or  by  the Committee.


Section 16.    The   Committee or the Medical Committee may appoint a sub- committee to   consider   or   carry out   any matter as entrusted   by   the     Committee or the Medical Committee.
Section  13    shall  apply  mutatis    mutandis   to    the    meeting    of    the    sub-committee.


Section 17.  The  Committee,  the Medical Committee and  the sub - committee shall   have   power  to    summon   any person  to  submit    documents   or    data   which  are necessary  for  consideration. In this respect, they may order the persons concerned to give statement.


Section 18. The  members,  the   advisers, the Medical Committee,   the  Appeal Committee and   the sub-committee   may   receive meeting allowance,     transport   expenses, allowance, lodging expenses and    other expenses in performing their duties under this Act in accordance with the regulation prescribed by the Minister, with the approval of the  Ministry  of Finance.

Chapter 2
Social  Security  Office


Section 19.  There  shall be established the   Social Security  Office    under  the Ministry  of Interior8  having  the  following powers  and  duties:
(1) to  perform  the   administrative  works   of  the Committee, other Committee and  sub-committee  under  this  Act;
(2)  to  collect, compile and analyse data  in   regard  to social security;
(3) to organize the   registration  of   employers  and    insured   persons who    are required to pay  contributions;
(4) to perform other functions as prescribed in this Act or any other laws to  be  powers  and  duties of the  Office;
(5)  to  carry out other activities as entrusted by the Minister, the Committee, other  Committee or  the  sub-committee.


Section 20. There shall be Secretary - General with    the duties to generally supervise  the performance   of  official   affairs of the Office and command officials in the Office. In this  respect, there shall be   one  or more   Deputy   Secretary - General  to assist   in the performance of official  duties.
The   Secretary -   General   and   Deputy   Secretary -   General   shall be  ordinary government  officials.


8   By  virtue   of    the    Act     on    the     Organization  of    Ministries,   Sub-Ministries    and
Departments (No.8) B.E. 2536 (1993),   the  Ministry   of   Labour    and   Social  Walfare  is established and in this regard the Social Security Office is now under the Ministry   of
Labour  and  Social  Welfare.

Chapter 3
Social  Security  Fund


Section 21. There  shall  be   a  Fund in the   Social   Security Office  called  the “Social Security Fund”  to  be  utilized for  providing benefits under the provision of  title 3 to  insured  persons  and to  be  used  as expenses under section 24  paragraph two.


Section 22.9  The  Fund  shall  consist  of :
(1) contributions   from the government, employers   and insured person under section 40 and  section 46;
(2) additional payment  under  section 39, section 49, and section 53,
(3) interest of the  fund under  section 26;
(4) fee under  section 45;
(5) donation or  subsidy;
(6) money  becoming  property  of  the Fund  under section 47, section 47 bis, section 50, section 53 and section 56;
(7) subsidy   or   advanced   money   which   the   Government   has   paid   under section 24  paragraph three;
(8) fine collect  through settlement  under  section   102;
(9) other incomes.


Section 23.   The  Fund  under  section 22 shall belong to the Office and is not required to be  remitted  to  the  Ministry  of Finance  as  State  revenue.


Section 24.   The  Fund  shall be  utilized   for  benefits  under this Act.
The Committee may allot the Fund not exceeding ten per cent of  annual contributions for expenses  under section   18   and for administrative expenses of  the Office.


9 As  amended  by section 7  of the  Social  Security  Act (No.2), B.E. 2537 (1994)


In   the    case where    the   fund    is not    sufficient   to    cover    expenses   under paragraph one or  two,   the Government shall subsidize or  provide   advanced  money   as it  deems  necessary.


Section 25. The  receipts, payments   and safe-keeping  of  the  Fund   shall be  in accordance  with  the regulations  prescribed by the   Committee, with the   approval  of  the Ministry  of Finance.


Section 26.     The  productive  investment  of the   Fund  shall   be in accordance with  the  regulations  prescribed  by  the  Committee, with the approval of  the  Ministry of Finance.


Section 27.10   The Committee shall, within six months from the last day of the calendar  year, submit  the balance-sheet   and   statement of incomes and expenditures of the Fund  in the foregoing  year to the Office of  the Auditor - General of  Thailand to be audited  and certified  before  submitting  to  the Minister.
The Minister shall submit the said  balance-sheet   and statement of  incomes and expenditures to the Prime Minister  to  further  submit  to  the  Parliament  for information and  such  balance-sheet  and  statement  shall be published in the Government Gazette.

Chapter 4
Survey  of Social Security

Section 28.   For   the purpose   of social security   under this   Act, the Royal Decree may  be  issued  to make  survey  on problems  and data  concerning labour  matters.


10 As  amended  by  section 8  of the  Social  Security  Act  (No.2), B.E. 2537 (1994)

The  Royal Decree under  paragraph one   shall   specify at least  the   following particulars:
(1)  the  purpose  of the  survey;
(2)  the officer  or  competent official who shall carry out the survey;
(3)  the  period of  enforcement which  shall not  exceed two  years.


Section 29. When the Royal Decree  under   section 28 has been issued, the Secretary - General shall  notify  the  followings:
(1) form of survey;
(2)  the period of  time in which the officer or competent official will submit the form  of survey  to  employer;
(3)   a period of  not   less   than   thirty    days   within   which    the   employer is required to return  the duly filled form of survey  to the officer  or competent  official, the details  of which  shall  be  mentioned  in the  form  of  survey.
The  Notification under  paragraph one   shall be  published in the   Government Gazette.


Section 30. The form of survey under section 29 (1) shall    be   sent to the  employer by registered post with returned receipt or by hand delivery of  the officer or competent   official  at   domicile    or resident   or office   of   the  employer   during  sunrise to sunset or during working hours of  the employer. In the case where the   employer is not present at his or her domicile or resident or office, the form may be delivered to a  sui juris  person   who  lives   or  works  in  the home    or  office   apparently   belongs   to the employer.
In the case where the delivery   as specified under paragraph one can not be made, the form   of survey   shall   be   posted   in a conspicuous   place  at  the office   of the employer. After having completed such delivery and a period of fifteen days has elapsed, the employer  is  deemed to have  received  such form  of survey.

Section 31.  After  receiving the form of   survey, the employer shall truthfully complete  every  item in the form of survey and return the   filled  form of survey to the officer or competent  official within a  period of time specified under section 29(3)


Section 32. All information or figures filled out in the form of  survey   shall be confidential.  It   shall  be forbidden   for  the  officer  who performs the duties  under   this Act  to disclose   such information or figures  to any  person  who has no   duties  under   this Act   except   in   the case   where   it  is  necessary  for  the   benefits  of   social security   or labour protection or  for  the  benefits  of investigation or  trial.




TITLE 2
Social  Security

Chapter 1
Insured Person

Section 33.11       The employee who has been over fifteen years of age and not  more  than  sixty  years  of age,  shall  be insured  person.
The insured person under paragraph  one who  has  become sixty years  of  age and  has continually been an employee   of  the  employer under this Act,   shall be   deemed to be an  employee  who  is an  insured  person.


Section 34.     An employer   who   employs    employees    being   insured persons under section   33   shall submit   the statement   specifying names   of insured   person, rate of
wages and other information, in accordance with the form prescribed by the Secretary - General,   to the    Office   within thirty    days    as   from the    date  on   which the employees become insured  persons.


11 As  amended  by  section 9  of the  Social  Security  Act (No.2), B.E. 2537 (1994)


Section 35.   In  the case where the principal who employs employees by the  wholesale wages method has sub-contracted the execution of  work and  the responsibility  for paying employees wages  to   other  person, or has   sub-contracted   any  person for the  supply  of  labour  which is not employment   service business and  the sub-contracted work is    a  part  in  the  process of   production  or    of   business  which  is undertaken in   the establishment or  working  place of  the principal and the essential equipment for such work is  provided  by  the principal, the principal shall be an employer who is required to perform duties  under this Act.
In the  case where the  entrepreneur   who has    been    sub-contracted    by   the wholesale  wages  method  under  paragraph one is   acting as an employer  by submitting the statement   to   the  office   under  section 34,   such entrepreneur shall have   responsibility   to comply with this Act in the same manner as the employer. In this case, the principal shall discharge from the responsibility for payment   of contribution and additional money, for the amount of which the entrepreneur who has been sub-contracted by the wholesale wages method,  has  paid  to the  office.12


Section 36. When an employer  has submitted  the form under   section 34,  the Office shall issue  to the   employer a social security certificate of  registration and  to the employee a    social    security  card  in accordance with  the  form, rules and   procedures prescribed in the  Ministerial Regulations.


Section 37. In  the  case where it is   appeared  to the   Office  or an employee complains   that    the    employer  fails   to    submit    a   form under    section  34    or   having submitted such form  but   the  name   of  some employees who   are insured persons under section   33   are   omitted,   the Office, upon the   determination of  relevant   evidence, shall have power  to record   details in the form under section 34, and shall issue the social security   certificate   of registration to  the  employer   and/or  a  social    security   card   to an employee  under  section 36, as  the  case  may be.


12 As  added  by section 10 of the  Social  Security  Act  (No.2), B.E. 2537 (1994)


In exercising the power under paragraph one, the Secretary- General or the person authorized by the Secretary - General  may investigate  the matter before  proceed to  any  procedure.


Section 38.     An insured   person under   section 33  shall cease   to   be   insured
person upon:
(1) death;
(2) cessation of being an  employee.
In   the  case  where  the  insured person  who ceases to be an employee under  (2) has  paid full  amount of contribution, according to the condition of  time which   shall  entitle   him or   her to   receive   benefits   under   title 3.   The   said insured person   shall   be entitled  under  chapter 2, chapter 3,   chapter 4 and chapter 5 for  a further period   of  six months  from   the  date   his    or her    employment is   terminated  or    for  a   period of time prescribed in the  Royal   Decree  which   shall not  be   longer  than   twelve  months   from the date his  or  her  employment is  terminated13.


Section 39.14 Any person who is an insured person under   section 33, has  paid contribution for  a  period  of not less than twelve months and,   subsequently  ceases to  be insured person in pursuance of  section 38(2),   if  such   person   wishes to continually be insured person, he or    she    shall,  within    six    months    from  the    date    of   his    or    her termination  to  be insured person, notify his   or  her   statement  to  the Office  according to the  regulations  prescribed by  the  Secretary - General.


13As  amended by  section 3  of the  Social  Security  Act (No.3), B.E. 2542 (1999)   14 As  amended  by  section   12 of the  Social  Security  Act (No.2), B.E. 2537 (1994)

The amount of  money using as basis for calculating contribution which the insured  person under  paragraph one has to pay to the Fund under   section 46 paragraph two, shall be   in  accordance   with the rate   prescribed  in the Ministerial  Regulations   and with due consideration of  suitability  of  economic  situation.
The  insured  person under paragraph one, shall pay monthly contribution to the Fund  within  the  fifteenth day  of the  following  month.
The insured person under paragraph one, who does not pay contribution or  cannot pay full amount of  contribution within the prescribed time under paragraph three, shall pay an additional amount at  the rate  of   two per    cent    per month  of   the unpaid contribution or of the late   payment  contribution   starting from the day   following the   due date.  For any  fraction of  the month, if  it    is  fifteen days or more, it shall be counted as a month, if less,  it shall  be  disregarded.


Section 40. Any other person who is not an employee under section 33 may apply to be an insured person under this Act by notifying his or her intention to the  Office.
Rules and rate of  contributions, type   of  benefits  to be received under   section 54  including rules  and  conditions  of  entitlement  shall be  prescribed in the Royal Decree.  Section 41.15  An  insured  person  under section 39 shall cease  to be insured
upon:
(1) death;
(2) having  subsequently  become an insured person under  section 33;
(3) resigning   from being   insured by   notifying   his   or her   intention   to the
Office;
(4)  paying  none  contributions  for  an  uninterrupted period of three months;
(5) paying  contributions  on his part within the period of  twelve months, less than  contribution specified  for the  period  of nine  months.


15As  amended  by  section   13,  ibid.


The   termination  of   being    insured    person under (4)  shall be  from the first month where  none contribution  is paid and the termination of  being insured person under (5) shall be from the month where the payment   of  contribution is   less than contributions specified  for the period of nine months.
In the case an insured person whose insurance being terminated under (3),(4) and (5) has paid full amount   of contribution   according to   the   conditions   of time which shall entitle him or her to receive   benefits   under title   3, the   said insured person  shall be entitled   under   chapter 2,   chapter  3,   chapter 4   and chapter  5 for a   further   period of six months  from the date  his or her  insurance is terminated.16


Section 42.    For   the purpose   of creating   entitlement for an   insured person to receive   benefits   under the   provisions    of   title  3,    each   period of   being   insured under section 33 and/or section 39  shall be computed  together.


Section 43. Any  undertaking which is   subjected to  this Act   shall continue  to be so subjected until it ceases to operate, even it subsequently has  less   employees than the prescribed number and the remaining shall stay   so insured. In the case where such undertaking has employed a new employee, the said employee   shall be an insured person under this  Act, even the total number of employees are less than the prescribed number.


Section 44.17  In the case where the  fact relating to the content in the particulars submitted to the   Office, has   changed, the  employer    shall apply   in writing to   change or amend such   particulars within   the   fifteenth   day   of   the   month following   the month of which the changing has occurred.
The   provisions   of   section  37   shall   apply   to the  case where   the employer does not comply  with   this section, mutatis mutandis.


16 As  amended  by  section 4  of the  Social  Security  Act (No.3), B.E. 2542 (1999) 17As  amended  by  section   14 of the  Social Security  Act (No.2), B.E. 2537 (1994)


Section 45.    In  the case where the social security certificate of  registration   or social  security  card is lost, destroyed or materially defaced, the employer or the insured  person shall,   within   fifteen   days  from the  date  he  or  she  is  aware  of   the  loss,  destruction or defacement, file an application  to  the   Office  for   a substitute  of  the  social security certificate of registration or social security card, as the case may be. The filing of   application thereof   shall be    in   accordance   with    the regulations    prescribed by   the Secretary - General.

Chapter 2
Contributions


Section 46.18   The   Government,   an   employer   and   an   insured   person under section 33 each shall pay contributions equally to the Fund at the rate prescribed in the Ministerial Regulations  for   payment    of   benefits    relating to injury,  sickness, invalidity, death and maternity, but the contributions thereof  shall not   exceed the  rate of  contributions appended to  this  Act.
The Government, an employer and an insured  person  under   section 33,   shall pay contributions to the Fund at the rate prescribed in the Ministerial Regulations for payment of benefits  relating  to child benefit, old-age benefit, and unemployment benefit, but the contributions thereof shall not   exceed   the rate of contributions appended   to this Act.
For the   insurance   under   section 39,   the Government   and an   insured person shall pay contributions to the Fund in the proportion that the Government  paying   one time and an insured person  paying double of the rate   of contributions at  which  each party is  required to  pay  as prescribed  in paragraph one.


18 As  amended  by  section 5  of the  Social  Security  Act  (No.3), B.E.2542(1999)


In determining  the  rate   of contributions  under  paragraph one and two, it shall be taking into account the benefits payment and administrative expenses of the Office under section 24.
Minimum   and   Maximum    wages   which   are  used    as   basis   of   calculating contribution of  each   insured person  under section 33 shall be in accordance  with    the Ministerial Regulations. In calculating contribution of  each  insured person,  the fraction of contribution as  from  the amount    of  fifty stangs shall  be counted as one bath, if  less,it shall be disregarded.  In the   case  where the   insured person works for several   employers, contributions   shall   be   calculated  from wages which  such   insured person   received   from each employer.


Section 47.19   For every  payment of  wages, the   employer shall deduct  wages of an insured person at the   amount   to be   paid   for   contributions   on the part   of  the insured person under section 46.  After  the deduction thereof, it is deemed that the insured person has paid  his  or her contribution from the  date of deduction.
The employer shall  pay contributions   on the  part of  an insured   person which is deducted under paragraph one and on the part of  the employer, to the   Office within the fifteenth day of the  month following  the month of deduction and shall submit statement showing payment of  contributions   according to the form  as  prescribed  by the Secretary - General.
If  an  employer fails  to pay wages in due time, the employer shall have duty to pay contributions under  paragraph two and   it is deemed that  there has  been a  payment of wages.










19 As  amended  by  section   16  of the  Social  Security  Act (No.2), B.E. 2537 (1994)


insured person, or on   the part   of the   employer   to the Office in excess of the   amount need to be paid, the employer or the insured person shall apply for  reimbursement according to the  regulations  prescribed by the   Secretary - General.  If  the employer or the insured
person does not apply for reimbursement within one year as from the date of  receiving the notice  to reimburse  the  money,  such  money  shall belong  to  the Fund.
Section 47 bis.20     In    the    case    where     an    employer    does    not    pay    the contribution or cannot pay   full amount   of contribution within the prescribed time   under section 47    paragraph  two,    the    competent    official  shall    send  the    notice  in writing ordering the employer to pay contribution due with additional payment   within the  prescribed time which must not less than thirty days as from the date of  receiving the said notice. If the employer, upon receiving such notice, does not pay   contributions   due   and additional payment   within the   prescribed  time,    the competent official   has   powers  to  assess the contribution  and notify  in writing  ordering the employer  to pay, as follow:
(1) If the  employer  had paid any contribution before, it   shall be deemed that
the   amount   of contribution to   be   paid   by the   employer  within  each   following   month equals to the   amount of contribution   of the   month   where the   employer   paid for the whole  last month.
(2) If  the   employer     who has   duties    to   comply   with   this   Act, does   not
submit particulars under section 34 or submit particulars under section 34 but has never  paid any  contribution of submit particulars under  section 34, by  indicating the  number  and the list of the  employees’ name  less than the  actual  number  of the  employees, it  shall be calculated  from the   particulars   submitted   by  the  employer  or   from   the  number  of employees   whom   the competent   office   has   examined,  as the case   may   be,    and   it  shall be   deemed   that each employee received the monthly wages at the rate  specified in the particulars  so submitted.


20 As added  by  section 17,  ibid.


particulars, it   shall be deemed that each   employee   receives the monthly   wages, not   less than  the  minimum daily wage, according to the law on labour protection being   enforced within that  locality,  multiplying by  thirty.
In the case  where there   is the   investigation within two years   as from  the date of notice   of   contribution    assessment   under paragraph  one, that   the   actual amount  of notice of contribution   to be paid   by   the    employer   is  more  or   less  than  the amount assessed  by     the competent   official under (1) or (2),  the   Office shall   send the notice to the employer notifying such investigation within thirty days as from the date of knowing the  result    of    investigation     in  order     that    the     employer    shall  pay     the    additional contribution within thirty   days as   from the   date   of receiving the notice or filing an application for reimbursement.   If the   employer   does   not   receive   reimbursement within one   year   as  from the   date   of knowing the  result  of investigation, the  said money shall belong  to the Fund.
For serving  notice, notification of the   amount of  contribution assessment, and notification of  the result of investigation, the provisions of section 30   shall apply mutatis mutandis.


Section 48.    In  the  case  where  an insured  person  works for  more than one employer,  all of the  employers shall have duties to comply with the provisions of section 46  and section 47.


Section 49. An employer  who   does  not  pay   contributions   on his  or her part or on the part of  insured person of fails   to pay   full   amount of  contributions   within the prescribed  time under section 47,   shall have  to pay   an   additional  payment   at  the rate   of two per cent per    month of the outstanding contributions which has not yet been paid or of  the   missing amount   as from the day following the due date. For any fraction of  a month,  if it is fifteen    days   or more,  it  shall be counted as  a month, if less,   it shall be disregarded.
contribution or has  deducted but not in full amount   of  contributions   according to section  47   paragraph  one,  the    employer  shall be   liable  for  the  full   or    unpaid    amount    of  contributions    of     such  insured  person and     shall pay     an additional payment of  this undeducted or unpaid amount under paragraph one as from the day   following the due date. In such case, the right of  the insured person shall be treated   as if  he   had paid   full
amount of contribution.


Section 50.    The   Secretary - General has   the power to issue written order to seize, attach   and  sell  by   auction the    properties   of the    employer    who   fails  to  pay contributions and/or   an    additional payment   or  fails   to pay    full amount of contributions under  section 49  to  the extent  as necessary  to  cover  the outstanding contributions.
The order to seize, attach or sell by auction the properties under paragraph one  may  be  issued  after  having  dispatched  a  written  notice  ordering  the employer to pay the outstanding contributions and/or additional payment within a fixed period of not less than thirty   days as from the date   the   employer, upon   receiving   the said   notice, fails   to pay within the  prescribed time.
Rules and  procedures  of seizure, attachment   and sale  by auction   of properties under paragraph   one  shall   be    in    accordance   with    the   regulations prescribed   by    the Minister, in this   respect the   rules   and procedures under the  Civil    Procedure   Code shall apply  mutatis  mutandis.
The   proceeds   obtained      from   such sale   by   auction  shall   be   deducted  for expenses in the   seizure, attachment   and sale   by   auction and   for   payment of outstanding contributions and additional payment.Any remainder shall  be immediately returned  to   the employer. If  the employer does not claim for this remainder within five years, it shall become the property  of the Fund.


Section 51. In the event of  debt to non-payment of  contributions   and /or additional   payment,    the Office   shall  have    preferential right   on  all  properties   of the employer  who is  debtor and shall be same rank with the preferential right on account of taxes and  rates  according to the  Civil  and Commercial Code.


Section 52. In the case  where an   employer is a sub-contractor, the  preceding sub-contractors,  if any, including the first sub-contractor shall all be jointly liable with  the sub-contractor who  is   obliged as an employer for payment of contributions on the part   of employer  under  this Act.


Section 53.21      The provisions of  section 49,   section 50   and   section 51 shall apply to the sub-contractor under section 52, who does not pay contribution or cannot pay  full amount  of  contributions  within the prescribed  time,  mutatis mutandis.




TITLE 3 Benefits

Chapter 1 General


Section 54.  An   insured    person   or    a person   under    section   73    shall   be entitled to receive the following  benefits  from the Fund:
(1) injury or  sickness  benefits;
(2) maternity benefits;
(3) invalidity benefits;
(4) death benefits;
(5) child benefits;
(6) old-age benefits;
(7) unemployment  benefits  except  for  an  insured person under  section 39.


21 As amended  by  section  18 of the Social Security  Act (No.2), B.E. 2537 (1994)


Section  55.    In   the    case     where    an    employer  has,  before    the    date  of enforcement  of this   Act,  provided   welfare    in  respect   of  non-occupational  injury    or
sickness or   invalidity    or death, or   maternity     or    child   allowance    or   old  -    age,  or  unemployment to an employee  who is an insured person  under   section 33   and  has been employed    before    the date of enforcement of this Act, if  such  welfare  has   provided benefits  in any case  higher  than any benefits under this Act, the employer   shall present work regulation, hire of  services  contract   or  conditions    of  employment,   which specifies such welfare  to  the   Committee to   apply for a discount of  the rate of contributions in respect of  the type of  benefits from  the   rate at  which the   employer  has provided   to the  rate at  which an insured person  and an employer are required  to pay to the Fund under section 46, and the employer shall use the rate of contributions after discount to compute   the   amount   of   contributions  on  the   part  of   an insured   person   and   of the employer  to    be  paid  to  the Fund  for  other  benefits.
The    application    for  a  discount    of   the    rate    of   contributions    and    the determination of  a discount of  the rate of  contributions under  paragraph one   shall be   in accordance with  rule,  procedure  and  conditions  prescribed  by  the  Committee.


Section 56.22   An   insured person   or any  person who thinks that he   or  she is entitled to   any benefit   as    prescribed under   section  54 and   wishes   to    receive   said benefit,   shall file   an application   according   to   the   form   prescribed   by   the   Secretary - General,   to    the    Office   within  one year   from the    date   of   such   entitlement  and  the Secretary - General   or   the   person   entrusted   by   the  Secretary - General   shall   consider such application  promptly.
In   the   case   the   benefit   under   paragraph   one is   a sum  of money,  if   the insured person or the entitled person does not receive such money within two years from the date  of  receiving   the notice   from  the Office, the said money   shall  belong to the  Fund.


22 As amended  by  section  19 of the Social Security Act (No.2), B.E. 2537 (1994)


Section 57.23   In   the    calculation   of   daily    wages for   payment    of   income
replacement to      an   insured   person under section 33, it   shall be computed from the first  three  month of  wages  employed which the   employer  uses  as a basis in calculating contributions to  be  paid to the   Office  within the retroactive nine months   and   divided by ninety. If  the   insured person     has   an   evidence    proving   that   wages employed of
another  three  month   during  the period   of  such retroactive nine moths shall produce the better output  than  the    first  one, it   should  be calculated by using wages employed of such another   three months   and divided by  ninety.   In the   case  where an insured  person paid   contributions   less than nine   months, it   shall be   computed   by   using the last three month  of    wages  employed which     the     employer    used     as     a    basis in calculating contributions  to  be paid  to  the  Office  and  divided  by  ninety.
For  the  calculation   of  daily  wages  for payment   of income    replacement to an insured person under   section 39, it   shall be computed   from   the   average wages used as basis  for  calculation  of  contribution  under  section  39  paragraph  two.
Section 58.     In   case   the   benefits   under   this   Act   are   medical services, an insured person   or   his   or   her   spouse shall   receive   such services from   the   hospitals or other places rendering medical services as  prescribed  under  section 59.
Details and conditions of  medical services to an insured  person or his   or her spouse shall be in accordance with the regulation prescribed by the   Secretary - General, with the  approval  of the  Committee.


Section 59. The Secretary - General shall  publish in the   Government Gazette
the   area   of   coverage    and   the   names    of   hospitals   or  other   places rendering medical services at which   an   insured   person   or   his   or   her   spouse   shall be entitled   to receive medical services.

23 As amended  by  section  20 of the  Social Security Act (No.2), B.E. 2537 (1994)

An   insured person or    his  or her spouse, who is  entitled to   receive    medical services  and is employed   or  has  domicile in a locality, shall receive medical services at the  hospital  or places prescribed under paragraph one in   such locality, except  no hospital or   other    places    under   paragraph   one    thereof   are   existed   in    such   locality or if the insured person or his or her spouse has justifiable reason that he or she is unable to receive medical services  at the hospital or places prescribed  thereof.  Upon  such reason, the   medical services   may   be   rendered   at   the   hospital   or places   as prescribed   under paragraph one in another  locality.
In the case where an insured person or his or her spouse receives medical services   at    hospital  or places  other   than    those prescribed     under   paragraph two, the insured person shall be entitled to reimburse for the cost of  medical services being paid at the   amount   fixed  by  the    Office,   taking   into    account   the   conditions    of   injury   or sickness, maternity, economic   situation in   each locality   and   nature   of   medical services
having received .   In this respect, it shall not exceed the rate prescribed  by the Medical Committee,  with  the  approval of the  Committee.


Section 60. In  the case  where   an  insured person   or  his   or  her   spouse  who has   received   medical services   at   the   prescribed hospital   or   place ignores   or does   not comply with  the  recommendations or instructions of  the   doctor  without  justifiable reason, the Secretary - General   or   a   person   entrusted       by   the   Secretary - General,   with   the approval of the   Medical Committee,   may   determine  to  reduce      benefits   which     such insured  person  or  his  or  her spouse  is  entitled.


Section   61.24     An   insured   person or   a   person   under   section   38   paragraph two, section 73 or   section 73 bis   shall    not   be   entitled   to benefits when there is any cause   showing    that   the    above mentioned    person   intentionally    causes the   injury    or sickness or invalidity   or  death to be   happened    or permits   other   person  in doing    such
incidents thereof.

24 As amended  by  section  21 of the  Social Security  Act (No.2), B.E. 2537 (1994)


Section 61 bis.25  In the case where an insured person is entitled to income replacement   under   section 64 and   section  71   and,   simultanously,   entitled   to allowance for work - leave   as  a  result of  child   delivery  under   section  67, the   said person shall be entitled to receive only one category of  benefit, either income replacement or allowance for work-leave as   a result of   child   delivery, by   stating   his or her intention  according to the form prescribed by the  Secretary - General.

Chapter 2
Injury or  Sickness  Benefits


Section  62.26   An   insured    person   shall    be   entitled    to non -   occupational injury  or sickness benefits  when he   or  she  has  paid   contribution for  a  period of not less than  three months  during period of fifteen months before the date of  receiving medical services.


Section 63.  Benefits  for  non-occupational  injury or  sickness shall consist of:
(1) medical  examination expense;
(2) medical  treatment expense;
(3) lodging,  meals  and treatment  expenses  in hospital;
(4) medicine  and medical  supplied expenses;
(5) cost  of ambulance or  transportation  for patient;
(6) other  necessary expenses
The above mentioned   expenses shall be in   accordance with the rules   and rates prescribed by  the  Medical Committee, with  the approval  of the Committee.

25 As added  by  section  22, ibid.
26 As amended  by  section  23 of the  Social Security  Act (No.2), B.E. 2537 (1994)

The  insured   person who is taking work-leave   to    receive    medical treatment under the instruction of  doctor,   shall, also, be entitled to income replacement according to  the  prescribed  criteria  under  section 64.


Section  64.    In    the    case where  an    insured  person       suffers    from    non- occupational injury    or     sickness, the     insured person     shall be     entitled     to   income replacement   at   the   rate   of fifty   per cent   of  wages employed   under   section 57   for   a period  the    insured  person has take work-leave to   receive  medical   treatment  under the instruction   of   doctor   which shall   not   exceed   ninety   days  on  each  occasion and   not more than one hundred and eighty days in a calendar  year.    Except    for sickness from chronic  disease as  prescribed in the Ministerial Regulations, the said insured person shall be entitled to income replacement for more than one hundred and eighty days but not exceeding  three  hundred  and  sixty - five  days.
The calculation period   for receiving income replacement shall be computed from the   first   day   of  work - leave   under    the instruction  of   doctor   until   the last day specified by the doctor or until the last day of work - leave in case insured person has returned to  work  before  the fixed date under the instruction of  doctor but not exceeding the periods  of time under paragraph one.
If  an insured person is entitled to receive wages from  the   employer   during sick leave    for medical treatment according to the law on labour protection or entitled according to work regulation, hire of services contract   or conditions of employment, as the case   may    be,   the insured    person   shall   not be    entitled    to receive benefits   under paragraph one until the entitlement to receive wages is subsequently exhausted, and shall only be entitled to receive the said income for the remaining period. However, if  the wages received from employer in any case is less than the income replacement payable by the Fund, the insured person shall be entitled from  the Fund, the    income replacement for the difference.

Chapter 3
Maternity Benefits


Section 65.27    The insured person shall be entitled to maternity benefits for herself or for   the spouse or   for the women who   cohabits publicly as husband   and wife with   the insured person   according      to   the    regulations   prescribed  by    the Secretary - General, in case the insured person has no wife. In this regard the insured person must have paid contribution   for not   less  than  seven months,  during   the period   of   fifteen  months before the date  of receiving medical services.
The insured   person   shall   be    entitled to   receive  maternity benefits   for  not more  than two  time of child delivery.


Section 66.   Maternity  benefits  shall  consist  of:
(1)  medical  examination  and  child   bearing  expenses;
(2)  medical  treatment  expense;
(3) medicine  and  medical supplies  expenses;
(4) confinement  expense;
(5) lodging, meals  and  treatment expenses in hospital;
(6)  new - born  baby  nursing  and  treatment  expenses;
(7) cost  of ambulance  or transportation for  patient;
(8) other  necessary  expenses
The   above    mentioned   expenses  shall   be    in accordance with the   rules   and rates prescribed by  the  Medical  Committee, with  the approval of the Committee.


The    insured  person who has to take work-leave for child    delivery,    shall  be entitled to receive   work-leave allowance   for child   delivery  according  to  the prescribed criteria under section 67.28


27 As amended  by  section  24 of the  Social Security Act (No.2), B.E. 2537 (1994) 28 As amended  by  section  25 of the  Social Security Act (No.2), B.E. 2537 (1994)


Section   67.29   In the    case where the   insured person has taken work-leave for  child delivery, such  insured  person shall be   entitled  to receive work-leave  allowance for  child delivery  not more than two time     by lump   sum  payment   at the  rate of  fifty per cent  of the  wages  under  section 57,  within  ninety  days.


Section 68. If  the  insured  person or his or her   spouse  is unable to receive the benefits under section 66, by reason that the child delivery is taken in the hospital other than those prescribed under section   59, such insured person shall be entitled to maternity benefits according to the rules  and rates  prescribed  by the Medical Committee, with the  approval  of the Committee.


Chapter 4
Invalidity Benefits

Section   69.30       The   insured   person   shall   be  entitled   to  invalidity   benefits
according to  the  cause  unrelated  to  work when he  or she  has paid contribution for a  period of not  less  than  three  months  during  the period  of  fifteen  months before being invalid.


Section  70.   Invalidity  benefits shall  consist  of:
(1) medical  examination expense;
(2) medical  treatment expense;
(3) medicine  and medical supplied  expenses;
(4) in-patient, meals and  treatment expenses in hospital;
(5)   cost   of ambulance or  transportation for invalid person;
(6) physical, mental and occupational rehabilitated expenses;
(7) other  necessary  expenses


29 As  amended by  section  26,ibid.
30 As  amended  by section  27 of the  Social  Security  Act (No.2), B.E. 2537 (1994)


The   above   mentioned   expenses   shall be   in   accordance   with   the   rules and rates prescribed by  the Medical Committee,  with  the  approval  of   the  Committee.


Section  71.31    In the case where the insured person has become invalidity by the cause unrelated to work, such insured person shall be entitled to receive income replacement at the rate of fifty per cent of  the wages under   section 57 through his or her life.


Section 72.  In  the case  where  the Medical  Committee has determined  that the
invalidity  of   an    insured person   being    rehabilitated  under    section  70 (6)   has    been developed to be in better condition, the Secretary - General or the person entrusted by the Secretary -General may decide to reduce income replacement in accordance with the rules and procedures prescribed by   the   Medical   Committee,   with   the   approval of  the Committee.
In   the    case    where   there    is    a    reduction  of   income    replacement   under paragraph one, and  the  invalidity has subsequently  become worse, the Secretary - General may,  upon  the decision  of  the  Medical  Committee that  the  invalidity  has  become  worse than the result  considered  under  paragraph one,  consider an  additional income replacement.32


Chapter 5
Death Benefits

Section 73.33        In   the    case    where   the    insured    person  has  died   without sustaining  injury or  sickness due to work, if  the insured person has paid contribution   for a  period  of  not less than one month during the period of  six months before  his death, the  following  benefits  shall be paid, in  case  of  death:

31As  amended  by section  28,ibid.
32 As  added  by section  29 of the  Social  Security Act (No.2), B.E. 2537 (1994) 33As  amended  by section  30,ibid.


(1)  funeral    expenses    according  to  the    rate    prescribed    in  the    Ministerial Regulations, but the total amount   must  not less than   one   hundred times of the  maximum
rate   of   daily    minimum   wage under   the law    on labour   protection,    to   the   following persons  in  respective  order.
(a) person whom the insured person  has specified  to be the administrator of his  funeral and having  been the  administrator  as such;
(b) spouse, parents   or   children of the insured person who has evidence certifying  the  performance  as  the  administrator  of the  funeral  of the  insured person;
(c) other  person with  evidence  certifying  his or her performance as the administrator  of the  funeral  of the  insured  person.
(2) Allowance, in the  case  where an   insured person is dead, shall be paid to a person whom the  insured person  has specified  in writing to  be  the receiver   of   the allowance. If the   insured   person   has   not made   any   writing,   such   allowance   shall be equally   shared among   spouse, parents or child of such insured person   on the following amount:
(a)   If  before  his or her  death, the insured person  has  paid contributions more than thirty six months  but   less  than ten years, the   allowance   shall  be  paid   in   an amount equal  to fifty  per cent   of monthly  wages calculated in   accordance  with section 57  and multiplied  by  three;
(b) If  before  his or  her  death,   the insured person  has  paid contributions more  than   ten  years, the   allowance shall  be paid   in an amount equal  to fifty per   cent of monthly  wages  calculated in  accordance  with  section  57 and  multiplied  by ten.


Section 73 bis.34   In  the  case where the insured person who is invalid under section 71, has   died, the provisions of section 73   shall   apply, mutatis  mutandis, and   the income replacement received for  the last   month  before  the   death of such insured person
shall be used as  basis  for  calculation.


34 As  added  by section  31 of the  Social  Security Act (No.2), B.E. 2537 (1994)


In   the   case   an   insured   person   who is invalid,   is,   simultanously   entitle   to receive  funeral  expenses and allowance upon his death on the status of his insurance and his invalidity according to  paragraph one.   The  beneficary of  such   insured  person   shall have  the  right to receive either     the  funeral expenses  or  the allowance receiving  under section 73.

Chapter 6
Child Benefits

Section 74.35  An insured person shall be entitled to child benefits provided that   such   person has paid   contributions   for a   period   of not   less than   twelve months during the period of thirty  months  before  having such  entitlement.


Section 75.  Child  benefits  shall  consist  of:
(1) children  living  expenses;
(2) children tuition  fees;
(3)  hildren  medical expenses;
(4) other  necessary  expenses
The   above   mentioned   expenses   shall be   in accordance   with   the   rules   and rates prescribed in   the  Ministerial  Regulations.


Section 75  bis.36  In the  case  an  insured  person  who is  entitled to
child  benefits  under    section 74,    is    an invalidated person with    entitlement to  either invalidity or  death benefit,   such  person or  the person specified under   section  75 quarter shall  also  be  entitled to  child  benefit.


35As  amended  by section  6  of the Social  Security  Act (No.3), B.E.2542 (1999) 36 As added  by section  7,ibid.


Section 75 ter.37 An insured  person shall be   entitled  to child  benefits   for his or  her  legitimate   child according to  the   age as prescribed by the Ministerial Regulations, such  entitlement shall  be terminated when the child is fully fifteen years of age and shall not  exceed two  children  at a time.
In the case both parents are insured persons, only the father or the mother shall be entitled to child  benefits   except in  the case  of  registrated divorce or separation, an insured persons who provides the child’s  maintenance  shall  be entitled  to  such benefit.
Child   benefits   shall be   in  accordance   with   rules, procedures and   conditions prescribed in the  Ministerial Regulations.


Section 75.    quarter.38     In the case  where an insured  person is    dead, child benefits shall be paid  to  the  following  persons  in  respective order:
(1) husband  or wife  of the deceased or  the  person who cohabits
publicly as husband  or  wife  with the deceased according to the rule as prescribed by the Secretary -  General  and is  exercising the  parental power.
(2) in the case the person specified in (1) does not provide maintenance to the  child  or his or her parental  power is cancelled or he or she is dead, the person who provides maintenance to the child shall be  entitled to such benefits.

Chapter 7
Old- Age Benefits

Section 76.39 An insured person  shall be   entitled  to   old-age  benefits  provided that   such   person   has paid contributions   for  a  period  of not less than one hundred and eighty months irrespective of whether the period of contribution is consecutive or not.


37 As  added   by section  7  of the  Social  Security Act (No.3), B.E. 2542 (1999) 38As  added    by  section  7,ibid.
39 As  amended  be section  8,ibid.


Section 77. 40  Old – age benefits shall consist of :
(1) monthly allowance namely “Superannuation Pension” ; or
(2) lump sum allowance namely “Superannuation Gratuity”
The above mentioned allowance shall be in accordance with the rules, procedure, period and rate prescribed in the Ministerial Regulations.


Section 77 bis. 41  In the case where an insured person has paid contributions for a period of not less than one hundred and eighty months, such person shall be entitled to old – age benefits as from the month following the month which he or she has reached the age of fifty five, except at such time the said person is continually being an insured person under section 38 or section 41, he or she shall be entitled to old-age benefit as from the month following the month his or her insurance is terminated.
In the case the insured person has paid contributions for a period less than one hundred and eighty months and ceased to be an insured person under section 38 or section 41, such person shall be entitled to old-age benefits.


Section  77  ter.  42    In the  case  where  a  person  entitled  to  old-age  benefits  is subsequently become an insured person, the payment of old-age benefits shall be exhausted until the insurance of such person is terminated under section 38 or section 41, as the case may be.
In the case the insurance is terminated under any causes other than death, such person shall be entitled to old-age benefits.
In the case the insurance is terminated upon death, the insured person’s heirs under section 77 quarter shall be entitled to old-age benefits.


40 As amended by section 8 of the  Social  Security  Act (No.3), B.E. 2542 (1999) 41 As added by  section  9,ibid.
42 As added by section  9,ibid.


Section 77 quarter. 43   In the case where an insured person who is entitled to old- age benefits under section 77 bis, is dead before receiving such benefits or in the case where a person receiving   superannuation    pension   is dead within sixty months as from the month of his  or  her  entitlement,  the  heirs  of  such  person shall  be entitled  to such superannuation pension.
The heirs specified in paragraph one shall be as follows :
(1) legitimate child of the deceased except adopted child or the child adopting to other person, shall be entitled to two portions and in the case the deceased has more than three legitimate children, such heirs shall be entitled to three portions ;
(2) husband or wife shall be entitled to one portion ;
(3) parents or father or mother who is still  surviving  shall  be  entitled to  one portion.
In the case there are no heirs of any subsection or such heirs is dead before the distribution of benefits, the benefit as prescribed under section 77 (2) shall be distributed among heirs of the same subsection.


Section 77 quinque. 44       In the case where an insured person is simultanously entitled to income replacement under section 71 and to superannuation pension, such person shall, in substitution, be entitled to income replacement under section 71 and superannuation  gratuity.
In the case an insured person has already received superannuation pension and subsequently becomes invalidity within the prescribed time under section 38 paragraph two, the payment of  superannuation pension   shall be terminated and such  person   shall, in
substitution, receive superannuation gratuity   ofwhich the amount of superannuation pension paid before the becoming of invalidity shall be deducted from the amount thereof and remit to the fund.


43 As added by  section  9,ibid.
44   As added by section 9 of the Social Security Act (No. 3), B.E. 2542 (1999)

Chapter 8
Unemployment Benefits

Section  78.        An      employee  who  is  an  insured  person shall  be entitled  to unemployment  benefits  provided that the such employee has paid contributions for a period of not less than six months within a period of fifteen months before becoming unemployment and meets the following conditions :
(1) being  able  to  work,  being  ready  for  suitable job  as  provided,  having  no objection  to job  training  and  having  been  registered  with the Government Employment Service Office at which his or her presentation is frequently required for not less than once a month ;
(2) the unemployment of an insured person is not caused by the termination as the  result of malperformance of duty, or intentionally committing a criminal offence against the employer,  or  intentionally  causing  damage  to  the  employer,  or  violating  material  rules  or work regulations or lawful order of the employer, or neglecting duty for seven consecutive days without justifiable reason, or causing serious damage to the employer as the result of negligence or being imprisoned by the final judgement to imprisonment except for an offence committed through negligence or petty offence ;
(3) being untitled to the old-age benefits under chapter 7 of this title.


Section 79. An insured person shall be entitled to unemployment benefits on and after the eighth day as from the date of becoming unemployment with the last employer in accordance with the rules and rates prescribed in the Ministerial Regulations.




TITLE 4
Competent Officials, Inspection and Supervision

Section 80.   In the performance of duties, the competent official  shall have the following powers :
(1)  to   enter  the   establishment or office of  an   employer, work  place   of  an employee, between sunrise and  sunset  or  during working hours, to inspect  or inquire into facts, to inspect properties or other documents, to take photographs, to photocopy documents relating  to  employment,  wages  payment,  employee records, payment of  contributions, or other relevant  documents,  or  to take the relevant  documents  for  examination  or  for  other
appropriate action in order to obtain facts for the execution of this Act.
(2) to search any locations or vehicles when there is a reasonable cause to suspect that  there are  properties   of  an employer  who does  not pay   contributions  or additional contributions or fails to pay the full amount thereof, during working hours or between sunrise
and sunset except in the case of prolonged searching which has not been completed within the aforesaid period.
(3) to issue letter of inquiry or summon any persons to give information or to produce relevant items or documents or other necessities for examination. In this regard, the provisions of section 30 shall apply mutatis mutandis.
(4) to  seize  or  attach  properties  of an  employer  according  to  the  order  of the Secretary-General under section 50 in the case where an employer does not pay contributions or additional contributions or fails to pay the full amount thereof.
In the performance of  duties   under  paragraph   one, a   competent official may bring  civil  servants  or employees  of the  Office  to assist  in the  performance  thereof.


Section 81.   In the performance of duties of competent official under section 80, the persons concerned shall provide such competent official with reasonable facilities.


Section 82. In the performance of duties, the competent official must produce his or her identity card.
The identity card of a competent official shall be in a form prescribed by the
Minister.


Section 83.   In the performance of duties under this Act, the competent official
shall be official under the Penal Code.


Section  84.  For the purpose of inspection  and  supervision  in regard to  social security, an employer shall provide a record of insured persons and keep it at the working place of the employer to be ready for inspection by the competent official.
The record of insured persons under paragraph one shall be in a form prescribed by the Secretary-General.
Section 84 bis.45 In the case the person who has responsibility to conform with the provisions  of this  Act  within  the  prescribed time under  the provisions  of section  39, section 45, section 47 section 47 bis and section 56, is not in the country, or cannot perform the responsible  obligations  within  the  prescribed time  thereof according  to  any  inexcused necessary  cause  and  such person has submitted the application, indicating the necessary causes, before the expiry of time for extension or postponing the time. The Secretary-General may, if he or she deems appropriate, extend or postpone such prescribed time, as necessary to the  case but,  such  extension  or  postponement  shall  not  exceed  one  time  of the  period  of prescribed time under each section.
The extension as prescribed under section 39 or section 47 shall not result in any reduction on or exemption from additional payments.




TITLE 5 Appeal

Section 85.   The employer, the insured person or other person who is dissatisfied
with the order of the Secretary-General or of the competent official under this Act except the order  under  section   50,   shall  be  entitled to   lodge   an appeal in  writing  to the Appeal Committee within thirty days from the date of receiving such order. 46

45 As added by section 32 of the Social Security Act (No. 2), B.E. 2537 (1994) As amended by section 33, ibid.
46The rule and procedure of submittion the appeal  shall be as prescribed in the Ministerial Regulations.


Section  86.      There  shall  be  an  Appeal  Committee  appointed  by the Minister consisting of a chairman and other qualified members in legal affairs, medical affairs, social security  system   and    Labour   affairs,    three   representatives    of   employers    and    three representatives  of  employees, and  representatives of  the Office  shall be a member and secretary, the total number of whom shall not be more than thirteen persons.


Section 87. The Appeal Committee shall have powers and duties to examine and decide on appeals submitted under section 85.
After  having  considered  the  appeal, the Appeal Committee shall inform the decision in writing to the appellant.
If the appellant is dissatisfied with the decision of the Appeal Committee, such person shall have the right to bring the case to the Labour   Court within thirty days as from the date of notification of decision. If the case is not brought to the Labour   Court within the said period, the decision of the Appeal Committee shall be final.


Section 88. The  Appeal  shall not imply any abatement of  the order  of  the Secretary-General or a competent official under this Act, except the appellant has made a request to the  Secretary-General  for  the abatement  of the  execution  of such  order.  The Secretary-General may, if he or she deems appropriate, allow an abatement for the execution of the order pending the decision of the Appeal Committee.


Section 89.   The Appeal  Committee has the power to appoint  sub-committee to assist in carrying out the assigned duties. After the sub-committee has performed the assigned duties, it shall make the proposals or report to the Appeal Committee.
The  provisions  of  section   13  shall  apply mutatis  mutandis to  the  meetings  of the sub-committee.


Section 90. A member of the Appeal Committee shall hold office for a term of two years.
A  member  who vacates   office may   be reappointed  but not   more  than   two consecutive terms.


Section 91.   The provisions  of section  11, section  12, section  13 and section  17 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the Appeal Committee




TITLE 6 Penalties

Section 92. Any person    who     fails    to     provide      information     or  submit documents, or any data  required  by  the order  of the Committee, the Medical Committee, the Appeal Committee, sub-committees    or     competent     officials,  shall     be     liable     to imprisonment   for    a   term    not   exceeding    one   month  or   to  a  fine   not    exceeding ten thousand  Baht  or  to  both.


Section 93. Any  person  who  intentionally does not fill out the form or survey or  fills out   such  form  incompletely   or  does  not return such  form  within  the     prescribed time  shall  be  liable  to  a fine  not  exceeding five  thousand Baht.


Section 94. Any person who knowfully fills out   false information   or   figures in the form of survey  shall  be   liable  to imprisonment   for  a  term  not   exceeding six  months or to  a fine  not  exceeding  twenty  thousand  Baht or  to  both.


Section 95.     Any    person  who  violates     section 32  shall     be     liable     to imprisonment for   a term   not  exceeding six   months   or to   a  fine not  exceeding   twenty thousand  Baht  or    to  both.


Section 96. Any employer  who intentionally   does  not   submit the form  to the Office within  the  time prescribed under section   34  or does not declare in writing to the Office any changes or additional modifications of  the records within the time prescribed under section 44 shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to  a  fine  not  exceeding  twenty thousand  Baht or  to both.47


47  As amended by  section 34  of the  Social Security Act (No.2),  B.E. 2537 (1994)


If  an   offence under paragraph   one is committed continually, the offender shall be liable to an additional fine not exceeding five thousand Baht per day throughout the period  of violation  or  non- compliance.


Section 97 48.  Any  employer   who    submits    the    form   prescribed    under section 34 or a written request for modifications or amendments to the form prescribed under section 44 by intentionally filing out false statements in such form or substituting false statements for modifications or amendments   in such written request   shall be liable to  imprisonment   for  a  term  not   exceeding six  months or  to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand  Baht  or  to  both.


Section 98.  Any   person   who    obstructs    or   does    not   provide    reasonable facilities  to the   competent official who is performing   the duties  under section 80   shall be liable to  imprisonment  for a term not exceeding one month or to a    fine  not  exceeding
ten  thousand  Baht  or to  both.


Section 99.   Any    employer   who  fails   to  comply   with    section 84   shall   be liable  to imprisonment for a term not   exceeding  one month or to a fine not exceeding ten thousand Baht  or  to both.


Section 100.  Any   person    who has   or      acquires   knowledge  of    any    fact through  performing  the duty under this Act, discloses any fact concerning the affairs of an employer which normally would  be kept   confidential  by  an  employer,  shall be  liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or  to   a fine not exceeding three thousand   Bahts,     or    to   both,   unless    such       disclosure is   for the    purpose of official performance under this  Act,  or  for labour  protection,  investigation   or  adjudication.


Section 101. In  the case  where   a  juristic  person is an   offender  and  is liable to punishment  under this Act,   a  representative   of  such  juristic  person, every   associated member and the person responsible   for the operation  of such  juristic  person shall be   liable to the same  punishment  as  imposed  thereof,  unless they can prove that they had no part in the commission of such  offence  or  had  made  a  reasonable  effort  to  prevent such  offence.


48 As amended  by  section  35,  ibid.

Section 102.   In   the  case   of   offences imposing punishment to a   fine   or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six moths except an offence under section 95, the following competent official shall have the power  to   settle such offences if  he or she considers that an offender does  not   deserve penalty of imprisonment or  prosecution   for such  offence:
(1) The Secretary-General or the authorized person, for    the offence committed in the  Great  Bangkok  Metropolitan.
(2)  Provincial   Governor  or  a person authorized by the provincial governor, for the  offence committed  in other  provinces.
In holding an   inquiry,  if an inquiry official is of   the opinion that   any person who has committed an offence under this    Act    at  a  level  where the    punishment  can be settled, has agreed  to have the case settled, the inquiry   official shall submit the  case to the Secretary-General or the Provincial Governor, as the case may be, within seven days as from the date  such  person agreed to have  the  case  settled.
When   the   offender has   paid   the fine    so fixed   within   thirty days, the   case shall be deemed  to be  settled  according  to the Penal Procedure  Code.
If the offender  does  not   agree to have the   case  settled or   after  having agreed to have   the    case   settled,    failes    to pay   the    fine    within   the prescribed    time   under paragraph three,  the case  shall be  further  proceeded.

Transitory  Provisions49

Section  103.  This  Act shall be enforced for an undertaking which employs twenty  employees  or more as  from the  date this Act comes into force.
This  Act  shall  be enforced for an undertaking which employs ten employees or  more  after a period of three  years from the  date of its  coming into force.
In  addition to those transitory provisions,  section 38,  section 39,  section 40 and  section 41 ofthe Social Security Act  (No.2), B.E. 2537 (1994) has  added the following transitory provisions:
“Section 38.  Any  person who  is  entitled  to any  benefit  from  the  Fund  before or at  the date  of this  Act  comes into force, shall be further entitled to such benefit until his  entitlement is  terminated.
Section 39. The temporary employees of the Central Administration, Provincial Administration and Local Administration, who   ceased to be   the   insured   person under this  Act,  whether such person has paid any mount of  contribution.   Such  person   shall be further entitled to benefit under  the   provisions of  chapter 2,   chapter3, chapter 4 and chapter 5 of  title 3 of  the Social Security  Act, B.E.   2533 (1990) for a period of six  months  from the date this  Act  comes  into  force.
The provisions  of section 39 of the  Social  Security  Act, B.E.   2533, as  amended by this  Act,  shall  enforce  to the temporary employee ceasing to be the  insured person  under paragraph  one, mutatis mutandis.
Section 40. For the benefit  of calculating the  period of time for paying  contributions
under  this  Act,   contributions of each  month which,   either having   a  total   of days or  being deducted and  paid  per  month, was  paid  or deemed to have   been paid   before  the date this Act comes into force, shall be  considered that the period  ofpayment  equals to one month.
Section 41. All money which an employer  or an insured person is entitled to refund before  the date this  Act comes into   force and  having no application to the Office for refunding within one year from the date this Act comes into force, shall belong to the Fund.”
This  Act  shall apply   to  the    employer    having    employees  less   than    ten persons  in locality  and   time  as  prescribed in the  Royal  Decree.50


Section  104.    The    collection  of   contributions    shall  be    carried  out    for the purpose   of providing   injury   or  sickness benefits,  invalidity   benefits,  death benefit   not relating  to  work  and maternity benefits as form the date the provisions of chapter 2 of  title  2 comes into force.
The   collection of contributions for   child benefits and old-age benefits shall be prescribed in the Royal  Decree, which   shall not be in force later than 31 st  December B.E.2541.51
The commencement for collection of contributions for unemployment   benefits shall be  prescribed in the  Royal Decree.


Countersigned by:
Major  General Chatchai  Choonhavan Prime  Minister

50 As  added  by section 36 of the  Social  Security Act (No.2), B.E. 2537 (1994)
51 As  amended  by section 37, ibid

Rates of fees       
(1) Substitute  for social security        50 Baht each
certificate  of registration       
(2)  Substitute  for  social security card        10 Baht eact

The Rate of Contributions Appended  to the Act