Act on the Promotion of Marine and Coastal Resources management, B.E. 2558 (2015).

The purpose of this Act is to promote the management of marine and coastal resources. In this Act, “marine and coastal resources” means things that exist or occur by nature in the area of the sea or coast including coastal swamps, coastal wetlands, canals, runnels, lagoons and the estuarine lands with a connecting area with the sea or the influence of the sea water for example mangrove forests, beach forests, beaches, seaside, islands, sea grasses, reefs, oyster bars, marine plants and animals or things created by human beings for the benefit of marine and coastal ecological system for example artificial reefs, breakwaters and the prevention of coastal erosion.
The National Policy and Plan Committee on Marine and Coastal Resources Management shall be established. Section 9 prescribes the the Committee's duties and powers, including: (1) to propose a national policy and plan on marine and coastal resources management to the Council of Ministers for approval; (2) to consider giving approval to an area in which measures on coastal erosion prevention shall apply; (3) to monitor and evaluate the performance of the State agency in regard to coastal and resources management to be in accordance with the national policy and plan on marine and coastal resources management; etc. The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment by and with the approval of the Committee shall have the power to issue the Ministerial Regulations designating conserved forest areas, marine and coastal resources protected areas and areas that measures for the prevention of coastal erosion shall be used.
Section 17 of the Act prescribes that if it appears that any person causes severe damage to marine and coastal resources, the Director-General or a person assigned by him or her will have the authority to order that person to temporarily stop the action or activity causing damage to those resources. Any person who fails to comply with an order given under section 17 shall be liable to imprisonment for a term of not exceeding one year or to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand baht or to both (Section 27).