Factory Act (No. 2) B.E. 2562.

This Act amends the Factory Act B.E.2535 (1992). The amendment abolishes the renewal system of factory licensing while introducing a new requirement for factory operators called “Self-declaration”.
Following texts shall be added as Section 28/1 of the Factory Act B.E. 2535: “Section 28/1 A licensee wishing to change a factory category from category 3 to category 1 or category 2, as the case maybe, shall notify a cease of factory operation according to rules and procedures prescribed in the Ministerial Regulations and to further a factory operation, a licensee shall comply with the provisions prescribed in this Act for the operation of such factory category.” Texts prescribed in (2) of Section 7 of the Factory Act B.E. 2535 shall be revoked and replaced by followings: “(2) Category 2 factory is a factory of the type, kind, and size, which requires a notification to the competent official prior to its operation”. Amendments are also made on the definitions of “Factory” and “Establishing a factory”, definition of “Third-party auditor”, etc.