Rice Trading Act, B.E. 2489 (1946).

There shall be a Committee consisting of the Chairman and not less than six other members appointed by the Council of Ministers, and having the powers and duties under the provisions of this Act. The Committee shall have the power to notify a rice-trading control area. In such areas, the Committee shall have, among others, the powers to: categorise the rice traders, and order the rice traders of any or every category to apply for a rice trading permit; determine the price of rice and prohibit the sale at a price exceeding such price; determine the price of rice and prohibit the purchase from a farmer at a price lower than such price; give an order prohibiting the purchase, sale, exchange or transfer of ownership of rice, unless a permit is obtained from the Committee which may make permission subject to any condition whatsoever. In the rice-trading control area, a rice trader of the category in respect of which the Committee has ordered the application for rice trading permission shall obtain a rice trading permit from the Committee before engaging in rice trading. The Committee shall have the power to prescribe conditions in the rice-trading permit. A person who has obtained a rice-trading permit under this Act shall make a daily rice-trading report in the form prescribed by the Committee. Any rice mill owner or entrepreneur who ceases or maliciously ceases the rice mill operation or fails to operate the rice mill to its fullest capacity may be ordered by the Committee to continue the rice mill operation or to operate it to the fullest capacity within a prescribed period. (22 sections)