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3.2.1. Thailand’s Regulatory Requirements

The Council of Engineers of Thailand (COE) is the PRA
in Thailand. The COE is a statutory body under the Engineers
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Act B.E. 2542 (EA). The EA provides for the registration of

professional engineers, regulates the qualifications and conduct
of the professional engineers and regulates corporations which

supply professional engineering services in Thailand. COE’s
obligation is to safeguard life, property, and welfare of the
public by setting high standards for registering and regulating

professional engineer. Its main objective of the registration of
professional engineers is to ensure that engineering works that

involve public safety and interest are carried out by engineers
who are competent. COE has recognised the MRA on Engineering
Services and appointed the MC to operate the ACPER. 67

According to the EA, COE has regulated engineering
disciplines in: Civil Engineering; Electrical Engineering;

Mechanical Engineering; Industrial Engineering; Mining Engineer-
ing; Chemical Engineering, and; Environmental Engineering.
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The regulated disciplines need to be registered engineers to

66 Thailand, 1. 2010.

67 id. at, 3.
68 Engineers Act B.E. 2542 (1999).

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