PUBLISHED: 25 Feb 2025 at 05: 01
The Control of Sale by Auction and Trade of Antiques Act of 1931, which was amended by the House Committee on Industry, now includes a jail sentence for piece buy users who purchase stolen items.
The article was necessary, according to Ratchaburi MP Akkaradet Wongpitakroj, the chairman of the committee and the United Thai Nation’s MP for Ratchaburi.
According to him,” the legislation has loopholes and poor penalties, which are causing a rise in stolen goods being resold at trash shops,” he continued, noting that shop owners who fail to report purchase information are simply subject to a 2, 000-baht good.
The great is lower than the revenue these companies make from the sale of stolen items.
He said that this has presented a significant challenge to police officers and representatives in the Department of Provincial Administration.
In reaction, the commission and the department have updated the law to include a great in addition to the original seller’s information in the law.
Mr. Akkaradet added that issues about acquire records had been discussed with representatives of the waste shop.
He suggested that the present regular record-keeping system, which relies heavily on handwritten notes, could be improved in the future, perhaps through digital recording via a website or app.
Criminals who steal public and private property, such as electronic cables, hole addresses, or even home water meters, to offer to scrap yards will be able to trace and detain those who do so using digital records.
He clarified that the law only applies to owners of waste shops, refuting concerns that the article might have a negative impact on scavengers.
The article “enhances the safety of both public and private property while also safeguarding genuine piece companies that follow the law,” he said.
The House of Representatives is already examining the updated law with the House Speaker.
When enacted, it is expected to reduce robbery of public and government resources drastically, he added.