Southern Border Provinces Administration Act

The Southern Border Provinces Administrative Center (SBPAC) has become a juristic entity, following the enforcement of the Southern Border Provinces Administration Act.
The Act was approved by the National Assembly in November 2010 and took effect on 30 December 2010 after it was published in the Royal Gazette. It covers all districts in the five southern border provinces, namely Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat, Songkhla, and Satun.

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According to the new Act, SBPAC is a special government unit under the direct supervision of the Prime Minister and is not under the jurisdiction of any particular government agency. The Secretary-General of SBPAC, a senior civil servant equivalent to the status of a permanent secretary, serves as chief of this organization.
First established in 1981, SBPAC was disbanded in 2002 but was later revived in 2006. The Abhisit Vejjajiva administration proposed a bill on the restructuring of SBPAC, which received Cabinet approval in October 2009. The objective was to improve the integration of work in various agencies to develop the southern border provinces and tackle problems there effectively in a systematic manner. The strength of this law is that there will be unity in operation and evaluation, starting from the policy-making level to the implementation level, with the participation of all relevant sectors.
Under the Southern Bborder Provinces Administration Act, the Office of the National Security Council will work out administration and development policies to be submitted to the National Security Council and the Cabinet for approval. These policies will be revised every three years, or before three years, depending on necessity and the evolving situation. These policies will take into consideration local culture, religion, history, and way of life. Also participating in giving ideas and suggestions for the policies will be representatives from the public and private sectors, civil society, members of the media, religious leaders, and local wise men, known as prat chao ban. These people are members of the provincial administration and development advisory council.

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SBPAC will follow these policies to map out southern border provinces development strategies, and as guidelines for operations by all relevant agencies. They involve political, economic, social, religious, and cultural issues, as well as education, public health, natural resources, technology, foreign affairs, psychological operations,andmanagement.
The Southern Border Provinces Development Strategy Committee, chaired by the Prime Minister, will approve the strategies, projects, and budget allocations to support development in the southern border provinces. The committee consists of political office holders and permanent government officials, as well as representatives of civil society and other organizations. Permanent government officials on this committee include the Secretary-General of the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board, the Secretary-General of the Office of the National Security Council, the Budget Director of the Bureau of the Budget, the Secretary-General of the Internal Security Operation Command, and governors of the southern border provinces.

In addition, SBPAC is responsible for protecting the rights and liberties of local people and ensuring justice for them. It will receive complaints and provide assistance for local people, and solve problems concerning officials behaving inappropriately. SBPAC will also offer assistance and rehabilitation for the people affected by the treatment of officials due to unrest in the deep South.
The Southern Border Provinces Development Strategy Committee will meet on January 24, when the Prime Minister will hold a briefing on the policies and operations of the committee and SBPAC in its new structure. 

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