Section 12 of Determining Plan and Process of Decentralization to Local Government
Organization Act, B.E. 2542 (1999) specifies authority and function of Decentralization to Local
Government Organization Commission as follows:

  1. To develop Plan of Decentralization to Local Government Organization and the implementation plan to be approved by the Cabinet and to report to the Parliament;
  2. To systematize public services following to authority and function between the State and local government organization and among local government organizations themselves;
  3. To improve the proportion of taxes and duties, revenue between the State and local government organizations and revenue among local government organizations themselves taking into account function and responsibility of the State and local government organizations and those among local government organizations themselves;
  4. To determine regulations and procedures on the mission transferred from central and provincial administrations to local government organization;
  5. To coordinate the transfer of Government Officials, local Government Officials, State enterprise officers among State agency, State enterprise, local government organization, the Commission, local government employees or employees of related agencies to be in correspondence with the authority and function determination on the allocation of taxes, duties, subsidized fund, budget transferred from central administrations to the local government organization as well as mission transfer according (2), (3) and (4);
  6. To provide recommendation to the Cabinet regarding the decentralization on the approval and authorization, prescribed by law, to local government organization taking into account the convenience to quickly deliver public services and the execution implementing the law;
  7. To suggest measures relating to finance, treasury, taxes and duties, budget, maintenance of discipline of finance as well as treasury of local government organization;
  8. To advise the Cabinet on the issuance of necessary Act, Royal Decree, Ministerial Regulation, Notification, Rule, Regulation and Order to be in compliance with Plan of Decentralization to Local Government Organization;
  9. To expedite the issuance of necessary Act, Royal Decree, Ministerial Regulation, Notification, Rule, Regulation and Order to be in compliance with Plan of Decentralization to Local Government Organization;
  10. To provide recommendations to the Cabinet regarding the increased budget allocation to local government organization due to the mission transferred from central administration;
  11. To contemplate the regulations of subsidized fund allocated to local government organization as necessary;
  12. To suggest and establish the audit system and encourage the participation of the public;
  13. To provide suggestion to the Prime Minister to take action in case the State agency or State enterprise do not follow Plan of Decentralization to Local Government Organization;
  14. To propose the report on decentralization to local government organization to the Cabinet at least once a year;
  15. To issue Notifications prescribed by this Act;
  16. To perform other functions as prescribed by this Act and by other laws