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Send the draft Fisheries Act to The Cabinet will consider it before sending it back to the House of Representatives on February 22.

Parliament, Almost finished beautifully! The meeting of MPs agreed to send the draft Fisheries Act to the Cabinet for consideration before sending it back to the House of Representatives for consideration again on February 22. at the government building in the meeting of the House of Representatives Agenda to consider the draft bill to amend the Fisheries Emergency Decree B.E. 2015 B.E.... proposed by all 6 members of the House of Representatives. Mr. Phichet Chuemuangphan The second Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, who acted as chairman of the meeting at that time, opened the door for the proponents of all 5 draft laws to summarize and conclude. before asking for opinions from members of the House of Representatives Or not to send the draft law to the Cabinet for consideration for 60 days before sending it back to the House of Representatives for a first reading? This matter caused Mr. Wirot Lakkhana Adisorn, MP from the Kao Klai Party, to stand up and discuss that he did not agree to hold this draft law for another 60 days, questioning whether the MP would answer questions from the people on the matter. How can this be? The previous government had already set up a committee to consider the draft law. If this government takes it back into consideration first, it may delay the draft law. On this issue, there were various discussions at the meeting until there was a protest between opposition MPs and the government, such as Mr. Akaradej Wongpitakroj, Ratchaburi Provincial MP. Ruam Thai Sang Chat Party Standing up, he said that government MPs have considered that the Fisheries Act is a law that the people have been waiting for for a long time. They must be careful. It will be cooked and cannot be eaten. Make Mr. Chutipong Phiphobphinyo, Rayong Party MP, advance further. rose up to protest against Mr. Pichet Let's decide on the word 'Suk Yak Pao Kien', fearing that it will be an accusation against the person who proposed the law. Until Mr. Pichet The meeting was suspended to allow the two whips t o discuss the matter first. to find a conclusion Then, when returning to the meeting again, Mr. Chada Thaiset, Deputy Minister of Interior. He said that proposing the draft law is the duty of MPs from consultation with The Royal Decree found that the draft Fisheries Act contained relevant international law provisions. Therefore, it was necessary to accept the draft law for the Cabinet to consider. Personally, he viewed that 60 days was too long, so he proposed that the Cabinet bring the draft law back for consideration for only 15 days. Making Mr. Nattawut Buaprathum, party list MP, advance. Stand up and suggest that there will be no vote, that the Cabinet should consider the draft law and Request that the draft Fisheries Act come back for consideration at the council meeting again on February 22. In the end, the House of Representatives meeting agreed that the Cabinet would take the draft law back for consideration and bring it back to the House of Representatives meeting again on February 22, despite som e MPs requesting a vote that the House Do you agree or not to propose the draft law to be taken back for consideration first, such as Mr. Phithakdet Dechdecho, Member of Parliament for Nakhon Si Thammarat Province? Democrat Party until Mr. Phichet The meeting must be closed immediately. Source: Thai News Agency