diff --git a/sonic_platform_base/sonic_thermal_control/thermal_json_object.py b/sonic_platform_base/sonic_thermal_control/thermal_json_object.py
index 3060d8665..243d337ed 100644
--- a/sonic_platform_base/sonic_thermal_control/thermal_json_object.py
+++ b/sonic_platform_base/sonic_thermal_control/thermal_json_object.py
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@ def load_from_json(self, json_obj):
         """
         pass
 
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        """
+        Compare input object with this object, return True if equal. Subclass should override this
+        if necessary.
+        :param other: Object to compare with.
+        :return: True if equal else False
+        """
+        return self.__class__ == other.__class__
+
     @classmethod
     def register_concrete_type(cls, type_name, object_type):
         """
diff --git a/sonic_platform_base/sonic_thermal_control/thermal_manager_base.py b/sonic_platform_base/sonic_thermal_control/thermal_manager_base.py
index 8ffe5d6ed..3b380bad3 100644
--- a/sonic_platform_base/sonic_thermal_control/thermal_manager_base.py
+++ b/sonic_platform_base/sonic_thermal_control/thermal_manager_base.py
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ def _load_policy(cls, json_policy):
 
             policy = ThermalPolicy()
             policy.load_from_json(json_policy)
+            policy.validate_duplicate_policy(cls._policy_dict.values())
             cls._policy_dict[name] = policy
         else:
             raise Exception('{} not found in policy'.format(cls.JSON_FIELD_POLICY_NAME))
diff --git a/sonic_platform_base/sonic_thermal_control/thermal_policy.py b/sonic_platform_base/sonic_thermal_control/thermal_policy.py
index 56e619bff..eeb1962ab 100644
--- a/sonic_platform_base/sonic_thermal_control/thermal_policy.py
+++ b/sonic_platform_base/sonic_thermal_control/thermal_policy.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from .thermal_json_object import ThermalJsonObject
+from collections import OrderedDict
 
 
 class ThermalPolicy(object):
@@ -15,10 +16,10 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.name = None
 
         # Conditions load from JSON policy file
-        self.conditions = []
+        self.conditions = OrderedDict()
 
         # Actions load from JSON policy file
-        self.actions = []
+        self.actions = OrderedDict()
 
     def load_from_json(self, json_obj):
         """
@@ -32,16 +33,23 @@ def load_from_json(self, json_obj):
             if self.JSON_FIELD_CONDITIONS in json_obj:
                 for json_condition in json_obj[self.JSON_FIELD_CONDITIONS]:
                     cond_type = ThermalJsonObject.get_type(json_condition)
+                    if cond_type in self.conditions:
+                        raise Exception('Duplicate thermal condition type detected in policy [{}]!'.format(self.name))
                     cond_obj = cond_type()
                     cond_obj.load_from_json(json_condition)
-                    self.conditions.append(cond_obj)
+                    self.conditions[cond_type] = cond_obj
 
             if self.JSON_FIELD_ACTIONS in json_obj:
                 for json_action in json_obj[self.JSON_FIELD_ACTIONS]:
                     action_type = ThermalJsonObject.get_type(json_action)
+                    if action_type in self.actions:
+                        raise Exception('Duplicate thermal action type detected in policy [{}]!'.format(self.name))
                     action_obj = action_type()
                     action_obj.load_from_json(json_action)
-                    self.actions.append(action_obj)
+                    self.actions[action_type] = action_obj
+                
+            if not len(self.conditions) or not len(self.actions):
+                raise Exception('A policy requires at least 1 action and 1 condition')
         else:
             raise Exception('name field not found in policy')
 
@@ -51,7 +59,7 @@ def is_match(self, thermal_info_dict):
         :param thermal_info_dict: A dictionary stores all thermal information.
         :return: True if all conditions matches else False.
         """
-        for condition in self.conditions:
+        for condition in self.conditions.values():
             if not condition.is_match(thermal_info_dict):
                 return False
 
@@ -63,5 +71,19 @@ def do_action(self, thermal_info_dict):
         :param thermal_info_dict: A dictionary stores all thermal information.
         :return:
         """
-        for action in self.actions:
+        for action in self.actions.values():
             action.execute(thermal_info_dict)
+
+    def validate_duplicate_policy(self, policies):
+        """
+        Detect this policy with existing policies, if a policy with same conditions exists, raise Exception.
+        :param policies: existing policies.
+        :return:
+        """
+        for policy in policies:
+            if len(policy.conditions) != len(self.conditions):
+                continue
+
+            for cond_type, value in policy.conditions.items():
+                if cond_type in self.conditions and policy.conditions[cond_type] == self.conditions[cond_type]:
+                    raise Exception('Policy [{}] and policy [{}] have duplicate conditions'.format(policy.name, self.name))