Private Law in Thailand

TABLE OF CONTENTS

THAI CIVIL LAW

• Book I Title II, Natural Persons

  • Book I Preliminary Sections 1 - 14
  • Part I Personality Sections 15 - 18
  • Part II Capacity Sections 19 - 36
  • Part III Domicile Sections 37 - 47
  • Part IV Disappearance Sections 48 - 64
  • Chapter II Juristic Persons
  • Part I General Provisions Sections 65 - 77
  • Part II Association Sections 78 - 109
  • Part III Foundations  Sections 110 - 136
  • Title III Things  Sections 137 - 148
  • Title IV Juristic Acts
  • Chapter I General Provisions  Sections 149 - 153
  • Chapter II Declaration of Intention  Sections 154 - 171
  • Chapter III Void and Voidable Act  Sections 172 - 181
  • Chapter IV Conditions and Time of Commencement of Ending Sections 182 - 193
  • Title V Periods of Time  Sections 193/1 - 193/8
  • Title VI Prescription
  • Chapter I General Provisions  Sections 193/9 - 193/29
  • Chapter II Period of Prescription  Sections 193/30 - 193/35

• Book II Title I, Obligtions

  • General Provisions
  • Chapter I Subject of Obligation Sections  Sections 194 - 202
  • Chapter II Effect of Obligation
  • Part I Non-performance  Sections 203 -225
  • Part II Subrogation  Sections 226 - 232
  • Part III Exercising Debtor's Claims  Sections 233 - 236
  • PART IV Cancelation of Fraudulent Acts  Sections 237 - 240
  • PART V Right of Retention  Sections 241 - 250
  • Part IV Preferential Rights  Sections 251 - 289
  • Chapter III Plurality of Debtors and Creditors  Sections 290 - 302
  • Chapter IV Transfer of Claims  Sections 303 - 313
  • Chapter V Extinction of Obligations
  • Part I Performance  Sections 314 - 339
  • Part II Release  Sections 340 - 340
  • Part III Set-Off  Sections 341 - 348
  • Part IV Novation  Sections 349 - 352
  • Part V Merger  Sections 353 - 353
  • Title II Contract
  • Chapter I Formation of Contract  Sections 354 - 368
  • Chapter II Effect of Contract  Sections 369 - 376
  • Chapter III Earnest and Stipulated Penalty  Sections 377 - 385
  • Chapter IV Rescission of Contract  Sections 386 - 394
  • Title III Management without Mandate  Sections 395 - 405
  • Title IV Undue Enrichment  Sections 406 - 419
  • Title V Wrongful Acts
  • Chapter I Liability for Wrongful Acts  Sections 420 - 437
  • Chapter II Compensation for Wrongful Acts  Sections 438 - 448
  • Chapter II Justifiable Acts  Sections 449 - 452

• Book III Titlle I, Specific Contracts

  • Chapter I Nature and Essentials of the Contract of Sale
  • Part I General Provisions Sections 453 - 457
  • Part II  Transfer of Ownership Sections 458 - 460
  • Chapter II Duties and Liabilities of the Seller
  • Part I  Delivery 461 - 471
  • Part II  Liability for Defect 472 - 474
  • Part III  Liability for Eviction 475 - 482
  • Part IV  Clause for Non-liability 483 - 485
  • Chapter III  Duties of the Buyer 486 - 490
  • Chapter IV Some Particular Kinds of Sale
  • Part I  Sale with the Right of Redemption 491 - 502
  • Part II  Sale by Sampe: Sale by Description: Sale on Approval 503 - 508
  • Part III Sale by Auction 509 - 517
  • Title II  Exchange 518 - 520
  • Title III  Gift 521 - 536
  • Title IV Hire of Property
  • Chapter I  General Provisions 537 - 545
  • Chapter II  Duties and Liabilities of the Letter 546 - 551
  • Chapter III  Duties and Liabilities of the Hirer 552 - 563
  • Chapter IV  Extinction of Contract of Hire 564 - 571
  • Title V  Hire-Purchase 572 - 574
  • Title VI Hire of Services 575 - 586
  • Title VII Hire of Work 587 - 607
  • Title VIII Carriage  Sections 608 - 609
  • Chapter I Carriage of Goods  Sections 610 - 633
  • Chapter II Carriage of Passengers  Sections 634 - 639
  • Title IX  Loan Sections 640 - 656 (loan for use and consumption)
  • Title X  Deposit Sections 657 - 679
  • Chapter III Special rules for innkeepers (hotels, guesthouses) Sections 674 - 679
  • Title XI Suretyship Sections 680 - 701
  • Titles XII  Mortgage Sections 702 - 746
  • Title XIII  Pledge Sections 747 - 769
  • Title XIV  Warehousing Sections 770 - 796
  • Title XV  Agency Sections 797 - 844 (duties and liabilities agent and principal)
  • Title XVI  Brokerage Sections 845 - 849
  • Title XVII  Compromise Sections 850 - 852
  • Title XVIII  Gambling and Betting Sections 853 - 855
  • Title XIX Current Account Sections 856 - 860 
  • Title XX Insurance Sections 861 - 897 (no translation available)
  • Title XXI Bills Sections (no translation available)
  • Title XXII Partnership and Companies
  • Chapter I General Provisions Sections 1012 - 1024
  • Chapter II  Ordinary Partnerships 1025 - 1076
  • Chapter III  Limited Partnerships 1077 - 1095
  • Chapter IV Limited Companies
  • Part I  Nature and Formation of Limited Companies Sections 1096 - 1116
  • Part II  Shares and Shareholders Sections 1117 - 1207
  • Part III  Management of Limited Companies Sections 1144 - 1207(directors, meetings, dividend, accounts)
  • Part IV  Audit and Auditors Sections 1208 - 1214
  • Part V  Inspection Sections 1215 - 1219
  • Part VI  Increase and Reductions of Capital Sections 1220 -1228
  • Part VII  Debentures Sections 1229 - 1235
  • Part VIII  Dissolution Sections 1236 - 1237
  • Part IX  Amalgamation of Limited Companies Sections 1238 - 1243
  • Part X  Notices Sections 1244 - 1245
  • Part XI  Removal of Defunct Companies from Register Sections 1246 - 1246
  • Part XII  Transformation of a Registered Partnership and a Limited Partnership to a Limited Company Sections 1246/1 - 1246/7
  • Chapter V  Liquidation of Registered Partnership, Limited Partnership and Limited Companies Sections 1247 - 1273
  • Chapter VI  Removal of Registered Partnerships, Limited Partnerships and Limited Companies from the Register Sections 1273/1 - 1273/4
  • Title XXIII  Associations (repealed)

• Book IV Title I, Property

  • Title I  General Provisions Sections 1298 - 1307
  • Title II  Ownership Sections 1308 1366 (Acquisition, exercise)
  • Chapter III Co-ownership
  • Title III  Possession Sections 1367 -1386
  • Title IV  Servitude Sections 1387 - 1401
  • Title V  Habitation (arsai) Sections 1402 -1409
  • Title VI  Superficies Sections 1410 - 1416
  • Title VII  Usufruct Sections 1417 - 1428
  • Title VIII  Charge on Immovable Property Sections 1429 - 1434

• Book V Title I, Marriage

  • Part I Betrothal Sections 1435 - 1447
  • Part II Conditions of Marriage Sections 1448 - 1460
  • Part III Relationship of Husband and Wife Sections 1461 - 1464
  • Part IV Property of Husband and Wife Sections 1465 - 1493(personal and marital assets)
  • Part V Void of Marriage Sections 1494 - 1500(annulment)
  • Part VI Termination of Marriage Sections 1501 - 1535(divorce and death)
• Title II Parent and Child
  • Part I Parentage Sections 1536 - 1560
  • Part II Rights and Duties Parent and Child Sections 1561 - 1584
  • Part III Guardianship Sections 1585 - 1598/18
  • Part IV Adoption Sections 1598/19 - 1598/37 
  • Part V Maintenance Sections 1598/38 - 1598/40

• Book VI Succession

  • Title I Devolution of an Estate Sections 1599 -1603
  • Title II Heirship in Thailand Sections 1604 - 1607
  • Title III Disinheritance Section 1608 -1609
  • Title IV Renuncation of an Estate and Miscellaneous Provisions Sections 1610 - 1619
  • Statutory Right of Inheritance Sections 1620 - 1628
  • Division into Portions Between Several Classes and Degrees of Statutory Heirs Sections 1629 - 1631
  • Division into Shares Between the Statutory Heirs in Each Class and Degree Sections 1632 - 1634
  • Spouses Sections 1635 - 1638
  • Representation for the Purpose of Reveiving Inheritance Sections 1639 - 1645
  • Wills Sections 1646 - 1654(last will or testament)
  • Forms of Wills Sections 1655 - 1672
  • Effects and Interpretation of Wills Sections 1673 - 1685
  • Wills with the appointment of Controller of Property Sections 1686 - 1692
  • Revocation and Lapse of a Will or Clause in a Will Sections 1693 - 1699
  • Nullity of a Will or of Clause in a Will Sections 1700 - 1710
  • Administration of an Estate Sections 1711 -1733
  • Realization of Assets, Payment of Debts and Distribution of an Estate Sections 1734 - 1744
  • Partition of an Estate Sections 1745 - 1752
  • Vacant Estates Sections 1753 - 1753
  • Prescription Sections 1754 - 1755

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