Article 259 — Execution rules apply to interim measures
Texte légal (original thaï)
ให้นำบทบัญญัติในลักษณะ ๒ แห่งภาคนี้ว่าด้วยการบังคับคดีตามคำพิพากษาหรือคำสั่งมาใช้บังคับแก่วิธีการชั่วคราวก่อนพิพากษาด้วยโดยอนุโลม
traduction anglaise
The provisions of Title 2 of this Book concerning the execution of a judgment or order shall apply mutatis mutandis to provisional measures before judgment.
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Annotation de l'entreprise
Section 259 is a bridging provision: rather than restate the machinery of enforcement for provisional measures, it applies Title 2 of Book 4 on execution of judgments mutatis mutandis. In practice this means the substantive limits and procedures of execution carry over, including property that is exempt from execution, the fees payable to the execution officer, and coercive tools such as detention for non compliance. Because the incorporation is by analogy, courts apply each execution rule only so far as it fits the interim context, which is what mutatis mutandis, or by way of adaptation, signifies here.
Pourquoi cela est important en pratique
Two practical points follow. First, property that the law shields from execution, such as certain state assets, cannot be seized or attached even as an interim measure, because the exemptions carry over. Second, an interim seizure or attachment still triggers execution officer fees, just like a post judgment enforcement, so budget for those costs when planning a freeze. For creditors, understanding how these rules feed into eventual enforcement of a judgment helps set realistic expectations.
Décisions de la Cour suprême interprétant cette section
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Supreme Court Judgment No. 3320/2550 (2007)
The exemptions from execution in Section 285(4) apply to provisional measures before judgment through Section 259. State property that is not subject to execution therefore cannot be seized or attached as an interim measure.
The money in issue was state property that could not be seized under Civil and Commercial Code Section 1307 and was exempt from execution under Section 285(4), which applies to provisional measures through Section 259. The Supreme Court held the plaintiff could not apply to seize such money before judgment.
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Supreme Court Judgment No. 1868/2548 (2005)
The coercive tools of execution, including detention of a person who wilfully refuses to comply, apply to provisional measures through Section 259. The court may order detention under Section 297 read with Section 259 to enforce an interim order.
To enforce an interim order, the trial court ordered the detention of those who wilfully failed to comply for one month under Section 297 read with Section 259. The Supreme Court treated the enforcement machinery of execution as available for provisional measures by virtue of Section 259.
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Supreme Court Judgment No. 4344/2536 (1993)
Section 259 requires the execution provisions of Title 2 to apply to provisional measures mutatis mutandis, so an interim seizure or attachment of the defendant's property before judgment is treated the same as a seizure or attachment to enforce a judgment, including liability for execution officer fees.
The Supreme Court explained that Section 259, situated in Book 4, Title 1, applies the execution provisions of Title 2 to provisional measures mutatis mutandis. It followed that a seizure or attachment of the defendant's property as an interim measure must be treated like a seizure or attachment to enforce a judgment and carries the execution officer's fees.
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Foire aux questions
Do the exemptions from execution also protect property from interim seizure?
Yes. Because Section 259 applies the execution rules to provisional measures, property that is legally exempt from execution, such as certain state assets, cannot be seized or attached even as an interim measure before judgment.
Are execution officer fees payable for an interim seizure?
Yes. Under Section 259 an interim seizure or attachment before judgment is treated like a post judgment enforcement, so the execution officer's fees apply just the same.