Section 1180
Statutory text (Thai original)
ในการประชุมผู้ถือหุ้นทั่วไปเป็นประชุมใหญ่ทุก ๆ ครั้ง ให้ผู้เป็นประธานในสภากรรมการนั่งเป็นประธานถ้าประธานกรรมการเช่นว่านี้ไม่มีตัวก็ดี หรือไม่มาเข้าประชุมจนล่วงเวลานัดไปแล้วสิบห้านาทีก็ดี ให้ผู้ถือหุ้นทั้งหลายซึ่งอยู่ในที่นั้นเลือกผู้ถือหุ้นคนหนึ่งในจำนวนซึ่งมาประชุมขึ้นนั่งเป็นประธาน
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English translation
The chairman of the board of directors shall preside at every general meeting of shareholders. If there is no such chairman, or of at any general meeting he is not present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the holding the meeting, the shareholders present may elect one of their members to be chairman.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 1180 is part of Book 3 (Specific Contracts) of the Thai Civil and Commercial Code. This entry is awaiting firm-authored commentary; the statutory text above is verbatim from the Office of the Council of State (OCS Krisdika) Thai source, with the English translation from the FAO/UN FAOLEX repository. Always rely on the Thai original for legal proceedings.
Cited in 1 Supreme Court decisions (1978 to 1978)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 111/2521 (1978)
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