Section 1300 — Bona fide purchaser protection
Statutory text (Thai original)
ถ้าได้จดทะเบียนการโอนอสังหาริมทรัพย์หรือทรัพยสิทธิอันเกี่ยวกับอสังหาริมทรัพย์เป็นทางเสียเปรียบแก่บุคคลผู้อยู่ในฐานะอันจะให้จดทะเบียนสิทธิของตนได้อยู่ก่อนไซร้ ท่านว่าบุคคลนั้นอาจเรียกให้เพิกถอนการจดทะเบียนนั้นได้ แต่การโอนอันมีค่าตอบแทน ซึ่งผู้รับโอนกระทำการโดยสุจริตนั้น ไม่ว่ากรณีจะเป็นประการใดท่านว่าจะเรียกให้เพิกถอนทะเบียนไม่ได้
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
Where a transfer of immovable property or real right appertaining thereto has been registered to the prejudice of a person who was previously in a position to have his right registered, he may claim cancellation of such registration, provided that in no case cancellation be claimed against a transferee for value in good faith.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified — always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 1300 protects the buyer who relies on the Land Office register. If you check the title, pay value, and register, the law shields you against earlier claims that weren't in the register. The protection is lost if you knew or should have known about the prior unregistered claim. This is why title searches at the Land Office are essential before any Thai land purchase — and why a foreign buyer who knows the seller is in a divorce should hesitate.
Why this matters in practice
Lawyers: the bona fide purchaser shield under section 1300 is absolute once value has been paid and registration completed; even a prior court judgment in the claimant's favour does not defeat a subsequent good-faith registered buyer. Laypersons: always search for prior claims at the Land Office before completing a purchase — once you register in good faith and pay the price, your title is secure.
Legislative history
Part of the original Civil and Commercial Code codification; no major subsequent amendment.
Supreme Court decisions interpreting this section
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Supreme Court Judgment No. 13689/2556 (2013)
Cancellation of a fraudulent transfer cannot be claimed against a subsequent transferee who took for value in good faith under section 1300.
The plaintiff's children sought cancellation of successive transfers of NS.3 Kor land on the ground that it was estate property; the Court examined whether each subsequent transferee was a bona fide purchaser for value under section 1300 and whether cancellation could extend to a third-hand transferee.
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Supreme Court Judgment No. 5088/2554 (2011)
A third party who receives a registered transfer for value after a consent judgment may invoke section 1300 protection if they acted in good faith.
A consent judgment in a prior case ordered the defendant to transfer an ownership share in land to the applicant; when the defendant subsequently transferred the land to a third party, the court considered whether that transferee was protected under section 1300 as a bona fide purchaser for value.
Curated decisions with case numbers verified against the Supreme Court database. English renderings are the firm's editorial translation for study.