Section 1338
Statutory restrictions on owners' rights Draft heading, not yet reviewed by the firm
Title 2: Ownership Chapter 2: Extent and Exercise of Ownership
Text of the section
Statutory text (Thai original)
ข้อจำกัดสิทธิแห่งเจ้าของอสังหาริมทรัพย์ซึ่งกฎหมายกำหนดไว้นั้น ท่านว่าไม่จำต้องจดทะเบียนข้อจำกัดเช่นนี้ ท่านว่าจะถอนหรือแก้ให้หย่อนลงโดยนิติกรรมไม่ได้ นอกจากจะได้ทำนิติกรรมเป็นหนังสือและจดทะเบียนกับพนักงานเจ้าหน้าที่ข้อจำกัดซึ่งกำหนดไว้เพื่อสาธารณประโยชน์นั้น ท่านว่าจะถอนหรือแก้ให้หย่อนลงมิได้เลย
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
Restrictions imposed by law on the rights of an owner of immovable property need not be registered. Such restrictions cannot be removed or relaxed by a juristic act unless the act is made in writing and registered with the competent official. Restrictions imposed in the public interest can neither be removed nor relaxed.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 1338 is part of Book 4 (Property) 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.
Supreme Court citation record
Cited in 2 Supreme Court decisions (1989 to 1992)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 4176/2535 (1992)
- Decision 4155/2532 (1989)
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