Section 151
Statutory text (Thai original)
การใดเป็นการแตกต่างกับบทบัญญัติของกฎหมาย ถ้ามิใช่กฎหมายอันเกี่ยวกับความสงบเรียบร้อยหรือศีลธรรมอันดีของประชาชน การนั้นไม่เป็นโมฆะ
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
An act is not void on account of its differing from a provision of any law if such law does not relate to public order or good moral.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 151 is part of Book 1 (General Principles) 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 14 Supreme Court decisions (1984 to 2024)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 3698/2561 (2018)
- Decision 7333/2558 (2015)
- Decision 7225/2557 (2014)
- Decision 566/2556 (2013)
- Decision 4205/2548 (2005)
- Decision 8211/2547 (2004)
- Decision 975/2543 (2000)
- Decision 4332/2536 (1993)
This list is selected automatically, weighted towards judgments that turn on this section rather than ones that merely recite it when passing sentence. It has not yet been reviewed by the firm.
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Plain citation
Civil and Commercial Code, s. 151 (Thailand) -
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