Section 193/19 — Force majeure preventing interruption of prescription
Statutory text (Thai original)
ในขณะที่อายุความจะครบกำหนดนั้น ถ้ามีเหตุสุดวิสัยมาขัดขวางมิให้เจ้าหนี้กระทำการตามมาตรา ๑๙๓/๑๔ ให้อายุความนั้นยังไม่ครบกำหนดจนกว่าจะพ้นสามสิบวันนับแต่วันที่เหตุสุดวิสัยนั้นได้สิ้นสุดลง
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English translation
Where, at the time when the period of prescription would be complete, force majeure prevents the creditor from doing any of the acts under Section 193/14, the prescription is not complete until thirty days have elapsed from the day on which the force majeure ceased.
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Section 193/19 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. The English translation is ThaiLawOnline's own, written from the Thai original and verified against it. Always rely on the Thai original for legal proceedings.
Cited in 1 Supreme Court decisions (1999 to 1999)
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- Decision 1591/2542 (1999)
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