Section 197
Statutory text (Thai original)
ถ้าหนี้เงินจะพึงส่งใช้ด้วยเงินตราชนิดหนึ่งชนิดใดโดยเฉพาะ อันเป็นชนิดที่ยกเลิกไม่ใช้กันแล้วในเวลาที่จะต้องส่งเงินใช้หนี้นั้นไซร้ การส่งใช้เงินท่านให้ถือเสมือนหนึ่งว่ามิได้ระบุไว้ให้ใช้เป็นเงินตราชนิดนั้น
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
If a money debt is payable in a specific kind of money which is no longer current at the time of payment, the payment shall be as if the kind of money were not specified.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 197 is part of Book 2 (Obligations) 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.
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Plain citation
Civil and Commercial Code, s. 197 (Thailand) -
Academic citation
Civil and Commercial Code (Thailand), s. 197. ThaiLawOnline, https://www.thailawonline.com/thai-civil-code/section-197/ (accessed 8 August 2026). -
Thai citation
ป.พ.พ. มาตรา 197 -
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