Section 288
Statutory text (Thai original)
บุริมสิทธิในมูลซื้อขายอสังหาริมทรัพย์นั้น หากว่าเมื่อไปลงทะเบียนสัญญาซื้อขายนั้น บอกลงทะเบียนไว้ด้วยว่าราคาหรือดอกเบี้ยในราคานั้นยังมิได้ชำระไซร้ บุริมสิทธินั้นก็คงให้ผลต่อไป
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
A preferential right on account of the sale of an immovable retains its effect by registering at the same time with the contract of sale the fact that the price or the interest thereon has not been paid.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 288 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.
Cited in 10 Supreme Court decisions (1957 to 2006)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 3241/2532 (1989)
- Decision 4040/2530 (1987)
- Decision 3887/2527 (1984)
- Decision 2094/2511 (1968)
- Decision 1155/2537 (1994)
- Decision 765/2522 (1979)
- Decision 1701/2506 (1963)
- Decision 950/2500 (1957)
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Civil and Commercial Code, s. 288 (Thailand) -
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ป.พ.พ. มาตรา 288 -
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