Section 318
Statutory text (Thai original)
บุคคลผู้ถือใบเสร็จเป็นสำคัญ ท่านนับว่าเป็นผู้มีสิทธิจะได้รับชำระหนี้ แต่ความที่กล่าวนี้ท่านมิให้ใช้ ถ้าบุคคลผู้ชำระหนี้รู้ว่าสิทธิเช่นนั้นหามีไม่ หรือไม่รู้เท่าถึงสิทธินั้น เพราะความประมาทเลินเล่อของตน
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
A person who holds a receipt is deemed to have a right to receive performance; but this does not apply, if the person making performance knows that such right does not exist or is ignorant thereof by reason of his negligence.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 318 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 3 Supreme Court decisions (1946 to 1984)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 1168/2504 (1961)
- Decision 705/2489 (1946)
- Decision 945/2527 (1984)
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Plain citation
Civil and Commercial Code, s. 318 (Thailand) -
Academic citation
Civil and Commercial Code (Thailand), s. 318. ThaiLawOnline, https://www.thailawonline.com/thai-civil-code/section-318/ (accessed 8 August 2026). -
Thai citation
ป.พ.พ. มาตรา 318 -
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