Section 474
Statutory text (Thai original)
ในข้อรับผิดเพื่อชำรุดบกพร่องนั้น ท่านห้ามมิให้ฟ้องคดีเมื่อพ้นเวลาปีหนึ่งนับแต่เวลาที่ได้พบเห็นความชำรุดบกพร่องส่วนที่ ๓ความรับผิดในการรอนสิทธิ
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
No action for liability for defect can be entered later than one year after the discovery of the defect. PART III Liability for Eviction
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 474 is part of Book 3 (Specific Contracts) 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 26 Supreme Court decisions (1957 to 2022)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 3010/2565 (2022)
- Decision 5755/2558 (2015)
- Decision 4237/2558 (2015)
- Decision 17186/2555 (2012)
- Decision 12460/2555 (2012)
- Decision 1285/2553 (2010)
- Decision 5963/2552 (2009)
- Decision 4672/2551 (2008)
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