Section 51
Statutory text (Thai original)
ภายใต้บังคับมาตรา ๘๐๒ ถ้าตัวแทนผู้รับมอบอำนาจทั่วไปเห็นเป็นการจำเป็นจะต้องทำการอันใดอันหนึ่งเกินขอบอำนาจที่ได้รับไว้ ต้องขออนุญาตต่อศาล และเมื่อศาลสั่งอนุญาตแล้วจึงจะกระทำการนั้นได้
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
Subject to the provisions of Section 802, if it is necessary for the agent with general authority to do any act beyond the scope of his authority, he must apply for court’s permission and may do so on obtaining such permission.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 51 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, with the English translation from the FAO/UN FAOLEX repository. Always rely on the Thai original for legal proceedings.
Cited in 6 Supreme Court decisions (1977 to 2020)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 3392/2563 (2020)
- Decision 1528/2552 (2009)
- Decision 1757-1760/2522 (1979)
- Decision 911/2520 (1977)
- Decision 1757/2522 (1979)
- Decision 6038/2537 (1994)
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Plain citation
Civil and Commercial Code, s. 51 (Thailand) -
Academic citation
Civil and Commercial Code (Thailand), s. 51. ThaiLawOnline, https://www.thailawonline.com/thai-civil-code/section-51/ (accessed 8 August 2026). -
Thai citation
ป.พ.พ. มาตรา 51 -
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