Section 521: Gift, definition
Statutory text (Thai original)
อันว่าให้นั้น คือสัญญาซึ่งบุคคลคนหนึ่งเรียกว่าผู้ให้ โอนทรัพย์สินของตนให้โดยเสน่หาแก่บุคคลอีกคนหนึ่ง เรียกว่าผู้รับ และผู้รับยอมรับเอาทรัพย์สินนั้น
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
A gift is a contract whereby a person. Called the donor, transfers gratuitously a property of his own to another person, called the donee, and the donee accepts such property.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 521 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 17 Supreme Court decisions (1937 to 2022)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 1523/2565 (2022) Foreign Spouse Entitled to Reimbursement for Land
- Decision 3866/2547 (2004)
- Decision 6657/2542 (1999)
- Decision 38/2537 (1994)
- Decision 1709/2515 (1972)
- Decision 544/2500 (1957)
- Decision 700/2496 (1953)
- Decision 87/2532 (1989)
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