Section 593
Statutory text (Thai original)
ถ้าผู้รับจ้างไม่เริ่มทำการในเวลาอันควร หรือทำการชักช้าฝ่าฝืนข้อกำหนดแห่งสัญญาก็ดี หรือทำการชักช้าโดยปราศจากความผิดของผู้ว่าจ้าง จนอาจคาดหมายล่วงหน้าได้ว่าการนั้นจะไม่สำเร็จภายในกำหนดเวลาที่ได้ตกลงกันไว้ก็ดี ผู้ว่าจ้างชอบที่จะเลิกสัญญาเสียได้ มิพักต้องรอคอยให้ถึงเวลากำหนดส่งมอบของนั้นเลย
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
If the contractor does not begin to work in a proper time or delays in proceeding with it contrary to the terms of the contract, or if, without the fault of the employer, he delays to proceed with it in a such a manner that it can be foreseen that the work will not be finished within the agreed period. The employer is entitled to cancel the contract without waiting for the time agreed upon for delivery.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 593 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 2 Supreme Court decisions (2011 to 2019)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 11315/2554 (2011)
- Decision 2730/2562 (2019)
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