Section 603
Loss of work where the contractor supplies materials Draft heading, not yet reviewed by the firm
Text of the section
Statutory text (Thai original)
ถ้าผู้รับจ้างเป็นผู้จัดหาสัมภาระ และการที่จ้างทำนั้นพังทลายหรือบุบสลายลงก่อนได้ส่งมอบกันถูกต้องไซร้ ท่านว่าความวินาศอันนั้นตกเป็นพับแก่ผู้รับจ้าง หากความวินาศนั้นมิได้เป็นเพราะการกระทำของผู้ว่าจ้างในกรณีเช่นว่านี้ สินจ้างก็เป็นอันไม่ต้องใช้
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
If the materials have been supplied by the contractor, and the work is destroyed or damaged before due delivery, the contractor bears the loss provided that such loss is not caused by any act of the employer. In such case no remuneration is payable.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 603 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.
Supreme Court citation record
Cited in 2 Supreme Court decisions (1961 to 1979)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 365/2522 (1979)
- Decision 1248/2504 (1961)
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Civil and Commercial Code, s. 603 (Thailand) -
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Civil and Commercial Code (Thailand), s. 603. ThaiLawOnline, https://www.thailawonline.com/thai-civil-code/section-603/ (accessed 14 October 2026). -
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ป.พ.พ. มาตรา 603 -
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<blockquote cite="https://www.thailawonline.com/thai-civil-code/section-603/"><p>If the materials have been supplied by the contractor, and the work is destroyed or damaged before due delivery, the contractor bears the loss provided that such loss is not caused by any act of the employer. In such case no remuneration is payable.</p><footer>Civil and Commercial Code, s. 603 (Thailand): <a href="https://www.thailawonline.com/thai-civil-code/section-603/">ThaiLawOnline</a></footer></blockquote>
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