Section 703
Statutory text (Thai original)
อันอสังหาริมทรัพย์นั้นอาจจำนองได้ไม่ว่าประเภทใด ๆสังหาริมทรัพย์อันจะกล่าวต่อไปนี้ก็อาจจำนองได้ดุจกัน หากว่าได้จดทะเบียนไว้แล้วตามกฎหมาย คือ(๑)[30] เรือมีระวางตั้งแต่ห้าตันขึ้นไป(๒) แพ(๓) สัตว์พาหนะ(๔) สังหาริมทรัพย์อื่นใด ๆ ซึ่งกฎหมายหากบัญญัติไว้ให้จดทะเบียนเฉพาะการ
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
Immovables of any kind can be mortgaged. The following movables can also be mortgaged provided they are registered according to law: (1) Ships of five tons and over (2) Floating houses. (3) Beast of burden (4) Any other movables with regard to which the law may provide registration for that purpose.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 703 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 5 Supreme Court decisions (1961 to 1970)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 1534/2505 (1962)
- Decision 503/2504 (1961)
- Decision 1065/2513 (1970)
- Decision 399/2509 (1966)
- Decision 40/2513 (1970)
This list is selected automatically, weighted towards judgments that turn on this section rather than ones that merely recite it when passing sentence. It has not yet been reviewed by the firm.
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