Section 78
Statutory text (Thai original)
การก่อตั้งสมาคมเพื่อกระทำการใด ๆ อันมีลักษณะต่อเนื่องร่วมกันและมิใช่เป็นการหาผลกำไรหรือรายได้มาแบ่งปันกัน ต้องมีข้อบังคับและจดทะเบียนตามบทบัญญัติแห่งประมวลกฎหมายนี้
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
An association created for conducting any activity which, according to its nature, is to be done continuously and collectively by persons other than that of sharing profits or incomes earned, must have its regulations and must be registered according to the provisions of this Code
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 78 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 2 Supreme Court decisions (1978 to 2012)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 12735/2555 (2012)
- Decision 452/2521 (1978)
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Plain citation
Civil and Commercial Code, s. 78 (Thailand) -
Academic citation
Civil and Commercial Code (Thailand), s. 78. ThaiLawOnline, https://www.thailawonline.com/thai-civil-code/section-78/ (accessed 8 August 2026). -
Thai citation
ป.พ.พ. มาตรา 78 -
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