Section 801
Statutory text (Thai original)
ถ้าตัวแทนได้รับมอบอำนาจทั่วไป ท่านว่าจะทำกิจใด ๆ ในทางจัดการแทนตัวการก็ย่อมทำได้ทุกอย่างแต่การเช่นอย่างจะกล่าวต่อไปนี้ ท่านว่าหาอาจจะทำได้ไม่ คือ(๑) ขายหรือจำนองอสังหาริมทรัพย์(๒) ให้เช่าอสังหาริมทรัพย์กว่าสามปีขึ้นไป(๓) ให้(๔) ประนีประนอมยอมความ(๕) ยื่นฟ้องต่อศาล(๖) มอบข้อพิพาทให้อนุญาโตตุลาการพิจารณา
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
The agent who has a general authority may do all acts of management on behalf of his principal. He cannot do such acts as: (1) Selling or mortgaging immovable property. (2) Letting immovable property for more than three years. (3) Making a gift. (4) Making a compromise. (5) Entering an action in Court. (6) Submitting a dispute to arbitration.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 801 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 41 Supreme Court decisions (1943 to 2018)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 5149/2561 (2018)
- Decision 2359/2561 (2018)
- Decision 2083/2554 (2011)
- Decision 2105-2106/2552 (2009)
- Decision 6659/2551 (2008)
- Decision 1690/2551 (2008)
- Decision 1475/2548 (2005)
- Decision 1351/2546 (2003)
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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