Section 838
Statutory text (Thai original)
ถ้าคู่สัญญาอีกฝ่ายหนึ่งไม่ชำระหนี้ไซร้ ท่านว่าตัวแทนค้าต่างหาต้องรับผิดต่อตัวการเพื่อชำระหนี้นั้นเองไม่ เว้นแต่จะได้มีข้อกำหนดในสัญญาหรือมีปริยายแต่ทางการที่ตัวการกับตัวแทนประพฤติต่อกัน หรือมีธรรมเนียมในท้องถิ่นว่าจะต้องรับผิดถึงเพียงนั้นอนึ่ง ตัวแทนค้าต่างคนใดเข้ารับประกันการปฏิบัติตามสัญญาโดยนัยดังกล่าวมาในวรรคก่อนนั้นไซร้ ท่านว่าตัวแทนคนนั้นชื่อว่าเป็นตัวแทนฐานประกัน ชอบที่จะได้รับบำเหน็จพิเศษ
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
If the other party to the transaction does not perform his obligation, the commission agent is not himself liable to the principal for the performance unless it is provided by the contract, or may be implied from the course of dealing between the principal an agent, or by local usage. The commission agent who undertakes to guarantee the execution of a contract upon the terms mentioned in the foregoing paragraph is a del credere agent and is entitled to a special remuneration.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 838 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 1 Supreme Court decisions (1994 to 1994)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 6594/2537 (1994)
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