Section 840
Statutory text (Thai original)
ถ้าตัวแทนค้าต่างได้ทำการขายได้ราคาสูงกว่าที่ตัวการกำหนด หรือทำการซื้อได้ราคาต่ำกว่าที่ตัวการกำหนดไซร้ ท่านว่าตัวแทนหาอาจจะถือเอาเป็นประโยชน์ของตนได้ไม่ ต้องคิดให้แก่ตัวการ
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
When a commission agent has made a sale for a higher price or purchase for a lower price than that designated by the principal, he cannot take the benefit on such transaction and must account it to the principal.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 840 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 2 Supreme Court decisions (1978 to 1994)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 2386/2537 (1994)
- Decision 916/2521 (1978)
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