Volume 124, Issue 42A
Royal Gazette
15 August 2550
Act
Amending the Penal Code (No. 18),
2550 BE
Bhumibol Adulyadej R
Given on the 31st day of July 2550 BE
Being the 62nd year of the present reign
Phra Bat Somdet Phra Paramin Maha Bhumibol Adulyadej gives a great royal command by which He orders with His pleasure that it be announced as follows:
Whereas it is appropriate to amend the Penal Code;
Therefore, by and with the advice and consent of the National Legislative Assembly, He orders with His gracious pleasure that the following Act be enacted:
Section1.This Act is called the "Act Amending the Penal Code (No. 18), 2550 BE".
Section2.This Act shall come into force from the day following the day of its publication in the Royal Gazette onwards.
Section3.The following stipulations shall be inserted in the Penal Code as (15) of section 1:
"(15)"passport" means an evidential document of identification which is issued in any form by the Thai Government, a foreign government, or an international organisation to any person to be used for identifying himself during an international travel, and shall also include a document which is used as a substitute for a passport and a passport form in which the information about the passport bearer has not yet been filled".
