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Seal of the Royal Command

Act
Amending the Penal Code (No. 26),
2560 BE

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Somdet Phra Chaoyuhua Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun
Given on the 18th day of March 2560 BE
Being the 2nd year of the present reign

Somdet Phra Chaoyuhua Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun gives a 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. 26), 2560 BE".

Section2.This Act shall come into force from the day following the day of its publication in the Royal Gazette onwards.

Section3.The stipulations of section 99 of the Penal Code shall be repealed and replaced by the following stipulations:

"Section99.As for the seizure of property or attachment of a claim over property to cover a fine or the confinement imposed instead of a fine, if it is not done within a term of five years counted from the day of issuance of the final judgment, it can no longer be done.

The stipulations of paragraph 1 shall not apply in the event that the confinement imposed instead of a fine is done in continuation to imprisonment."

Section4.The rates of punishment under section 117, paragraph 1, paragraph 2, and paragraph 3, section 137, section 139, section 141, section 142, section 143, section 144, section 145, paragraph 1,