Volume 132, Issue 120A
Royal Gazette
14 December 2558
Charter of the Courts of Justice
Amendment Act (No. 5),
2558 BE
Bhumibol Adulyadej R
Given on the 4th day of December 2558 BE
Being the 70th 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 Charter of the Courts of Justice;
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 "Charter of the Courts of Justice Amendment Act (No. 5), 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Section3.The stipulations of section 1 of the Charter of the Courts of Justice shall be repealed and replaced by the following stipulations:
"Section1.The courts of justice under this Charter are of three tiers, namely, courts of first instance, courts of second instance, and Supreme Court of Justice, save where a law otherwise prescribes."
Section4.The stipulations of section 3 of the Charter of the Courts of Justice shall be repealed and replaced by the following stipulations:
"Section3.The courts of second instance are the Court of Appeal, Regional Courts of Appeal, and other courts of justice designated as courts of second instance by their constituent acts."
