Volume 114, Number 72A
Royal Gazette
16 November 2540

Act
Amending the Penal Code (No. 14),
2540 BE
Bhumibol Adulyadej R
Given on the 14th day of November 2545 BE
Being the 52nd 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 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. 14), 2540 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 (2bis) of section 7:
"(2bis)offences relating to sexuality, as prescribed in section 282 and section 283".
Section4.The stipulations of section 282 and section 283 of the Penal Code, which have been amended by the Act Amending the Penal Code (No. 8), 2530 BE, shall be repealed and replaced by the following stipulations: