Volume 141, Number 58A
Royal Gazette
24 September 2567
“Section1440.Compensation may be claimed for the following:
(1)for compensating the injury to the body or reputation of the person making the engagement or person accepting the engagement;
(2)for compensating the injury arising from the appropriate expenses or debts suffered in good faith by the engaged person, the father or mother, or the person acting as the father or mother in preparation for the marriage;
(3)for compensating the injury arising from the fact that the engaged person has appropriately administered property or taken other measures relating to the person’s occupation or earnings in expectation of the marriage.”
Section9.The text of section 1441 of the Civil and Commercial Code, which has been amended by the Civil and Commercial Code Amendment Act (No 10), 2533 BE, shall be repealed and replaced by the following text:
“Section1441.If either of the engaged persons dies prior to the marriage, the other cannot claim compensation. As regards the engagement gift or dower, it is not required to be returned by the person accepting the engagement or on the part of the person accepting the engagement to the part of the person making the engagement, whether the deceased is the person making the engagement or person accepting the engagement.”
Section10.The text of sections 1442 and 1443 of the Civil and Commercial Code shall be repealed and replaced by the following text:
“Section1442.In the event that a significant incident happens to the person accepting the engagement, making it inappropriate for the person making the engagement to marry the person accepting the engagement, the person making the engagement has the right to rescind the engagement contract and the person accepting the engagement shall return the engagement gift to the person making the engagement.
Section1443.In the event that a significant incident happens to the person making the engagement, making it inappropriate for the person accepting the engagement to marry the person making the engagement, the person accepting the engagement has the right to rescind the engagement contract without having to return the engagement gift to the person making the engagement.”
Section11.The text of sections 1445 and 1446 of the Civil and Commercial Code, which has been amended by the Civil and Commercial Code Amendment Act (No 16), 2550 BE, shall be repealed and replaced by the following text:
“Section1445.An engaged person may claim compensation from a person who has had sexual intercourse with the other engaged person or from a person who has performed an act upon the other engaged person so as to satisfy such person’s own desire or the desire of such other engaged person when that person knew or should have known of the engagement, after having rescinded the engagement according to section 1442 or 1443, as the case may be.
