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Volume 73, Issue 95
Special Edition, Page 1
Royal Gazette

15 November 2499

Seal of the Royal Command
Seal of the Royal Command

Act
Promulgating a Penal Code,
2499 BE


Bhumibol Adulyadej R
Given on the 13th day of November 2499 BE
Being the 11th 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 improve criminal laws anew, for the circumstances of the Country have changed a great deal since promulgation of a Penal Code in 2451 Buddhist Era;[1]

  1. 2451 Buddhist Era fell between 1908 and 1909 Common Era. When the Penal Code of Siam was promulgated, it was 1908 Common Era.