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National Legislative Assembly of Thailand (2006)1480021Charter of the Courts of Justice Amendment Act, 2550 BE2007Wikisource

Volume 124Issue 51A

Page 21
Royal Gazette

5 September 2550

Charter of the Courts of Justice
Amendment Act,
2550 BE

Bhumibol Adulyadej R
Given on the 30th day of August 2550 BE
Being the 62nd year of the present reign

His Majesty King Maha Bhumibol Adulyadej is pleased to give a Great Royal Command 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 is graciously pleased to enact the following Act:

Section1.This Act is called the Charter of the Courts of Justice Amendment Act, 2550 BE.

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

Section3.The dispositions of paragraph 1 of section 16 of the Charter of the Courts of Justice shall be repealed and replaced by the following dispositions:

“Section16.The courts of first instance have territorial jurisdiction as designated by their constituent acts. In the event of necessity, a change in the jurisdiction of a court for the sake of the bringing of justice to the public shall be effected by a royal decree.”

Countersignature
General Surayud Chulanont
Prime Minister

Note: The grounds for promulgation of this Act are as follows: Since the provisions of the Charter of the Courts of Justice prescribe that the courts of justice have territorial jurisdiction as designated by an act, the changing of the jurisdiction of those courts needs to be done through the enactment of an act, which takes a long time, does not catch up with the changing of administrative areas, and does not contribute favourably to the bringing of justice to the people. In order to enable the changing of the jurisdiction of courts of first instance in a flexible manner, it is appropriate to amend the Charter of the Courts of Justice by allowing the jurisdiction of courts of first instance to be changed by the enactment of royal decrees. It is therefore necessary to enact this Act.

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