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Act promulgating the Land Code B.E. 2497.

Country/Territory
Thailand
Document type
Legislation
Date
1954 (2008)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Basic legislation Public land Land tenure Land reform Foreign land tenure Agricultural land Urban land Ownership Cadastre/land registration Right of use Traditional rights/customary rights Transfer Use restrictions Vested rights/existing rights Smallholders/peasants
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Indian Ocean, South-Eastern Asia
Abstract

Act containing the Land Code and making transitional and other provisions in relation with the introduction of the Code. The Code consists of 113 sections divided into 12 Chapters: General provisions (1); Land allocation for the people (2); Delimitation of rights in land (3); Issuance of documents showing rights in land (4); Land survey (5); Recording of rights and legal acts (6); Limitation of rights in land for religious purposes (7); Limitation of aliens’ rights in land (8); Limitation of rights in land of some categories of juristic persons (9); Trade in land (10); Fees (11); Penalties (12).

Full text
English
Website
www.thailaws.com

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Ministerial Regulations prescribing principle, procedure and conditions for land acquisition to be used as alien living quarter B.E. 2545 (2002).

Legislation | Thailand | 2002

Keyword: Foreign land tenure, Land tenure, Ownership, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX