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