LAND CODE AMENDMENT ACT(NO. 8), B.E. 2542 (1999). Country/Territory Thailand Document type Legislation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Foreign land tenure Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Indian Ocean, South-Eastern Asia Abstract The Land Code Act has been amended with Section 96 bis providing that a foreigner is allowed to purchase land in Thailand for residential purpose and the land to be purchased shall be not more than one rai in area, and permission from the Ministry of Interior must be obtained. Full text English Website policy.mofcom.gov.cn