CRIMINAL CODE B.E. 2499 (1956) As Amended until the Criminal Code (No. 17), B.E. 2547 (2003) Translation BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ, REX. Given on the 13th November, B.E. 2499; Being the 11th year of the Present Reign His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej has been graciously pleased to proclaim that: Whereas it is expedient to revise the Criminal Law anew, because, since the promulgation of the Criminal Law in B.E. 2451, the circumstances of the Country have considerably changed; Be it, therefore, enacted an Act by the King, by and with the advice and consent of the Assembly of the People's Representatives, as follows: Section 1 This Act is be called the "Act Promulgating the Criminal Code, B.E. 2499 (1956)" Section 2 This Act shall come into force as and from the day following the date of its publication in the Government Gazette. Section 3 The Criminal Code annexed to this Act shall come into force as and from the 1st day of January, B.E. 2500. Section 4 Upon coming into force of the Criminal Code, the Criminal Law in B.E. 2451 shall be repealed. Section 5 Upon coming into force of the Criminal Code, in case of any law determines the punishment by referring to the punishment of the petty offences in the Criminal Law in B.E. 2451, it shall be deemed that such law refers to the punishment as follows: If it refers to the punishment Class 1, it means fined not exceeding one hundred Baht; If it refers to the punishment Class 2, it means fined not exceeding five hundred Baht; If it refers to the punishment Class 3, it means imprisonment not exceeding ten days or fined not exceeding five hundred Baht, or both; If is refers to the punishment Class 4, it means imprisonment not exceeding one month or fined not exceeding one thousand Baht, or both. Section 6 Upon coming into force of the Criminal Code, in the matter of imprisonment in lieu of fined under any law, the provisions of the Criminal Code shall apply, regardless of whatever may have been provided by such and such law; but, as for the offences committed before the enforcement of the Criminal Code, the confinement shall not exceed one year for the punishment of one count, and two years for the punishment of several counts. www.ThaiLaws.com 3