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CCC Section 1656 — Forms of a will
Civil and Commercial Code (ประมวลกฎหมายแพ่งและพาณิชย์) — Section 1656.
Plain-English Summary
A will may be made in one of several forms recognised by the Code: an ordinary written will signed by the testator and two witnesses (Section 1656), a holograph will entirely handwritten and dated by the testator (Section 1657), a public will declared before a District Officer (Section 1658), a secret will (Section 1660) or, in special circumstances, an oral will (Section 1663). A will not made in one of these forms is void.
Context
This section sits within Book VI — Succession of the Civil and Commercial Code. It should be read together with the surrounding provisions and any applicable Ministerial Regulations, Royal Decrees or Revenue Department / Police orders that elaborate the detail.
Official Text
Official Thai text at the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State. Translation summary only.
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Civil and Commercial Code
ประมวลกฎหมายแพ่งและพาณิชย์ · B.E. 2468 (1925)
The Civil and Commercial Code (CCC) is Thailand's primary code of private law. It governs persons, property, obligations (including contracts and torts), family, succession and basic commercial relationships (partnerships and companies). Originally promulgated in 1925 and substantially based on continental civil-law models with adaptations to Thai conditions, the Code has been amended many times — most recently in 2023 to modernise company-law rules. It is the single most-cited statute in Thai legal practice.
The summary above is a plain-English educational paraphrase of Section 1656 of the Civil and Commercial Code. It is not an authoritative translation. For the binding Thai text, consult the Royal Gazette or the Office of the Council of State. Educational use only — not a substitute for advice from a Thai-qualified lawyer.
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