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Hire-Purchase Section CPB-4-1 — Controlled-contract notification item 4(1) - Thai-language contract and mandatory particulars
Hire-Purchase (Civil and Commercial Code and Consumer Protection controlled-contract notifications) (เช่าซื้อ ตามประมวลกฎหมายแพ่งและพาณิชย์ และประกาศคณะกรรมการว่าด้วยสัญญา (ธุรกิจที่ควบคุมสัญญา) ตามพระราชบัญญัติคุ้มครองผู้บริโภค) — Section CPB-4-1.
Plain-English Summary
Item 4 requires the contract to be in clear, legible Thai in type not smaller than 2 mm and not more than eleven characters per inch. Item 4(1) requires it to state the make, model, engine and chassis numbers, whether the vehicle is new or used and its mileage, and any encumbrances; the payment schedule and calculation method; a table of the hirer's debt for each instalment (principal, interest, VAT and the outstanding balance); and the debt-collection fees and how they are calculated.
Official Text
Official Thai text at the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State. Translation summary only.
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Hire-Purchase (Civil and Commercial Code and Consumer Protection controlled-contract notifications)
เช่าซื้อ ตามประมวลกฎหมายแพ่งและพาณิชย์ และประกาศคณะกรรมการว่าด้วยสัญญา (ธุรกิจที่ควบคุมสัญญา) ตามพระราชบัญญัติคุ้มครองผู้บริโภค · B.E. 2522 (1979)
Thailand has no single 'Hire-Purchase Act'; an older version of this page that described a 'Hire-Purchase Business Act' was wrong. Hire-purchase (เช่าซื้อ) is governed by (a) sections 572-574 of the Civil and Commercial Code, which define the contract, require it to be in writing, and set the hirer's and owner's termination rights, and (b) notifications of the Contract Committee (คณะกรรมการว่าด้วยสัญญา) issued under section 35 bis of the Consumer Protection Act B.E. 2522 (1979), which designate certain hire-purchase businesses as 'controlled-contract' businesses and prescribe mandatory contract terms. The notification on hire-purchase of cars and motorcycles (B.E. 2561, in force from 1 July 2018) covers contracts with individuals for personal use; a separate controlled-contract notification covers hire-purchase of electrical appliances.
The summary above is a plain-English educational paraphrase of Section CPB-4-1 of the Hire-Purchase (Civil and Commercial Code and Consumer Protection controlled-contract notifications). 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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