Volume 122, Number 7A
Royal Gazette
19 January 2548
Note: The reasons for the promulgation of this Act are as follows: The Constitutional Court has given the Ruling No 21/2546 declaring section 12 of the Names of Persons Act, 2505 BE, unconstitutional and inapplicable. Moreover, the criteria governing the use of a secondary name under the said Act are loose, making it possible for another person’s family name to be used as one’s secondary name, which would cause people in general to misunderstand that the user is rightful to use such family name. Furthermore, the existing procedure for the making of applications for creation of family names does not support the provision of public services through electronic systems, and the requirement that the person having a family name registered be the only person having the power to permit another person to share the family name brings about practical problems in the event that he has already died. In addition, the old rate of fees which has been in use for a long period of time has become unsuitable for the management and provision of services regarding personal name data which are genuinely correct. It is appropriate to improve the described provisions in order that they be in line with the ruling of the Constitutional Court and be more suitable. Therefore, it is necessary to enact this Act.
