Volume 129, Number 37A
Royal Gazette
27 April 2555
Charter of the Courts of Justice
Amendment Act (No. 4),
2555 BE
Bhumibol Adulyadej R
Given on the 19th day of April 2555 BE
Being the 67th year of the present reign
Phra Bat Somdet Phra Paramin Maha Bhumibol Adulyadej gives a great royal command by which He orders with His pleasure that it be announced as follows:
Whereas it is appropriate to amend the Charter of the Courts of Justice;
Therefore, by and with the advice and consent of the National Assembly, He orders with His gracious pleasure that the following Act be enacted:
Section1.This Act is called the "Charter of the Courts of Justice Amendment Act (No. 4), 2550 BE".
Section2.This Act shall come into force upon passage of the period of thirty days reckoned from the day after the day of its publication in the Royal Gazette onwards.
Section3.The stipulations of section 13 of the Charter of the Courts of Justice shall be repealed and replaced by the following stipulations:
"Section13.There shall be one regional chief judge for each of the nine regions, of which the locations and jurisdiction shall be designated by the Courts of Justice Judicial Administration Commission by means of publication in the Royal Gazette, and there shall be three deputy regional chief judges for each region. In the event of necessity for the benefit of the public service, the Courts of Justice Judicial Administration Commission may designate that there be more than three but not than six deputy regional chief judges.
