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Book V Family Title I Chapter II Conditions of Marriage

Page: 186

Section: 1454 - 1460

Section 1454.- For the marriage of minor, the provisions of Section 1436 shall be applied, mutatis mutandis.

 

Section 1455.- To give the consent to the marriage shall be made by :

                  (1) Signing one’s name to give the consent in the Register at the time of registration of the marriage ;

                  (2) In writing to show the consent by specifying the names of both parties getting married and signed by the person giving consent ;

                  (3) Verbal declaration before at least two witnesses in case of necessity.

                  The consent which has been given cannot be revoked.

 

Section 1456.- If there is no person having the power to give the consent in accordance with Section 1454, or there is the empowered person but such person refuses to give the consent, or he is not in the position of being able to give the consent or in other such circumstance in which the minor cannot ask for the consent, the minor may file an application with the Court to give the consent to the marriage.

 

Section 1457.- The marriage in accordance with this Code shall be effected only when the registration being made.

 

 Section 1458.- The marriage can be made only when the man and the woman agree to be the husband and the wife to each other, and they are to show their consent publicly before the Registrar in order to have such consent registered by the Registrar.

 

Section 1459.- Marriage in foreign country between two persons holding Thai nationality, or one of them being of Thai nationality, shall be effected in accordance with the form being prescribed by Thai law or the law of the country where the marriage takes place.

In case of the spouses having desire to the marriage being registered in accordance with Thai law, the registration shall be effected by Thai Diplomatic or Consular Officer.

 

Section 1460.- In case where there exist special circumstances that make the marriage registration by the Registrar unable because either or both of the man and woman were in imminent danger of death or in the state of armed conflict or war, if a declaration of intention to marry has been made by the man and woman before a person of sui juris living there, who would have noted down as an evidence such intention, and if the registration of marriage between the man and woman was effected thereafter not later than ninety days as from the date of first possible opportunity to apply for registration of marriage with production of the evidence of the intention in order to have the date and place of declaration of intention to marry and the special circumstances recorded by the Registrar in the Marriage Register, the day on which declaration of intention to marry has been made to the said person shall be deemed as the date of registration of marriage.

The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the marriage that is void if it should take place on the date of declaration of intention.