Hire of Immovable Property for Commerce and Industry by Alien
In het algemeen, een buitenlander mag net als elke Thaise onderdaan land huren in Thailand onder de Civil and Commercial Code van Thailand. Onder de Civil and Commercial code van Thailand kan de huurovereenkomst worden aangegaan voor een periode niet langer dan 30 jaar. Hierna kan het contract voor huur worden verlengd voor nogmaals een periode tot 30 jaar.
De Thaise overheid heeft echter een uitzondering gemaakt in een speciale wet, de 'Hire of Immovable Property for Commerce and Industry Act B.E. 2542', welke sinds mei 1999 van kracht is en bedoeld is om buitenlandse investering in Thailand te stimuleren. De speciale wet geeft bepaalde voorwaarden en condities voor de buitenlandse ondernemer land of onroerendgoed te huren voor commerciele doeleinden tot 50 jaar voor een land oppervlakte van 100 rai of over 100 rai, afhankelijk of de ondernemer aan de gestelde eisen en voorwaarden voldoet. Indien de buitenlandse ondernemer niet aan de voorwaarden kan voldoen, huur voor commerciele doeleinden, net als huur voor woondoeleinden, geregeld in de Thailand Civil Code 'Hire of Property'.
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Tot een oppervlakte 100 rai:
1. The duration of a hire of immovable property shall exceed thirty years but not exceed fifty years. In this instance, the letter and the hirer may make an agreement to renew the contract but it shall not exceed fifty years from the day the agreement is made;
2. The contract of hire shall be made in writing and registered by the competent official;
3. The letter shall have possession in such immovable property;
4. The right of hire can be used as suretyship for performance of obligation by mortgage;
5. The right and duties of hire are devolvable upon the heir and the hirer can sublet or transfer his right of hire to a third person unless otherwise provided by the contract of hire;
6. Immovable property to be hire registered by the competent official under this Act shall be located in either area of the followings;
6.1 the area specified by the law on Town and Country Planning as for commercial or industrial purpose,
6.2 the industrial estate zone provided by the law on Industrial Estate of Thailand,
7. A commerce or industry applied for a registration of hire shall obtain, prior to the registration, either of the following appearances;
7.1 Being a commerce with an investment cost not less than Baht twenty million;
7.2 Being an industry that is eligible to be granted a certificate of investment promotion under the law on Investment Promotion;
7.3 Being a commerce or industry which benefits the economic and social of the country as declared by the Minister of Ministry of Interior and endorsed by the cabinet.
8. The type of commerce or industry whereby an alien can apply for registration must be a commerce or industry upon which an alien can make business under the law on Business Operation of an Alien.
In the case of hiring the land more that one hundred rai, besides the satisfaction of the aforementioned rules, either of the following rules must also be met:
- The operation of such commerce or industry shall add value to an exportation or support employment in the country;
- Such operation shall never be operated in the Kingdom, unless otherwise inadequate;
- Such operation shall incorporate state of the art production process or technology development;
- Being in high benefit to the country's economic and social as declared by the minister of Ministry of Interior and endorsed by the cabinet;
- In the case where an alien is a hirer, sub-hirer or a transferee of the right of hire, an investment in an operation of such commerce or industry shall not be less than Baht one hundred million excluding the cost of hire. Also, the total amount of money invested shall be foreign exchange brought into the Kingdom or withdrawn from the foreign currency deposit account or withdrawn from the non-resident Baht account.
Legal Affairs Division
Department of Land
