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 This Act shall come into force from the day following the day of its publication in the Royal Gazette onwards.

The stipulations of section 277, section 277bis, and section 277ter of the Penal Code, which have been amended by the Act Amending the Penal Code (No. 5), 2525 BE, shall be repealed and replaced by the following stipulations:

"Whoever commits intercourse with a girl aged not over fifteen years still who is not his own wife, whether with or without the consent of that girl, shall be punished with imprisonment from four years to twenty years and a fine from eight thousand baht to forty thousand baht.

If the offence under paragraph 1 is committed against a girl aged not over thirteen years still, it shall be punished with imprisonment from seven years to twenty years and a fine from fourteen thousand baht to forty thousand baht, or imprisonment for life.

If the offence under paragraph 1 or paragraph 2 is committed against the girl through a joint action characteristic of gang rap and without the consent of the girl, or is committed whilst having a firearm or explosive or by using a weapon, it shall be punished with life imprisonment.

If the offence prescribed in paragraph 1 is committed by a man against a girl aged above thirteen years but still not over fifteen years with the consent of that girl and the court later permits the man and the girl to marry each other, the offender shall not be punished. If the court permits the marriage whilst the offender is being punished for the offence, the court shall release the offender.