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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 Penal Code;

Therefore, by and with the advice and consent of the National Legislative Assembly, He orders with His gracious pleasure that the following Act be enacted:

This Act is called the "Act Amending the Penal Code (No. 22), 2558 BE".

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

The following stipulations shall be inserted in the Penal Code as (16) of section 1:

"""officer" means a person that the law prescribes to be an officer or has been appointed in accordance with the law to perform an official duty, whether on a regular basis or for an occasion and whether or not receiving remuneration therefor"."

The stipulations of section 102 of the Penal Code shall be repealed and replaced by the following stipulations:

""A petty offence is an offence punishable with imprisonment not over one month, or a fine not over ten thousand baht, or both the imprisonment and the fine.""