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

This Act is called the "Act Promulgating a Penal Code, 2499 BE".

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

The Penal Code at the end of this Act shall come into force from the 1st day of January 2500 BE onwards.

Once the [new] Penal Code has come into force, the [old] Penal Code shall be repealed.

Once the [new] Penal Code has come into force, if there is any law designating a punishment by referring to the punishment for a petty offence under the [old] Penal Code, such law shall be deemed to refer to the following punishment:

if it refers to the first class punishment, it means a fine not over one hundred baht;

if it refers to the second class punishment, it means a fine not over five hundred baht;