National Assembly of Thailand

“ Furthermore, the existing procedure for the making of applications for creation of family names does not support the provision of public services through electronic systems, and the requirement that the person having a family name registered be the only person having the power to permit another person to share the family name brings about practical problems in the event that he has already died. ”

“ No secondary name shall contain any disqualification under paragraph 1, nor shall it be identical to the family name of another person, save where it is the case in which one spouse uses the family name of the other spouse, or a child uses the former family name of the mother or father, as his or her secondary name.
A spouse may use the family name of the other spouse as his or her secondary name only after having obtained the consent of such spouse. ”

“ In addition, the old rate of fees which has been in use for a long period of time has become unsuitable for the management and provision of services regarding personal name data which are genuinely correct. It is appropriate to improve the described provisions in order that they be in line with the ruling of the Constitutional Court and be more suitable. ”