the Government of Thailand

“ No middle name may be attacked by the disqualification set forth in paragraph 1, or may be identical to the last name of another, save where either spouse adopts the last name of the other as his middle name or where a child uses the former last name of its parent as its middle name. ”

“ A person who wishes to change his existing family name shall make an application therefor to a local registrar in charge of the locality where his name is entered in a household register in pursuance of the law on civil registration. ”

“ In the event that the registrar denies an application for last name registration, the applicant shall be entitled to lodge with the Minister an appeal against the order of the registrar. The lodging must be made within thirty days from the date the appellant is informed of the order and the appeal shall be filed to the local registrar. ”