Penal Code of Macau

Penal Code
Governor of Macau
Long title
  • The Penal Code as approved by Decree-law 58/95/M of 14 December, 1995[1]
Territorial extentMacau
Enacted byGovernor of Macau
Enacted14 December 1995
Signed byVasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira
Signed14 December 1995
Effective1 January 1996[2]
Status: In force

The current Penal Code of Macau (Portuguese: Código Penal de Macau) was promulgated in 1995, by Decree-Law no. 58/95/M, after the creation of the High Court of Justice in 1993.[3] Prior to 1995, the 1886 Penal Code of Portugal applied to Macau.

Like Hong Kong, criminal law in Macau is different from what is applied in China.

See also

References

  1. ^ 第8/2017號法律《修改<刑法典>》 (Law Law 3/2017 "Amendment to the Penal Code", 1) (in Traditional Chinese). 26 June 2017.
  2. ^ 十一月十四日第58/95/M號法令 (Decree-law 58/95/M, 12(1)) (in Traditional Chinese). 14 December 1995.
  3. ^ "Macau". Encyclopedia Britannica.

External links

  • Penal Code – hosted on the website of the Government Printing Bureau (in Portuguese)
  • A Partial English translation of the Macau Penal Code by Prof. Jorge Godinho