| Penal Code | |
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| Governor of Macau | |
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| Territorial extent | Macau |
| Enacted by | Governor of Macau |
| Enacted | 14 December 1995 |
| Signed by | Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira |
| Signed | 14 December 1995 |
| Effective | 1 January 19962 |
| 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.
References
References
- 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.
- 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.
- "Macau". Encyclopedia Britannica.
External links
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