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 extent	Macau
Enacted by	Governor of Macau
Enacted	14 December 1995
Signed by	Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira
Signed	14 December 1995
Effective	1 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

• Legal system of Macau
• Crimes Ordinance (Hong Kong)

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