Penal Code of Macau

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

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