REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL
Law no. 1/76
of 17th February 1976
In accordance with the provisions of nos. 1 and 2 of article 6 of Consitutional Law no. 5/75 of 14th March, the Revolutionary Council decrees and I hereby promulgate the following to have the force of & Constitutional Law:
ORGANIC STATUTE OF MACAU
CHAPTER I
General Provisions
Article 1 The territory of Macao comprises the city of Santo Nome de Deus de Macau, and the Islands of Taipa and Coloane.
Article 2 The territory of Macao is a collective person in internal public law and, bearing in mind the principles provided for in the constitutional laws of the Portuguese Republic and in the present
te, it enjoys administrative, economic, financial and legislative
nomy.
Arvicle 3 -1.
The organs of sovereignty of the Republic, wien exception of the courts, will be represented in the territory by the
Governor.
The Representation of Macao in relations with foreign countries und in the concluding of international agreements or conventions, fall to the President of the Republic who may delegate this power
Governor in matters concerning exclusively the territory of
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:. Whenever international agreements or conventions are conclu without the power mentioned in the previous paragraph being delegated, their application to the territory is subject to consultation with the territory's government bodies.
CHAPTER II
On the territory's government bodies
SECTION I General Provisions
Article 4 The government bodies of the territory of acao are the Government and the Legislative Assembly, and an Advisory Council which will be attached to the former.
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