Enforcement Law of the Criminal Code of the Republic of China Article 1
This English translation was last updated on 2023-02-08, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-07-22. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
The term “Former Criminal Code” as used in this law means the Criminal Code carried into effect on September 1, 1928; the term “Criminal Statute” means the Provisional New Criminal Statute promulgated and enforced on March 10, 1912; and the term “Other laws and ordinances” means the criminal laws and ordinances that have one and the same power and effect as law prior to the enforcement of the Criminal Code.
中文原文 中華民國刑法施行法第1條
本法稱舊刑法者，謂中華民國十七年九月一日施行之刑法，稱刑律者，謂中華民國元年三月十日頒行之暫行新刑律，稱其他法令者，謂刑法施行前與法律有同一效力之刑事法令。