PDF generated: 28 Mar 2017, 17:19 constituteproject.org Portugal's Constitution of 1976 with Amendments through 2005 This complete constitution has been generated from excerpts of texts from the repository of the Comparative Constitutions Project, and distributed on constituteproject.org PDF generated: 28 Mar 2017, 17:19 Table of contents Preamble. 11 Article 1: Portuguese Republic. 11 Article 2: Democratic state based on the rule of law. 11 Article 3: Sovereignty and legality.
11 Article 4: Portuguese citizenship. 12 Article 6: Unitary state. 12 Article 7: International relations. 12 Article 8: International law.
13 Article 9: Fundamental tasks of the state. 13 Article 10: Universal suffrage and political parties. 13 Article 11: National symbols and official language. 14 Part I: Fundamental rights and duties.
14 Title I: General principles. 14 Article 12: Principle of universality. 14 Article 13: Principle of equality. 14 Article 14: Portuguese abroad.
14 Article 15: Foreigners, stateless persons, European citizens. 14 Article 16: Scope and interpretation of fundamental rights. 15 Article 17: Rules governing rights, freedoms and guarantees. 15 Article 18: Legal force.
15 Article 19: Suspension of the exercise of rights. 15 Article 20: Access to law and effective judicial protection. 16 Article 21: Right of resistance. 16 Article 22: Liability of public bodies.
17 Title II: Rights, freedoms and guarantees. 17 Chapter I: Personal rights, freedoms and guarantees. 17 Article 24: Right to life. 17 Article 25: Right to personal integrity.
17 Article 26: Other personal rights. 17 Article 27: Right to freedom and security. 17 Article 28: Remand in custody. 18 Article 29: Application of criminal law.
19 Article 30: Limits on sentences and security measures. 19 Article 31: Habeas corpus .org PDF generated: 28 Mar 2017, 17:19 Article 32: Safeguards in criminal proceedings. 19 Article 33: Deportation, extradition and right of asylum. 20 Article 34: Inviolability of home and correspondence.
21 Article 35: Use of computers. 21 Article 36: Family, marriage and filiation. 21 Article 37: Freedom of expression and information. 22 Article 38: Freedom of the press and the media.
22 Article 39: Regulation of the media. 23 Article 40: Right to broadcasting time, of reply and of political response. 23 Article 41: Freedom of conscience, religion and worship. 24 Article 42: Freedom of cultural creation.
24 Article 43: Freedom to learn and to teach. 24 Article 44: Right to travel and to emigrate. 24 Article 45: Right to meet and to demonstrate. 24 Article 46: Freedom of association.
24 Article 47: Freedom to choose a profession and to join the Public Administration. 25 Chapter II: Rights, freedoms and guarantees concerning participation in politics. 25 Article 48: Participation in public life. 25 Article 49: Right to vote.
25 Article 50: Right to stand for public office. 25 Article 51: Political associations and parties. 25 Article 52: Right to petition and right to popular action. 26 Chapter III: Workers' rights, freedoms and guarantees.
26 Article 53: Job security. 26 Article 54: Workers' committees. 26 Article 55: Freedoms concerning trade unions. 27 Article 56: Trade union rights and collective agreements.
28 Article 57: Right to strike and prohibition of lock-outs. 28 Title III: Economic, social and cultural rights and duties. 28 Chapter I: Economic rights and duties. 28 Article 58: Right to work.
28 Article 59: Workers' rights. 29 Article 60: Consumer rights. 30 Article 61: Private enterprise, cooperatives and worker management. 30 Article 62: Right to private property.
30 Chapter II: Social rights and duties. 30 Article 63: Social security and solidarity. 31 Article 65: Housing and urban planning .org PDF generated: 28 Mar 2017, 17:19 Article 66: Environment and quality of life. 33 Article 68: Fatherhood and motherhood.
34 Article 71: Disabled citizens. 35 Article 72: The elderly. 35 Chapter III: Cultural rights and duties. 35 Article 73: Education, culture and science.
35 Article 75: Public, private and cooperative education. 36 Article 76: University and access to higher education. 36 Article 77: Democratic participation in education. 36 Article 78: Cultural enjoyment and creation.
36 Article 79: Physical education and sport. 37 Part II: Organisation of the economy. 37 Title I: General principles. 37 Article 80: Fundamental principles.
37 Article 81: Primary duties of the state. 38 Article 82: Sectors of ownership of the means of production. 39 Article 83: Requirements for compulsory purchase. 39 Article 84: Public domain.
39 Article 85: Cooperatives and worker-management experiments. 40 Article 86: Private businesses. 40 Article 87: Foreign economic activity and investment. 40 Article 88: Abandoned means of production.
40 Article 89: Worker participation in management. 41 Title II: Plans. 41 Article 91: Drawing up and implementation of plans. 41 Article 92: Economic and Social Council.
41 Title III: Agricultural, commercial and industrial policies. 42 Article 93: Agricultural policy objectives. 42 Article 94: Elimination of very large estates. 42 Article 95: Resizing of small farms.
43 Article 96: Forms of use of non-owned land. 43 Article 97: State assistance. 43 Article 98: Participation in drawing up the agricultural policy .org PDF generated: 28 Mar 2017, 17:19 Article 99: Commercial policy objectives. 43 Article 100: Industrial policy objectives.
44 Title IV: Financial and fiscal system. 44 Article 101: Financial system. 44 Article 102: Bank of Portugal. 44 Article 103: Fiscal system.
45 Article 106: Drawing up the Budget. 46 Part III: Organisation of political power. 46 Title I: General principles. 46 Article 108: Source and exercise of power.
46 Article 109: Citizens' participation in politics. 46 Article 110: Bodies that exercise sovereign power. 46 Article 111: Separation and interdependence. 47 Article 113: General principles of electoral law.
47 Article 114: Political parties and right to opposition. 48 Article 116: Collegiate bodies. 49 Article 117: Status of political officeholders. 49 Article 118: Renewal principle.
49 Article 119: Publicising of acts. 49 Title II: President of the Republic. 50 Chapter I: Status, role and election. 51 Article 123: Eligibility for re-election.
51 Article 125: Date of election. 51 Article 126: Electoral system. 51 Article 127: Installation and swearing in. 51 Article 128: Term of office.
52 Article 129: Absence from Portuguese territory. 52 Article 130: Criminal liability .org PDF generated: 28 Mar 2017, 17:19 Article 132: Acting President. 52 Chapter II: Responsibilities. 53 Article 133: Responsibilities in relation to other bodies.
53 Article 134: Personal responsibilities. 54 Article 135: Responsibilities in international relations. 55 Article 136: Enactment and veto. 55 Article 137: Failure to enact or sign.
55 Article 138: Declaration of a state of siege or a state of emergency. 56 Article 139: Acts of an acting President of the Republic. 56 Article 140: Ministerial counter-signature. 56 Chapter III: Council of State.
56 Article 143: Installation and term of office. 57 Article 144: Organisation and proceedings. 57 Article 146: Issue of opinions. 57 Title III: Assembly of the Republic.
58 Chapter I: Status, role and election. 58 Article 152: Political representation. 58 Article 153: Beginning and end of term of office. 59 Article 154: Incompatibilities and prevention from exercise of office.
59 Article 155: Exercise of the office of Member. 59 Article 156: Members' powers. 60 Article 158: Rights and privileges. 60 Article 160: Loss and resignation of seat.
61 Chapter II: Responsibilities. 61 Article 161: Political and legislative responsibilities. 61 Article 162: Responsibility to scrutinise. 62 Article 163: Responsibilities in relation to other bodies.
63 Article 164: Exclusive responsibility to legislate. 63 Article 165: Partially exclusive responsibility to legislate .org PDF generated: 28 Mar 2017, 17:19 Article 166: Form of acts. 66 Article 167: Initiative in relation to legislation and referenda. 67 Article 168: Discussion and voting.
67 Article 169: Parliamentary consideration of legislation. 68 Article 170: Emergency proceedings. 68 Chapter III: Organisation and proceedings. 69 Article 173: Sitting following elections.
69 Article 174: Legislative sessions, full sessions and calling. 69 Article 175: Internal responsibilities of the Assembly. 69 Article 176: Order of business of plenary sittings. 70 Article 177: Attendance by members of the Government.
70 Article 179: Standing Committee. 71 Article 180: Parliamentary groups. 71 Article 181: Assembly staff and specialists. 72 Title IV: Government.
72 Chapter I: Function and structure. 72 Article 184: Council of Ministers. 73 Article 185: Temporary substitution of members of the Government. 73 Article 186: Taking and leaving office.
73 Chapter II: Formation and responsibilities. 73 Article 188: The Government's Programme. 73 Article 189: Collective responsibility. 74 Article 190: Government responsibility.
74 Article 191: Responsibility of members of the Government. 74 Article 192: Consideration of the Government's Programme. 74 Article 193: Request for confidence motion. 74 Article 194: No confidence motions.
74 Article 195: Resignation or removal of the Government. 75 Article 196: Lifting immunity from criminal prosecution from members of the Government. 75 Chapter III: Responsibilities. 75 Article 197: Political responsibilities.
75 Article 198: Legislative responsibilities. 76 Article 199: Administrative responsibilities .org PDF generated: 28 Mar 2017, 17:19 Article 200: Responsibilities of the Council of Ministers. 77 Article 201: Responsibilities of members of the Government. 78 Chapter I: General principles.
78 Article 204: Compliance with the Constitution. 79 Article 205: Court rulings. 79 Article 206: Court hearings. 79 Article 207: Juries, public participation and experts.
79 Article 208: Legal representation. 79 Chapter II: Organisation of the courts. 79 Article 209: Categories of court. 79 Article 210: Supreme Court of Justice and other courts of law.
80 Article 211: Responsibilities and specialisation of courts of law. 80 Article 212: Administrative and tax courts. 80 Article 213: Courts martial. 80 Article 214: Audit Court.
81 Chapter III: Status of judges. 81 Article 215: Judges of the courts of law. 81 Article 216: Guarantees and incompatibilities. 81 Article 217: Appointment, assignment, transfer and promotion of judges.
82 Article 218: Supreme Judicial Council. 82 Chapter IV: Public Prosecutors' Office. 82 Article 219: Functions, status and role. 82 Article 220: Attorney General's Office.
83 Title VI: Constitutional Court. 83 Article 222: Composition and status of judges. 83 Article 224: Organisation and procedure. 84 Title VII: Autonomous Regions.
84 Article 225: Political and administrative system in the Azores and Madeira. 84 Article 226: Statutes and electoral laws. 85 Article 227: Powers of the autonomous regions. 85 Article 228: Legislative autonomy.
87 Article 229: Cooperation between bodies that exercise sovereign power and regional bodies. 87 Article 230: Representatives of the Republic. 87 Article 231: Self-government bodies of the autonomous regions .org PDF generated: 28 Mar 2017, 17:19 Article 232: Responsibilities of Legislative Assemblies of autonomous regions. 88 Article 233: Signature and veto of Representatives of the Republic.
88 Article 234: Dissolution and removal of self-government bodies. 89 Title VIII: Local government. 89 Chapter I: General principles. 89 Article 235: Local authorities.
89 Article 236: Categories of local authority and administrative division. 89 Article 237: Administrative decentralisation .