1) Nobody shall be subject to penalty or security measure for an act which is not clearly prescribed by law as a criminal offence. A penalty or security measure shall not be imposed unless it is prescribed by law.

(2) No criminal offence or penalty shall be created by any Regulatory Provisions adopted by the Administration.

(3) When applying the law which governs criminal offences and penalties the use of analogy shall not be permitted. Provisions relating to criminal offences and penalties shall not be interpreted widely so as to lead to the use of analogy.