diff --git a/projects/Time/8/org/joda/time/DateTimeZone.java b/projects/Time/8/org/joda/time/DateTimeZone.java
index 7d1719b..a127604 100644
--- a/projects/Time/8/org/joda/time/DateTimeZone.java
+++ b/projects/Time/8/org/joda/time/DateTimeZone.java
@@ -276,14 +276,17 @@ public static DateTimeZone forOffsetHoursMinutes(int hoursOffset, int minutesOff
         if (hoursOffset < -23 || hoursOffset > 23) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Hours out of range: " + hoursOffset);
         }
-        if (minutesOffset < 0 || minutesOffset > 59) {
+        if (minutesOffset < -59 || minutesOffset > 59) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Minutes out of range: " + minutesOffset);
         }
+        if (hoursOffset > 0 && minutesOffset < 0) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Positive hours must not have negative minutes: " + minutesOffset);
+        }
         int offset = 0;
         try {
             int hoursInMinutes = hoursOffset * 60;
             if (hoursInMinutes < 0) {
-                minutesOffset = hoursInMinutes - minutesOffset;
+                minutesOffset = hoursInMinutes - Math.abs(minutesOffset);
             } else {
                 minutesOffset = hoursInMinutes + minutesOffset;
             }