Children and Young Persons Act 1993

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1 Short title and commencement

4 Cruelty to children and young persons

5 Contribution to delinquency of child or young person

6 Sexual exploitation of child or young person

7 Protector’s power to obtain information

8 Detention of child or young person in place of safety

9 Detention of destitute children

10 Warrant to search for or remove child or young person

11 Restrictions on children and young persons taking part in public entertainment

12 Unlawful transfer of possession, custody or control of child

13 Importation of child by false pretences

14 Power to examine children and persons in charge of them

15 Consent to marriage

16 Power of protector to require security

20 When court may take cognizance of offence

21 Court may determine and declare age of child or young person

22 Offences and penalties

23 Certificate of protector to be evidence

24 Maintenance of child or young person when committed to any person

25 Contribution orders

26 Powers of District Courts

27 Provision of places of safety

28 General consideration

29 Children and young persons not to associate with adult offenders

30 Bail of children and young persons arrested

31 Parent or guardian may be required to attend Juvenile Court

32 Constitution of Juvenile Courts

33 Jurisdiction of Juvenile Courts

34 Place of sitting and persons who may be present

35 Restriction on newspaper reports of proceedings in Juvenile Courts

36 Removal of disqualification or disability on conviction

37 Restrictions on punishment of children and young persons

38 Punishment of certain grave crimes

39 Power to order parent or guardian to pay fine, etc., instead of child or young person

40 Power of other courts to remit juvenile offenders to Juvenile Courts

41 Words "conviction" and "sentence" not to be used

42 Procedure in Juvenile Courts

43 Presumption as to age

44 Powers of Juvenile Courts on proof of offence

45 Persons not to be detained in remand homes, etc., after age of 19 years

48 Powers of Juvenile Courts in respect of children or young persons in need of care or protection

49 Power of parent or guardian to bring child or young person before Juvenile Court

50 Failure to comply with requirements of supervision order

51 Custody of children and young persons not released on bail

52 Remand of or committal to custody in remand home

53 Provision of places of detention

54 Minister may appoint approved schools and approved homes

55 Manager may make regulations subject to approval of Minister

56 Manager shall send monthly report to Director

57 Minister may cancel his certificate

58 Manager or his executor or administrator may cancel certificate

59 Duties of managers

60 Effect of cancellation of certificate

61 Discharge or transfer of juveniles

62 Minister may establish approved schools and approved homes

63 Director to control and manage approved schools and approved homes

64 Director may make regulations for approved schools and approved homes

65 Board of visitors

66 Approved schools and approved homes lawful places of detention

67 Minister may discharge or transfer any person from one approved school or approved home or place of detention to another

68 Illness of child or young person detained

69 Return from approved hospital to approved school or approved home

70 Duty to inform manager

71 Special custody in hospital

72 Saving of powers of High Court

73 Review of cases of persons ordered to be detained in approved schools or approved homes

74 Escape from approved schools or approved homes

75 Penalties for assisting or inducing persons to escape and for harbouring or concealing escaped persons

76 Evidence of orders of Minister

79 Contributions by parents or guardians

80 Contribution order

81 Minister may establish Young Offenders Sections

82 Definition of age

83 Powers of Juvenile Courts conferred on other courts when dealing with juvenile offenders

84 Powers of Juvenile Courts conferred on Supreme Court; special power in respect of persons of 16 years of age and above and below 19 years

87 Repeal and savings

REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

ACTS SUPPLEMENT

Published by Authority

NO. 2]

Friday, February 26

[1993

The following Act was passed by Parliament on 18th January 1993 and assented to by the President on 16th February 1993:—

Children And Young Persons Act 1993

(No. 1 of 1993)

I assent.

WEE KIM WEE

President.

16th February 1993.

Date of Commencement: 21st March 1993

An Act to repeal and re-enact with amendments the Children and Young Persons Act (Chapter 38 of the 1985 Revised Edition).

Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows:

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Short title and commencement

1. This Act may be cited as the Children and Young Persons Act 1993 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

Interpretation

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —

“approved home” means any institution or part thereof appointed or established under Part VI as an approved home;

“approved institution” means an institution approved under section 12 of the Probation of Offenders Act (Cap. 252) for the reception of persons who may be required to reside therein by a probation order;

“approved school” means any institution or part thereof appointed or established under Part VI as an approved school;

“child” means a person who is below the age of 14 years;

“Director” means the Director of Social Welfare and includes Deputy Directors and Assistant Directors of Social Welfare and such other person as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, declare to be a person who may exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Director;

“fit person” means a person whom the court or the protector, having regard to the character of such a person, thinks competent to provide care, protection and supervision of a child or young person;

“guardian”, in relation to a child or young person, includes any person who, in the opinion of the court having cognizance of any case in relation to the child or young person, or in which the child or young person is concerned, has for the time being the charge of, or control over, the child or young person;

“juvenile” means a male or female person who is 7 years of age or above and below the age of 16 years;

“manager” includes a director, manager and superintendent or other person having the management or control of any approved school, approved home, remand home, place of detention or place of safety;

“place of detention” means a place provided or appointed by the Minister as a place of detention under section 53(1);

“remand home” means any home or institution or part thereof provided or appointed by the Minister as a remand home under section 51(1) for the detention of juveniles sent there under the provisions of this Act;

“visitor” means a person appointed to be a member of a board of visitors under section 65;

“young person” means a person who is 14 years of age or above and below the age of 16 years.

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