No. S 642
Children and Young Persons Act
(CHAPTER 38)
Children and Young Persons
(Family Conferencing) (Amendment No. 2)
Regulations 2014
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 88 of the Children and Young Persons Act, the Minister for Social and Family Development hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Children and Young Persons (Family Conferencing) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2014 and shall come into operation on 1 October 2014.
Amendment of regulation 1
2.  Regulation 1 of the Children and Young Persons (Family Conferencing) Regulations 2001 (G.N. No. S 477/2001) (referred to in these Regulations as the principal Regulations) is amended by deleting the words “Family Conferencing” and substituting the words “Juvenile Case Conference”.
Amendment of regulation 2
3.  Regulation 2 of the principal Regulations is amended —
(a)by deleting the definition of “family conference” and substituting the following definition:
“ “juvenile case conference” means a juvenile case conference convened under section 45 of the Act;”;
(b)by deleting the words “Juvenile Court” in the definitions of “offender” and “prosecuting officer” and substituting in each case the words “Youth Court”; and
(c)by deleting the definition of “Registrar” and substituting the following definition:
“ “Registrar” means the registrar of the Family Justice Courts.”.
Amendment of regulation 3
4.  Regulation 3 of the principal Regulations is amended —
(a)by deleting the words “Juvenile Court” in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) and substituting in each case the words “Youth Court”;
(b)by deleting the words “family conference” wherever they appear in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) and the regulation heading and substituting in each case the words “juvenile case conference”;
(c)by deleting “44A” in paragraph (1) and substituting “45”;
(d)by deleting “42(8)” in paragraph (1) and substituting “42(9)”; and
(e)by deleting “44A(3)” in paragraph (2)(b) and substituting “45(3)”.
Amendment of regulation 4
5.  Regulation 4 of the principal Regulations is amended —
(a)by deleting the words “family conference” wherever they appear in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) and the regulation heading and substituting in each case the words “juvenile case conference”;
(b)by deleting the words “Juvenile Court” in paragraphs (1)(b) and (2)(b), (g) and (j) and substituting in each case the words “Youth Court”; and
(c)by deleting the words “The presiding Magistrate of the Juvenile Court” in paragraph (3) and substituting the words “A judge of the Youth Court”.
Amendment of regulation 5
6.  Regulation 5 of the principal Regulations is amended —
(a)by deleting the words “family conference” wherever they appear in paragraphs (1) to (5) and the regulation heading and substituting in each case the words “juvenile case conference”; and
(b)by deleting the words “the Magistrate of the Juvenile Court” in paragraphs (4) and (5) and substituting in each case the words “a judge of the Youth Court”.
Deletion and substitution of regulation 6
7.  Regulation 6 of the principal Regulations is deleted and the following regulation substituted therefor:
Provisions relating to measures taken under section 45(1) of Act for dealing with offender
6.—(1)  A formal caution administered to the offender under section 45(1)(b) of the Act must be put in writing and acknowledged in writing by the offender.
(2)  Where the juvenile case conference deals with an offender by requiring the offender to pay compensation to the victim of the offence under section 45(1)(c) of the Act, the payment must be made to the victim through the prosecuting officer.
(3)  Where pursuant to section 45(1)(d) of the Act, the juvenile case conference requires an offender to perform community service, such requirement must not take effect until it is approved by a judge of the Youth Court and the judge makes an order under section 44(1)(f) of the Act giving effect to the requirement.
(4)  Where the juvenile case conference deals with an offender by requiring the offender to apologise to the victim of the offence under section 45(1)(e) of the Act, the apology must be made in the presence of an adult person approved by the juvenile case conference.
(5)  Where pursuant to section 45(1)(f) of the Act, the juvenile case conference requires an offender to enter into any undertaking, the undertaking shall be of such duration as may be approved by a judge of the Youth Court.”.
Amendment of Schedule
8.  The Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended —
(a)by deleting the words “FAMILY CONFERENCE” in the Schedule heading and substituting the words “JUVENILE CASE CONFERENCE”;
(b)by deleting the words “family conference” wherever they appear in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “juvenile case conference”:
Paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7(1) and (2), 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13;
(c)by deleting “44A(4)” in paragraph 2(c) and substituting “45(4)”;
(d)by deleting “44A(5)” in paragraph 2(c) and substituting “45(5)”;
(e)by deleting “44A(1)” in paragraphs 5(a) and 10 and substituting in each case “45(1)”;
(f)by deleting the words “Juvenile Court” wherever they appear in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “Youth Court”:
Paragraphs 5(b), 12(a) and (b) and 13; and
(g)by deleting the words “the presiding Magistrate of the Juvenile Court” in paragraph 12 and substituting the words “a judge of the Youth Court”.
[G.N. No. S 134/2014]
Made on 26 September 2014.
CHAN HENG KEE
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Social and Family Development,
Singapore.
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