Parliament of Singapore

“ A court committing for trial a child or young person who is not released on bail shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other written law, instead of committing him to prison, commit him to a remand home, to be remanded there for the period for which he is committed or until he is delivered from that place in due course of law. ”

“ A court shall not order a child below the age of 10 years to be sent to an approved school, a remand home or place of detention unless for any reason, including the want of a fit person of his own religious persuasion who is willing to undertake the care of him, the court is satisfied that he cannot suitably be dealt with otherwise. ”

“ A protector may, notwithstanding the repeal of the Children and Young Persons Act, make such order, ruling or direction and take such action as he could have under the repealed Children and Young Persons Act relating to transferred children and any person aggrieved by any order made by a protector under the repealed Act or the refusal of the protector to review any such order may appeal as he could have under the repealed Act. ”

“ If any person while under licence or after his recall is sentenced to imprisonment, any period for which he is imprisoned under that sentence shall count as part of the period for which he is liable to detention in an approved school or approved home under his original detention order. ”

“ Where the court is, or the police are, in doubt as to the exact age of the person by whom an offence is alleged to have been committed, the certificate of a Government Medical Officer to the effect that, in his opinion, the person has or has not attained a specified age may be given in evidence. ”

“ For the purposes of this Act, a person shall be deemed to have already reached any specified age when he has since his birth completed that number of years of life reckoned according to the Gregorian calendar. ”