Singapore legislation
Section 7DA
Section 7DA
Criminal record rendered spent when community sentence completed
(1)
Despite any provision in this Part, the record in the register of a person’s conviction within Singapore for a crime for which a community sentence (as defined in section 336 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010) is passed by a court becomes spent on the date on which the community sentence is completed.
(2)
In addition, where a child or young person (as defined by section 2(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993) is the subject of an order of a Youth Court mentioned in section 44(1)(e), (f), (g), (h), (i) or (j) of that Act because of a crime, then despite any provision in this Part, the criminal record in the register relating to that crime becomes spent —
at the end of any period of supervision or detention specified in the order; (b)on the day after the community sentence specified in the order is completed; or
on the day after the fine, damages or costs ordered to be paid are paid.