Singapore legislation
Section 21A
Section 21A
Corrective work order
(1)
Where a person who is 16 years of age or above is convicted of an offence under section 17 or 19, and if the Court by or before which the person is convicted is satisfied that it is expedient with a view to his or her reformation and the protection of the environment and environmental public health that he or she should be required to perform unpaid work in relation to the cleaning of any premises, the Court is to, in lieu of or in addition to any other order, punishment or sentence and unless it has special reasons for not so doing, make a corrective work order requiring the person to perform that work under the supervision of a supervision officer and in accordance with the provisions of this section and section 21B.
(2)
The number of hours which a person may be required to work under a corrective work order must be specified in the order and must not in the aggregate exceed 12 hours.
(3)
Despite section 307(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010, where a Court makes corrective work orders in respect of 2 or more offences of which the offender has been convicted by or before the Court, the Court may direct that the hours of work specified in any of those orders must be concurrent with or additional to the hours specified in any other of those orders, but so that the total number of hours which are not concurrent do not exceed the maximum specified in subsection (2).
(4)
In making a corrective work order, the Court is to consider the physical and mental condition of the offender and his or her suitability for carrying out the requirements of that order.
(5)
Before making a corrective work order, the Court is to explain to the offender in ordinary language —
the purpose and effect of the order and in particular the requirements of the order as specified in section 21B or any regulations made under that section;
the consequences which may follow under section 21C if the offender fails to comply with any of those requirements; and
that the Court has under section 21D the power to review the order on the application of the offender or the Director‑General.
(6)
The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, amend subsection (2) by varying the maximum number of hours for the time being specified in that subsection.