Singapore legislation
Section 57
Section 57
Application of section 56 to children and young persons under voluntary care agreements
(1)
Despite section 56(1), where —
a child or young person has been committed to the care and custody of a care‑giver other than his or her parent or guardian under one or more voluntary care agreements, whether entered into before, on or after 1 July 2020, for a cumulative period that is the specified period or longer; and
the child or young person is currently the subject of a voluntary care agreement,the Director‑General or a protector may apply to a Youth Court for an order mentioned in section 56(2) in respect of the child or young person.
(2)
For the purposes of subsection (1), section 56(2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11) and (12) applies to an application mentioned in subsection (1) except that —
any reference to a child or young person in that section is to be read as a reference to a child or young person mentioned in subsection (1); and
section 56(3)(a) is omitted.[49C