Singapore legislation
Section 35
Section 35
Jurisdiction of Youth Courts
(1)
A Youth Court has the jurisdiction and powers conferred on it by the Children and Young Persons Act 1993.
(2)
When a Youth Court exercises criminal jurisdiction, or jurisdiction of a quasi-criminal nature, in any proceedings —
the Youth Court has all the powers of a District Court exercising criminal jurisdiction; and
subject to the Children and Young Persons Act 1993, the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68) apply to the Youth Court and those proceedings with the following modifications:
except as provided in sub-paragraph (iii), any reference to a District Court or a State Court is a reference to a Youth Court;
any reference to a District Judge is a reference to a judge of a Youth Court;
any reference to the Registrar of the State Courts is a reference to the Registrar.
(3)
Subject to any other written law, a Youth Court may, either on its own motion or on the application of any person, order any party to any proceedings in a Youth Court to undergo such mediation or counselling, or to participate in such family support programme or activity, as the Youth Court may direct.