Singapore legislation
Clause 35
Clause 35
Jurisdiction of Youth Courts
(1)
A Youth Court shall have the jurisdiction and powers conferred on it by the Children and Young Persons Act (Cap. 38).
(2)
When a Youth Court exercises criminal jurisdiction, or jurisdiction of a quasi-criminal nature, in any proceedings —
the Youth Court shall have all the powers of a District Court exercising criminal jurisdiction; and
subject to the Children and Young Persons Act, the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68) shall apply to the Youth Court and those proceedings with the modification that any reference in the Criminal Procedure Code to a District Court shall be read as a reference to a Youth Court.
(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.