Singapore legislation
Clause 88
Clause 88
Amendment of section 305
Section 305 of the Code is amended —
by deleting the words “and his suitability for the sentence” in subsection (3) and substituting the words “, the offender’s suitability for the sentence, and the nature of the rehabilitation that is recommended for the offender”; and
by inserting, immediately after subsection (5), the following subsections:“(6) A sentence of reformative training must specify, as the minimum period of detention, such of the following periods as the court may determine to be the most appropriate for the rehabilitation of the offender:
6 months beginning on the date the sentence takes effect;
12 months beginning on the date the sentence takes effect.(7) A sentence of reformative training (including any period of supervision under the sentence) must not extend beyond 54 months after the date the sentence takes effect.(8) The period of detention under a sentence of reformative training must not extend beyond —
54 months after the date the sentence takes effect, in any case that may be prescribed; or
36 months after the date the sentence takes effect, in any other case.(9) A sentence of reformative training (including any period of supervision under the sentence) that is imposed on a person expires if, while the person is serving the sentence —
a sentence of corrective training, or another sentence of reformative training, is imposed on the person; or
the person is detained under an order made under section 30(1) of the Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act (Cap. 67).(10) Where a person, while serving a sentence of reformative training (including any period of supervision under the sentence), is sentenced to imprisonment, the sentence of reformative training does not expire, but runs concurrently with the sentence of imprisonment.”.