Singapore legislation

Clause 4

of Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Bill

Clause 4

Amendment of Criminal Procedure Code 2010

In the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 —

(a)

in section 2(1), in the definition of “juvenile”, replace “7 years of age or above and” with “10 years of age or older but”;

(b)

in section 2(1), in the definition of “juvenile”, replace “16 years of age” with “18 years of age”;

(c)

in section 319(1)(f), after “process of law”, insert “, and the offender must be released from detention in prison as soon as reasonably practicable”;

(d)

in section 319(1)(g), replace “then the imprisonment must end;” with —“then —

(i)

the imprisonment must end; and

(ii)

the offender must be released from detention in prison as soon as reasonably practicable;”;

(e)

in section 319(1)(h), replace the full‑stop at the end with a semi‑colon;

(f)

in section 319(1), after paragraph (h), insert —“(i)the fine must be paid using a designated mode of payment, and within a designated time, specified in a payment advice issued by the court to the offender.”;

(g)

in section 360(5), after “process of law”, insert “, and the person must be released from detention in prison as soon as reasonably practicable”; and

(h)

in section 360(6), replace “then the imprisonment must end.” with —“then —

(a)

the imprisonment must end; and

(b)

the person must be released from detention in prison as soon as reasonably practicable.”.