Singapore legislation
Clause 4
Clause 4
Amendment of Criminal Procedure Code 2010
In the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 —
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”;
in section 2(1), in the definition of “juvenile”, replace “16 years of age” with “18 years of age”;
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”;
in section 319(1)(g), replace “then the imprisonment must end;” with —“then —
the imprisonment must end; and
the offender must be released from detention in prison as soon as reasonably practicable;”;
in section 319(1)(h), replace the full‑stop at the end with a semi‑colon;
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.”;
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
in section 360(6), replace “then the imprisonment must end.” with —“then —
the imprisonment must end; and
the person must be released from detention in prison as soon as reasonably practicable.”.