Singapore legislation
Section 52
Section 52
Restrictions on punishment of children and young persons
(1)
A child shall not be sentenced or ordered to be imprisoned for any offence, or be committed to prison in default of payment of a fine or costs.
(2)
A young person shall not be ordered to be imprisoned for an offence, or be committed to prison in default of a fine, damages or costs, unless the court certifies that he is of so unruly a character that he cannot be detained in a remand home, a place of detention, an approved school or an approved home or that he is of so depraved a character that he is not a fit person to be so detained.
(3)
Notwithstanding the provisions of any other written law no child or young person shall be sentenced by any court other than the High Court to corporal punishment.