Singapore legislation
Clause 3
Clause 3
Amendment of section 2
Section 2(1) of the principal Act is amended —
by deleting the definitions of “approved home” and “approved school”;
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “approved welfare officer”, the following definition:“ “assessment” means an assessment to determine either the state of the health or development of the child or young person or whether the child or young person is in need of care or protection or both;”;
by inserting, immediately after the word “intellectual,” in the definition of “development”, the word “psychological,”;
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “health”, the following definition:“ “home for children and young persons” means any establishment the object of which is, or is held out to be, the provision of residential accommodation with board and personal care for children or young persons, for the purposes of their protection or rehabilitation or both;”;
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “juvenile”, the following definitions:“ “juvenile rehabilitation centre” means any institution or part thereof appointed or established under Part VI as a juvenile rehabilitation centre;“licence” means a licence issued under section 52B and licensee shall be construed accordingly;“licensed home for children and young persons” means a home for children and young persons in respect of which a licence is issued under section 52B;”;
by deleting the words “approved school, approved home, remand home, place of detention or place of safety” in the definition of “manager” and substituting the words “juvenile rehabilitation centre, place of safety, remand home, place of detention or place of temporary care and protection”;
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “manager”, the following definition:“ “place” includes any vessel, conveyance, house, building, enclosure, street, land or open space;”;
by deleting the definition of “place of safety” and substituting the following definitions:“ “place of safety” means any institution or part thereof appointed or established under Part VI as a place of safety;“place of temporary care and protection” means any place or institution appointed or declared to be a place of temporary care and protection under section 27 or any other suitable place the occupier of which is willing temporarily to receive a child or young person committed under section 8A, 9 or 49;”; and
by deleting the definition of “visitor” and substituting the following definitions:“ “Review Board” means the Review Board appointed under section 52G;“voluntary care agreement” means a care agreement entered into between the Director and the parent or guardian of a child or young person to secure the safety and welfare of the child or young person;”.