229. Mode of executing such sentence
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When the accused is sentenced to caning the number of strokes shall be specified in the sentence. In no case shall the caning awarded at any one trial exceed 24 strokes in the case of an adult or 10 strokes in the case of a youthful offender, anything in any Act to the contrary notwithstanding.
youthful offender
“youthful offender” includes any child convicted of any offence punishable by fine or imprisonment who in the absence of legal proof to the contrary is above the age of 7 and under the age of 16 years in the opinion of the court before which the child is convicted;
Caning shall be inflicted on such part of the person as the Minister from time to time generally directs.
The rattan shall be not more than 1.27 centimetres in diameter.
In the case of a youthful offender caning shall be inflicted with a light rattan. [228