Singapore legislation
Section 235
Section 235
Youthful offender may be dealt with in manner provided by the Children and Young Persons Act, instead of being imprisoned
When any youthful offender is convicted before any criminal court of an offence punishable by fine or imprisonment or by both, and whether or not the law under which the conviction is had provides that fine or imprisonment or both shall be imposed upon the person so convicted, that court may, instead of sentencing the youthful offender to pay a fine or awarding any term of imprisonment in default of payment of the fine, or of passing a sentence of imprisonment of any kind, deal with the youthful offender in the manner provided by the Children and Young Persons Act [Cap. 38].[234