Registration of Criminals Act 1949 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2A · Spent Criminal Records
7DA. Criminal record rendered spent when community sentence completed
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Despite any provision in this Part, the record in the register of an individual’s conviction within Singapore for a registrable crime for which a community sentence (as defined in section 336 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010) is passed by a court becomes spent on the date on which the community sentence is completed.
register
“register” means the register of criminals maintained in accordance with section 4;
In addition, where a child or young person (as defined by section 2(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993) is the subject of an order of a Youth Court mentioned in section 49(1)(e), (f), (g), (h), (i) or (j) of that Act because of a registrable crime, then despite any provision in this Part, the criminal record in the register relating to that registrable crime becomes spent —
crime
“crime” means any offence included for the time being in the First or Second Schedule;
at the end of any period of supervision or detention specified in the order; (b)on the day after the community sentence specified in the order is completed; or
on the day after the fine, damages or costs ordered to be paid are paid.