Singapore legislation
Regulation 3
of Children and Young Persons (Community Service Orders) Regulations 2001
Regulation 3
When community service order should be made
Subregulation 1
The Youth Court shall not make a community service order against an offender unless —
the offender has attained the age of 14 years;
the Youth Court, after considering a report by a probation officer about the offender and his circumstances (and, if necessary, after hearing the probation officer) or after considering the report of a Juvenile case conference, is satisfied —
that the offender is a suitable person to perform work under such an order; and
that provision can be made for the offender to perform work under such an order; and
the offender consents to the making of such an order.
Subregulation 2
A community service order may be made against an offender notwithstanding that there is another community service order that is already in force against him, except that the total number of hours that remain to be spent by the offender in performing work under such orders does not at any time exceed 240 hours in the aggregate.