Singapore legislation

Regulation 3

of Children and Young Persons Regulations 2020

Regulation 3

Category 2 matters

Subregulation 1

For the purposes of section 2(3) of the Act, each of the following matter is prescribed as a category 2 matter:

(a)

the school or other educational institution that the child or young person should attend;

(b)

whether the child or young person should be home‑schooled;

(c)

the course, lesson or subject that the child or young person should apply to participate in or study in the school or other educational institution that he or she attends or is to attend;

(d)

whether the child or young person should cease attending a particular school or educational institution;

(e)

whether the child or young person should discontinue his or her education after completing his or her primary education in accordance with section 3 of the Compulsory Education Act (Cap. 51); (f)whether the child or young person should be retained at his or her current grade at any school or other educational institution for another year;

(g)

whether the child or young person may participate in any activity outside Singapore that is offered or recommended by the school or other educational institution that he or she attends or is to attend;

(h)

if the child or young person is younger than 16 years of age, whether the child or young person may undertake any full‑time or part‑time employment in accordance with Part VIII of the Employment Act (Cap. 91);

(i)

if the child or young person is younger than 16 years of age, whether an application for either of the following should be made for the child or young person:

(i)

a Singapore passport for the child or young person under section 6 of the Passports Act (Cap. 220);

(ii)

a Singapore travel document under the Passports Act;

(j)

whether an application for any of the following should be made for the child or young person:

(i)

a re-entry permit under section 11 of the Immigration Act (Cap. 133), read with regulation 6 of the Immigration Regulations (Cap. 133, Rg 1);

(ii)

a visit pass for more than 90 days under regulation 12 of the Immigration Regulations;

(iii)

a student’s pass under regulation 14 of the Immigration Regulations;

(iv)

a special pass under regulation 15 of the Immigration Regulations;

(k)

whether the child or young person may travel out of Singapore on any particular occasion;

(l)

whether the child or young person may be administered with any vaccination that is not specified by the Ministry of Health under the National Childhood Immunisation Programme which is published on MOH’s website;

(m)

any medical or dental assessment, treatment or procedure (however described) to be administered to the child or young person that —

(i)

is not a procedure mentioned in regulation 4(c);

(ii)

is not of a type which is required to be administered to the child or young person under emergency conditions where a delay in administering the assessment, treatment or procedure will cause the child or young person unnecessary suffering or endanger his or her health; and

(iii)

in the opinion of a registered dentist or registered medical practitioner, as the case may be —

(A)

carries moderate risk of harm or injury to the child or young person; but(B)is appropriate and necessary for the physical or mental health (as the case may be) of the child or young person;

(n)

whether the child or young person should be subject to any genetic testing;

(o)

subject to paragraph (2), whether any insurance policy should be purchased for or in respect of the child or young person, and if so, the type of insurance policy.

Subregulation 2

Paragraph (1)(o) does not apply in respect of any travel insurance policy or other insurance policy that is required to be purchased for or in respect of the child or young person under any written law.