Women’s Charter 1961 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 9 · Enforcement of Maintenance Orders
91N. Community service orders
Last amended by an amending law of 2023.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
A community service order mentioned in section 91B(1)(f) must not exceed 40 hours.
A court must not make a community service order mentioned in section 91B(1)(f) against a respondent unless the court is satisfied that suitable arrangements can be made for the respondent to perform the community service under the supervision of a community service officer.
respondent
“respondent”, in relation to a maintenance order or a maintenance enforcement application in respect of a maintenance order, means the person liable to make payments under the maintenance order;
Even though a community service order mentioned in section 91B(1)(f) has been made, the court may, upon an application by a community service officer and upon being satisfied that the respondent concerned is medically unfit to comply with the community service order, rescind the order.
The Minister may —
appoint any person to be a community service officer for the purposes of this section;
prescribe by rules under section 180(1) the duration within which community service to be performed under a community service order must be completed; and
make rules under section 180(1), not inconsistent with the provisions of this Part, to make further provisions for the manner in which a community service order may be performed, including the imposition of additional requirements and the service of any instructions or notice on a respondent in respect of whom such an order has been made.
Terms defined in s 76
respondent
Defined · s 76“respondent”, in relation to a maintenance order or a maintenance enforcement application in respect of a maintenance order, means the person liable to make payments under the maintenance order;
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