[Rev. 2012]
Children
CAP. 141
188. Friendly setting of Children’s Court
A Children’s Court shall have a setting that is friendly to the child offender.
189. Words “conviction” and “sentence” not to be used of child
The words “conviction” and “sentence” shall not be used in relation to a child
dealt with by the Children’s Court, and any reference in any written law to a person
convicted, a conviction or a sentence shall, in the case of a child, be construed as
including a reference to a person found guilty of an offence, a finding of guilt or an
order upon such a finding, as the case may be.
190. Restriction on punishment
(1) No child shall be ordered to imprisonment or to be placed in a detention
camp.
(2) No child shall be sentenced to death.
(3) No child under the age of ten years shall be ordered by a Children’s Court
to be sent to a rehabilitation school.
191. Methods of dealing with offenders
(1) In spite of the provisions of any other law and subject to this Act, where a
child is tried for an offence, and the court is satisfied as to his guilt, the court may
deal with the case in one or more of the following ways—
(a) By discharging the offender under section 35(1) of the Penal Code
(Cap. 63);
(b) by discharging the offender on his entering into a recognisance, with
or without sureties;
(c) by making a probation order against the offender under the provisions
of the Probation of Offenders Act (Cap. 64);
(d) by committing the offender to the care of a fit person, whether a
relative or not, or a charitable children’s institution willing to undertake
his care;
(e) if the offender is above ten years and under fifteen years of age, by
ordering him to be sent to a rehabilitation school suitable to his needs
and attainments;
(f) by ordering the offender to pay a fine, compensation or costs, or any
or all of them;
(g) in the case of a child who has attained the age of sixteen years
dealing with him, in accordance with any Act which provides for the
establishment and regulation of borstal institutions;
(h) by placing the offender under the care of a qualified counsellor;
(i) by ordering him to be placed in an educational institution or a
vocational training programme;
(j) by ordering him to be placed in a probation hostel under provisions of
the Probation of Offenders Act (Cap. 64);
(k) by making a community service order; or
(l) in any other lawful manner.
(2) No child offender shall be subjected to corporal punishment
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