Family Justice (Criminal Proceedings in Youth Courts) Rules 2024

No. S 725

Family Justice Act 2014

Family Justice
(Criminal Proceedings in Youth Courts)
Rules 2024

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 46 of the Family Justice Act 2014 and all other powers enabling us under any written law, we, the Family Justice Rules Committee, make the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1.  These Rules are the Family Justice (Criminal Proceedings in Youth Courts) Rules 2024 and come into operation on 15 October 2024.

Definition

2.  In these Rules, “Code” means the Criminal Procedure Code 2010.

Modifications of provisions of Criminal Procedure Code 2010 for purposes of section 35(2)( b ) of Act

3.  The following modifications (where applicable) are prescribed for the purposes of section 35(2)(b) of the Act:

(a) except as provided for in paragraph (c), any reference in the Code to a District Court, a State Court or a Magistrate’s Court is a reference to a Youth Court;

(b) any reference in the Code to a District Judge or a Magistrate is a reference to a District Judge or Magistrate who is designated under section 14 of the Act as a judge of a Youth Court;

(c) any reference in the Code to the Registrar of the State Courts is a reference to the Registrar.

Application of Part 26 of Family Justice (General) Rules 2024 in relation to criminal proceedings in Youth Courts

4.  Despite Part 1, Rule 2(7)(a) of the Family Justice (General) Rules 2024 (G.N. No. S 720/2024), Part 26, Rules 1, 2, 3(1) to (7), 5 and 6 of those Rules apply in relation to any criminal proceedings in a Youth Court.

Made on 13 September 2024.

SUNDARESH MENON

Chief Justice.

JUDITH PRAKASH

Senior Judge.

TEH HWEE HWEE

Presiding Judge of the
Family Justice Courts.

KENNETH YAP YEW CHOH

Registrar of the
Family Justice Courts.

LIM HUI MIN

Director of Legal Aid.

YAP TEONG LIANG

Advocate and Solicitor.

FOO SIEW FONG

Advocate and Solicitor.

[AG/LEGIS/SL/104A/2020/4]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 46(7) of the Family Justice Act 2014).