Children and Young Persons (Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2025

No. S 813

Children and Young Persons
(Amendment) Act 2019

Children and Young Persons
(Saving and Transitional Provisions)
Regulations 2025

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 76(5) of the Children and Young Persons (Amendment) Act 2019, the Minister for Social and Family Development makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations are the Children and Young Persons (Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2025 and come into operation on 30 December 2025.

Saving and transitional provisions

2.—(1)  Despite section 45 of the Children and Young Persons (Amendment) Act 2019, where immediately before 30 December 2025, a person who is 16 years of age or older but below 18 years of age —

(a) has been arrested;

(b) has not been released on bail;

(c) has not been brought before any court; and

(d) is remanded in custody in a lock-up,

the person may, on or after 30 December 2025, continue to be remanded in custody in the lock‑up until the person is brought before a Youth Court or a Magistrate in accordance with section 36 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993 as in force on 30 December 2025.

(2)  Despite section 2(2)(b) of the Children and Young Persons (Amendment) Act 2019, read with section 80(1) and (2) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993, where immediately before 30 December 2025, a person who is 16 years of age or older but below 18 years of age —

(a) has been arrested;

(b) has not been released on bail;

(c) has been charged with an offence before a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court; and

(d) is remanded in custody in a prison,

the person may, on or after 30 December 2025, continue to be remanded in custody in any prison until —

(e) the person is sentenced or acquitted; or

(f) if the person’s case is remitted by a District Court or Magistrate’s Court to the Youth Court under section 8 of the Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2025, the District Court or Magistrate’s Court remands the person in custody in a remand home.

Made on 16 December 2025.

AUBECK KAM

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Social and Family Development,
Singapore.

[R&P - L/C/P - (RPR) REHAB/YO - CYPA {E}; AG/LEGIS/SL/38/2025/1]