Penal Code 1871 s 83

s 83 Act of a child of or above 10 and below 12 years of age, who has not sufficient maturity of understanding

83. Nothing is an offence which is done by a child of or above 10 years and below 12, who has not attained sufficient maturity of understanding to judge of the nature and consequence of his conduct on that occasion.[15/2019]

Read this section in the full act → · Open Chapter 4 →

Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. Read the official text ↗

Source: Singapore Statutes Online (Attorney-General's Chambers), © Government of Singapore.

The Singapore legislation on this platform is subject to copyright of the Singapore Government and is used/reproduced for the purposes of this platform with the permission of the Attorney-General's Chambers. Users of this platform may check Singapore Statutes Online for the latest version of the Singapore legislation.

What to look at next

Penal Code 1871, full textChapter navigation and full text, so you can read this section in contextSingapore legislation Singapore Acts by type and yearGrouped by instrument type and year of enactment, so you can find others of the same kindBrowse by type and year Chapter 4 — General Exceptions — read this in contextThe surrounding text of the act in order, so you can see what comes before and afterChapters and sections