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← Registration of Criminals Act 1949

Registration of Criminals Act 1949 s 7DA

s 7DA Criminal record rendered spent when community sentence completed

7DA.—(1) Despite any provision in this Part, the record in the register of an individual’s conviction within Singapore for a registrable crime for which a community sentence (as defined in section 336 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010) is passed by a court becomes spent on the date on which the community sentence is completed.[15/2010; 30/2019] [Act 26 of 2022 wef 12/06/2023] (2) In addition, where a child or young person (as defined by section 2(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993) is the subject of an order of a Youth Court mentioned in section 49(1)(e), (f), (g), (h), (i) or (j) of that Act because of a registrable crime, then despite any provision in this Part, the criminal record in the register relating to that registrable crime becomes spent —(a) at the end of any period of supervision or detention specified in the order; (b) on the day after the community sentence specified in the order is completed; or (c) on the day after the fine, damages or costs ordered to be paid are paid.[30/2019] [S 23/2025] [Act 26 of 2022 wef 12/06/2023]

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