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Part 7 · Miscellaneous

44. Composition of offences

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Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2014.

(1)

The Chief Executive or any officer of the Authority who is authorised by the Chief Executive may compound any offence under this Act which is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding the lower of the following:

(a)

one half of the amount of the maximum fine that is prescribed for the offence;

(b)

$5,000.

(2)

On payment of the sum of money, no further proceedings are to be taken against that person in respect of the offence.[36

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