Section 144

Any police officer not below the rank of inspector specially authorised by name in that behalf by the Minister or any employee of the Authority specially authorised by name in that behalf by the Executive Director may, in his discretion, compound any such offence under this Act or the regulations made thereunder as may be prescribed as being an offence which may be compounded by collecting from the person reasonably suspected of having committed the same a sum of money not exceeding $500.

On payment of such sum of money, no further proceedings shall be taken against such person in respect of such offence.

The Authority may with the approval of the Minister make regulations to prescribe the offences which may be compounded and the method and procedure by which such offences may be compounded under this section.

All sums of money received for the composition of offences under this section shall be paid into the funds of the Authority.[125A