Singapore legislation
Section 27
Section 27
Composition of offences
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(1)
The Board may compound any offence under this Act or the regulations that 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.
Amended by47/2017
(2)
On payment of the sum of money, no further proceedings are to be taken against that person in respect of the offence.
Amended by47/2017
(3)
All sums collected under this section must be paid into the Consolidated Fund.
Amended by47/2017