Singapore legislation

Section 81

of Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act 1992

Section 81

Composition of offences

Amended by51/2018

(1)

The Minister, or any person authorised by the Minister in writing, may compound any offence under this Act, or under any regulations made under this Act, that is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding —

(a)

in the case of any offence under section 60(2) or 62(2), $20,000; or

(b)

in the case of any other offence, $5,000.

Amended by51/2018

(2)

The Minister may make regulations to prescribe the offences under this Act or any regulations made under this Act which may be compounded.[60