Singapore legislation
Section 44
Section 44
Composition of offences
(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:
one half of the amount of the maximum fine that is prescribed for the offence;
$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.
(3)
The Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations prescribing the offences which may be compounded.
(4)
All sums collected under this section must be paid into the Consolidated Fund.