Singapore legislation
Section 37
of Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Act 1998
Section 37
Composition of offences
(1)
The Director may compound any such offence under this Act or any regulations made under this Act as may be prescribed as being an offence which may be compounded by collecting from the person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding $2,000.
(2)
The Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations prescribing the offences which may be compounded.