Singapore legislation
Section 70
Section 70
Composition of offences
(1)
The Board may compound any offence under this Act that may be prescribed as an offence which may be compounded by collecting from the person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum of money not exceeding $5,000.
(2)
On payment of the sum of money, no further proceedings are to be taken against that person in respect of that offence except that any compensation, damages, fees, costs or expenses which are provided to be paid under this Act remain payable.
(3)
Nothing in this section prevents the Board from issuing any further notice referred to in section 41 in respect of the same matter to the person who has paid the sum of money.