Singapore legislation
Section 44
Section 44
Composition of offences
Amended by18/2014
(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:
(a)
one half of the amount of the maximum fine that is prescribed for the offence;
(b)
$5,000.
Amended by18/2014
(2)
On payment of the sum of money, no further proceedings are to be taken against that person in respect of the offence.[36