Singapore legislation
Section 33
Section 33
Composition of offences
(1)
The Commissioner or an authorised officer 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.
(2)
On payment of the sum of money, no further proceedings are to be taken against that person in respect of the prosecution of the offence.
(3)
All sums collected under this section are to be paid into the Consolidated Fund.