Singapore legislation

Clause 30

of Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Bill

Clause 30

Composition of offences

(1)

The Director may, in his discretion, compound any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder which is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding —

(a)

$1,000 in respect of any offence where the maximum fine prescribed for that offence is less than $5,000; and

(b)

$5,000 in respect of any other offence.

(2)

The Minister may make regulations to prescribe the offences which may be compounded.