Clause 4

The proper authority may, in its discretion, compound any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder as may be prescribed as being an offence which may be compounded by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence —

a sum not exceeding $1,000 in the case of an offence under this Act; or

a sum not exceeding $500 in the case of an offence under the regulations.(2) On payment of such sum, no further proceedings shall be taken against that person in respect of the offence.(3) The Minister may make regulations to prescribe the offences which may be compounded and the method and procedure by which those offences may be compounded under this section.Enlistment inspectors32B. The proper authority may appoint one or more public officers as enlistment inspectors to investigate the commission of any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder.Powers of enlistment inspectors and police officers32C.—

Any enlistment inspector may arrest without warrant any person who he reasonably believes has committed an offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder.(2) Where a person is arrested by an enlistment inspector under this section, the enlistment inspector shall comply with sections 35 and 36 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68) as if he were a police officer.(3) In any case relating to the commission of an offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder, any enlistment inspector shall have the power to do all or any of the following:

to require by order any person who the enlistment inspector has reason to believe has any article, document or information relevant to the carrying out of the provisions of this Act or any regulations made thereunder to produce any such article or document, or give such information, and to retain the article or document, or make copies of such documents;

to examine orally any person supposed to be acquainted with the facts and circumstances relevant to the carrying out of the provisions of this Act or any regulations made thereunder, and to reduce into writing the answer given or statement made by that person who shall be bound to state truly the facts and circumstances with which he is acquainted, and the statement made by that person shall be read over to him and shall, after correction, be signed by him;

to require by order in writing the attendance before him of any person who, from information given or otherwise, appears to be acquainted with the facts and circumstances relevant to the carrying out of the provisions of this Act or any regulations made thereunder, and that person shall so attend as required and if he fails to attend as so required, to report such failure to a Magistrate who may thereupon issue a warrant to secure the attendance of that person as required by the order.(4) Any enlistment inspector specially authorised in writing by the proper authority may, with a warrant issued by the proper authority, and with or without assistance, enter and search any premises, if he has reasonable cause to believe —

that evidence of the commission of an offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder can be found therein; and

that a person to whom an order under subsection (3)(a) has been or might be issued will not or would not produce the article, document or information as directed in the order or that the document, article or information is not in the possession of any person,and may seize any evidence so found. (5) In addition to any other power conferred by written law, any police officer may exercise the powers conferred upon an enlistment inspector under subsections (1) and (3).”.