Singapore legislation

Clause 6

of Business Registration (Amendment) Bill

Clause 6

Repeal and re-enactment of section 29

Section 29 of the principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:“Composition of offences29.—

(1)

The Registrar may, in his discretion, 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 —

(a)

one half of the amount of the maximum fine that is prescribed for the offence; or

(b)

$5,000,whichever is the lower.(2) On payment of such sum of money, no further proceedings shall be taken against that person in respect of the offence.(3) All sums collected under this section shall be paid to the Authority.”.

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