Singapore legislation
Clause 41
Clause 41
Composition of offences
(1)
The Commissioner or any police officer authorised in writing by the Commissioner may, in his discretion, compound any offence under this Act which is prescribed as an offence which may be compounded by the Commissioner or such police officer by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding the lower of either of the following amounts:
(a)
one half of the amount of the maximum fine that is prescribed for the offence; or
(b)
$5,000.
(2)
On payment of such sum of money, no further proceedings shall be taken against that person in respect of the offence.