Singapore legislation
Clause 14
Clause 14
Amendment of section 10
Section 10 of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsections:“(1) An investigation officer, with the approval of the Commissioner, 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)
$1,000,whichever is the lower.(1A) On payment of such sum of money, no further proceedings shall be taken against that person in respect of the offence.”.