Singapore legislation
Clause 15
Clause 15
New section 30A
In the principal Act, after section 30, insert —“Composition of offences30A.—
(1)
The Registrar or an Assistant Registrar may compound any offence under this Act or any regulations that is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding one half of the amount of the maximum fine that is prescribed for the offence. (2) On payment of the sum of money under subsection (1), no further proceedings are to be taken against that person in respect of the offence.(3) All sums collected under this section must be paid into the Consolidated Fund.”.