17. Composition of offences
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A senior officer of customs authorised in that behalf by the Director-General may compound any offence under sections 5(3) and (6), 6(4), 8(4) and (7) and 12(2) by accepting from the person reasonably suspected of having committed an offence a sum not exceeding $500.
senior officer of customs
“senior officer of customs” means —(a)the Director-General;(b)the Deputy Director-General, any Senior Director and any Director of Customs and Excise appointed under section 4(1) of the Customs Act;(c)any Senior Superintendent, Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent of Customs and Excise appointed under section 4(4) of that Act;(d)any officer of customs vested with the powers of a senior officer of customs under section 4(5) of that Act;(e)any police officer having the powers of a senior officer of customs by virtue of section 7 of that Act;