Singapore legislation
Clause 109
Clause 109
Composition of offences
(1)
The Minister may compound any offence under this Act (except an offence mentioned in subsection (2)) that is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding the lower of the following:
one half of the amount of the maximum fine that is prescribed for the offence;
$10,000.
(2)
The Minister may compound any offence under Part 4 or 5 (other than an offence under section 70, 71 or 82(2)) that is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from a person (X) reasonably suspected of having committed the offence —
where X is an individual, a sum not exceeding the lower of the following:
one half of the amount of the maximum fine prescribed for the offence that may be imposed on an individual who is convicted of that offence;
$20,000; or
in any other case, a sum not exceeding the lower of the following:
one half of the amount of the maximum fine prescribed for the offence that may be imposed on a person (other than an individual) who is convicted of that offence;
$200,000.
(3)
On payment of the sum of money, no further proceedings are to be taken against that person in respect of the offence.
(4)
All sums collected under this section must be paid into the Consolidated Fund.