Singapore legislation
Section 27A
Section 27A
Composition of offences
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(1)
The Controller may compound any offence under this Act or any rules made 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 the lower of the following:
(a)
one half of the amount of the maximum fine that is prescribed for the offence;
(b)
$5,000.
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(2)
On payment of the sum of money, no further proceedings may be taken against that person in respect of the offence.
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(3)
The Minister may make rules to prescribe the offences which may be compounded.
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(4)
All sums collected under this section must be paid to the Consolidated Fund.
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