Medical Registration Act 1997 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 8 · General
66A. Composition of offences
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The Medical Council may compound any offence under this Act 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:
Medical Council
“Medical Council” means the Medical Council of Singapore established under section 3(1) of the repealed Medical Registration Act, and by virtue of section 3 of this Act means the Singapore Medical Council;
one‑half of the amount of the maximum fine that is prescribed for the offence; (b)$5,000.
On payment of the sum of money, no further proceedings are to be taken against that person in respect of the offence.
The Medical Council may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations to prescribe the offences which may be compounded.
All sums collected under this section must be paid into the Consolidated Fund.