National Environment Agency Act 2002 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 7 · Miscellaneous
46. Composition of offences
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The chief executive or any officer authorised by him or her may compound any offence under this Act which is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum of money not exceeding $1,000.
chief executive
“chief executive” means the chief executive of the Agency, and includes any individual acting in that capacity;
On payment of the sum of money, no further proceedings are to be taken against such person in respect of the offence.
The Agency may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations to prescribe the offences which may be compounded and the method and procedure by which those offences may be compounded under this section.
Agency
“Agency” means the National Environment Agency established under section 3;
All composition sums collected under this section must be paid into the Consolidated Fund.