Section 51
Composition of offences
ActIn forceProvision 96 of 107
Section 51
Amended by34/200734/2007
(1)
An officer or employee of the Postal Authority specially authorised by name in that behalf by the Postal Authority 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:
(a)
$5,000;
(b)
one half the maximum fine prescribed for that offence.
Amended by34/2007
(2)
On payment of the sum of money, no further proceedings are to be taken against that person in respect of the offence.
Amended by34/2007
(3)
The Postal Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations prescribing the offences that may be compounded.