Singapore legislation

Clause 12

of Public Utilities (Amendment) Bill

Clause 12

Amendment of section 59

Section 59 of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:“(1) The Board may, in its discretion —

(a)

compound any offence under section 45A by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding $10,000; and

(b)

compound any other offence under this Act or regulations made 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 $3,000.”.