Singapore legislation

Section 68

of Registered Designs Act 2000

Section 68

Composition of offences

(1)

The Registrar or any person authorised by the Registrar in writing 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 of money not exceeding $2,000.

(2)

The Office may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations to prescribe the offences that may be compounded.

(3)

On payment of the sum of money, no further proceedings are to be taken against that person in respect of the offence.

(4)

All sums collected under this section must be paid into the funds of the Office.