s 18 Person in respect of whom offence compounded not to be liable to prosecution in respect of that offence
(1) Any person in respect of whom an offence is compounded under section 17 shall not be liable to prosecution in respect of that offence and if any prosecution is brought, it shall be a good defence for him to prove that the offence was compounded under that section.
(2) An order made under subsection 17(3) shall, on its production before any court, be treated as proof of the commission of the offence that is compounded and of the other matters set out therein.
Malay text (authoritative)
Orang yang berkenaan dengannya kesalahan dikompaun tidak boleh didakwa berkenaan dengan kesalahan itu
(1) Seseorang yang berkenaan dengannya suatu kesalahan dikompaun di bawah seksyen 17 tidak boleh didakwa berkenaan dengan kesalahan itu dan jika apa-apa pendakwaan dibawa terhadapnya, menjadi suatu pembelaan yang memadai baginya untuk membuktikan bahawa kesalahan itu telah dikompaun di bawah seksyen itu.
(2) Suatu perintah yang dibuat di bawah subseksyen 17(3) hendaklah, apabila dikemukakan di hadapan mana-mana mahkamah, dianggap sebagai bukti tentang berlakunya kesalahan yang dikompaun itu dan tentang perkara lain yang dinyatakan di dalamnya.
Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
