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← Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1996

Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1996 s 102

s 102 Composition of offences

102.—(1) Any police officer not below the rank of sergeant authorised by name in that behalf by the Minister, or any employee or officer of the Authority authorised in that behalf by the Chief Executive, may compound any offence under this Act or the regulations made under this Act that is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from the person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding the lower of the following:(a) one half of the amount of the maximum fine that is prescribed for the offence; (b) $2,000.[40/2017] (2) Without limiting subsection (1), any appointed officer authorised in that behalf by the Chief Executive may exercise the power under subsection (1) in relation to any offence under the regulations made under section 89C that is prescribed as a compoundable offence.[40/2017] (3) On payment of such sum of money under subsection (1) or (2), no further proceedings are to be taken against that person in respect of the offence.[40/2017] (4) The Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations under section 119 prescribing the offences that may be compounded.[40/2017]

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