s 39 Composition of offences
39. —(1) Any senior authorised officer may compound any offence under this Act or any regulations made under this Act which is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding — ( a ) $1,000 in respect of any offence where the maximum fine prescribed for that offence is less than $5,000; and ( b ) $5,000 in respect of any other prescribed offence. [6/2003; 3/2014] (2) The Minister may make regulations to prescribe the offences which may be compounded. [6/2003] (3) All sums collected under this section must be paid into the Consolidated Fund. [6/2003] —(1) Any senior authorised officer may compound any offence under this Act or any regulations made under this Act which is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding — ( a ) $1,000 in respect of any offence where the maximum fine prescribed for that offence is less than $5,000; and ( b ) $5,000 in respect of any other prescribed offence. [6/2003; 3/2014] (2) The Minister may make regulations to prescribe the offences which may be compounded. [6/2003] (3) All sums collected under this section must be paid into the Consolidated Fund. [6/2003]