Miscellaneous Offences Act (Formerly Known as Minor Offences Act) · s 38A

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38A.
Composition of offences
(1) The Chairman of any Municipal Board, any police officer not below the rank of Superintendent and any person authorised by name or by office by the Minister by notification published in the Gazette may, in his discretion, compound an offence under section 12 or any other offence under this Act which is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence —
(a) in the case of an individual, a sum of money not exceeding $1,000; and
(b) in the case of a body corporate, a sum of money not exceeding $2,000.
(1A) On payment of such sum of money, no further proceedings shall be taken against that person in respect of the offence.
(2) Any sum of money collected under this section shall be dealt with as if it were a fine imposed by a Court of a Magistrate.
(3) The Minister may, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, make rules to prescribe the offences which may be compounded under subsection (1) and the method and procedure thereof.

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s 38AComposition of offences

(1)

The Chairman of any Municipal Board, any police officer not below the rank of Superintendent and any person authorised by name or by office by the Minister by notification published in the Gazette may, in his discretion, compound an offence under section 12 or any other offence under this Act which is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence —

(a)

in the case of an individual, a sum of money not exceeding $1,000; and

(b)

in the case of a body corporate, a sum of money not exceeding $2,000.

(1A)

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

(2)

Any sum of money collected under this section shall be dealt with as if it were a fine imposed by a Court of a Magistrate.

(3)

The Minister may, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, make rules to prescribe the offences which may be compounded under subsection (1) and the method and procedure thereof.