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Postal Services Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part · Enforcement Powers and Procedures
Postal Services Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part · Enforcement Powers and Procedures
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An officer or employee of the Authority specially authorised by name in that behalf by the Authority may, in his discretion, compound any offence 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 —
Authority
“Authority” means the Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam established by section 3 of the Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam Order, 2001;
$1,000; or
half the maximum fine prescribed for that offence, whichever is the lower.
On payment of such sum of money, no further proceedings shall be taken against that person in respect of the offence.
The Minister may, with the consent of His Majesty the Sultan and
Yang Di-Pertuan, make regulations prescribing the offences which may be compounded.
All sums collected under this section shall be paid to the
Authority.
Postal Services
Authority
“Authority” means the Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam established by section 3 of the Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam Order, 2001;
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