Malaysia legislation
Section 29F
Section 29F
(2)
An offer to compound under subsection (1) may be made at any time after the offence has been committed but before any prosecution for it has been instituted.
(3)
Where the amount specified in the offer to compound is not paid within the time specified in the offer, or within such extended period as may be granted by the Registrar or an Inspector specifically authorized under subsection (1), prosecution for that offence may be instituted at any time after such period against the person to whom the offer to compound was made.
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(4)
Where an offence has been compounded under subsection (1), no prosecution shall, within the time specified in subsection (3), be instituted in respect of the offence against the person to whom the offer to compound was made.
(5)
All monies paid to the Registrar or to an Inspector specifically authorized under subsection (1) shall be paid into and form part of—
(a)
in the case of Peninsular Malaysia and the Federal
Territory of Labuan, the Federal Consolidated Fund; and
(b)
in the case of the States of Sabah and Sarawak, the State
Consolidated Fund of the State respectively.
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