Environmental Quality Act 1974 · Updated to 7 Jul 2024 · Part VI · Miscellaneous
45. Compounding of offences
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
The Director General or any Deputy Director General, or any public officer, any Government Department, any local authority or any corporation to whom the Director General has delegated such power in writing, may, with the written consent of the Public Prosecutor,
Director General
“Director General” means the Director General of Environmental Quality referred to in section 3;
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compound any offence under this Act or the regulations made thereunder prescribed by the Minister as an offence which may be compounded by accepting from the person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence, a sum of money not exceeding fifty per centum of the maximum fine to which the person would have been liable to if he had been convicted of the offence, within such time as may be specified in his written offer.
prescribed
“prescribed” means prescribed by or under this Act or continued in operation by this Act;
The Minister may make rules to prescribe the method and procedure for compounding such offences.
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for environment protection;
Terms defined in s 2
Director General
Defined · s 2“Director General” means the Director General of Environmental Quality referred to in section 3;
local authority
Defined · s 2“local authority” includes any person or body of persons appointed under any written law to exercise and perform the powers and duties which are conferred or imposed on a local authority under any written law; Environmental Quality 13
Minister
Defined · s 2“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for environment protection;
prescribed
Defined · s 2“prescribed” means prescribed by or under this Act or continued in operation by this Act;