Malaysia legislation
Section 90
Section 90
Compounding of offences
(2)
An offer 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)
If the amount specified in the offer is not paid within the time specified in the offer, or such extended time as the
Director General may grant, prosecution for the offence may be instituted at any time after that against the person to whom the offer was made.
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(4)
Where an offence has been compounded under this section—
(a)
no prosecution shall be instituted in respect of the offence against the person to whom the offer to compound was made; and
(b)
any document or thing seized in connection with the offence may be released by the Director General, subject to such terms as the Director General thinks fit.
(5)
All sums of moneys received by the Director General under this section shall be paid into and form part of the Federal
Consolidated Fund.
Power of investigation