Destruction of Disease-Bearing Insects Act 1975 · s 25

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25.
Power to compound
(1) The Director General, a Medical Officer of Health, an inspector or a public officer authorized in writing in that behalf by the Director General may compound any offence committed by any person under this Act or any regulations made under this Act and prescribed by regulations made under this Act and prescribed by regulations made under this Act to be a compoundable offence, by making a written offer to the person suspected of having committed the offence to compound the offence upon payment to the Director
General, a Medical Officer of Health, an inspector or a public officer so authorized of an amount not exceeding *five hundred ringgit within the time specified in the offer.
(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, and if the amount specified in the offer is not paid within the time specified in the offer or within such extended period as the Director General, a Medical Officer of Health, an inspector or a public officer so authorized may grant, prosecution for the offence may be instituted at any time after that against the person to whom the offer was made.
(3) Where an offence has been compounded under subsection
(1), no prosecution shall be instituted after that in respect of the offence against the person to whom the offer to compound was made.

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s 25Power to compound

(1)

The Director General, a Medical Officer of Health, an inspector or a public officer authorized in writing in that behalf by the Director General may compound any offence committed by any person under this Act or any regulations made under this Act and prescribed by regulations made under this Act and prescribed by regulations made under this Act to be a compoundable offence, by making a written offer to the person suspected of having committed the offence to compound the offence upon payment to the Director

General, a Medical Officer of Health, an inspector or a public officer so authorized of an amount not exceeding *five hundred ringgit within the time specified in the offer.

(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, and if the amount specified in the offer is not paid within the time specified in the offer or within such extended period as the Director General, a Medical Officer of Health, an inspector or a public officer so authorized may grant, prosecution for the offence may be instituted at any time after that against the person to whom the offer was made.

(3)

Where an offence has been compounded under subsection

(1)

, no prosecution shall be instituted after that in respect of the offence against the person to whom the offer to compound was made.