Destruction of Disease-Bearing Insects Act 1975 · Updated to 1 Jan 2006 · Part IV · Miscellaneous
25. Power to compound
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
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
Director General
“Director General” means the Director General of Health, Malaysia;
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.
Medical Officer of Health
“Medical Officer of Health” means any medical practitioner in the service of the Government or any local authority who is for the time being carrying out the duties of a Medical Officer of Health in any area, district or local authority area, including the airport and port limits thereof, and includes the Deputy Director General of Health (Public Health), the Director of Disease Control, any Deputy Director of Disease Control, any State Director of Health Services and his Deputy;
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.
inspector
“inspector” means any person who is a public health inspector in the service of the Government or any local authority and includes any other person designated in writing by the Director General or a Medical Officer of Health to be an inspector for the purpose of this Act;
Where an offence has been compounded under subsection
, no prosecution shall be instituted after that in respect of the offence against the person to whom the offer to compound was made.
Terms defined in s 2
Director General
Defined · s 2“Director General” means the Director General of Health, Malaysia;
inspector
Defined · s 2“inspector” means any person who is a public health inspector in the service of the Government or any local authority and includes any other person designated in writing by the Director General or a Medical Officer of Health to be an inspector for the purpose of this Act;
Medical Officer of Health
Defined · s 2“Medical Officer of Health” means any medical practitioner in the service of the Government or any local authority who is for the time being carrying out the duties of a Medical Officer of Health in any area, district or local authority area, including the airport and port limits thereof, and includes the Deputy Director General of Health (Public Health), the Director of Disease Control, any Deputy Director of Disease Control, any State Director of Health Services and his Deputy;