Islamic Financial Services Act 2013 · s 264

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264.
Power to compound
(1) The Governor may, with the consent in writing of the Public
Prosecutor, offer in writing to compound any offence punishable under  this Act  or  any  regulations  made  under  this Act, by accepting from the person reasonably suspected of having committed the

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offence, such sum of money not exceeding the amount of the maximum fine to which that person would have been liable if he had been convicted of the offence, within such time as may be 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 Governor 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 in respect of the offence against the person to whom the offer to compound was made, and any document or thing seized in connection with the offence may be released by the
Bank, subject to such terms and conditions as the Bank thinks fit.
(4) All sums of money accepted under subsection (1) shall be paid into the Federal Consolidated Fund.

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s 264Power to compound

(1)

The Governor may, with the consent in writing of the Public

Prosecutor, offer in writing to compound any offence punishable under this Act or any regulations made under this Act, by accepting from the person reasonably suspected of having committed the

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offence, such sum of money not exceeding the amount of the maximum fine to which that person would have been liable if he had been convicted of the offence, within such time as may be 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 Governor 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 in respect of the offence against the person to whom the offer to compound was made, and any document or thing seized in connection with the offence may be released by the

Bank, subject to such terms and conditions as the Bank thinks fit.

(4)

All sums of money accepted under subsection (1) shall be paid into the Federal Consolidated Fund.