Section 14

by substituting for subsection (1) the following subsection:

“(1)  The Perbadanan may, with the consent in writing of the Public Prosecutor, compound any offence committed by any person under this Act or subsidiary legislation made thereunder prescribed to be a compoundable offence by regulations made under this Act by making a written offer to the person reasonably suspected to have committed the offence to compound the offence upon payment to the Perbadanan of a sum of money not exceeding fifty per centum of the amount of 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 the written offer.”; and

by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsections:

“(1a)  An offer under subsection (1) may be made at any time after the offence has been committed but before any prosecution for the offence has been instituted, and where the amount specified in the offer is not paid within the time specified in the offer, or such extended time as the Perbadanan may grant, prosecution for the offence may be instituted at any time after that against the person to whom the offer was made.

Where an offence has been compounded under this section, no prosecution shall be instituted in respect of the offence against the person to whom the offer to compound was made.

All sums of money received by the Perbadanan under this section shall be paid into and form part of the Federal Consolidated Fund.”.

Amendment of section 29