Malaysia legislation
Section 146
Section 146
(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 where the amount specified in the offer is not paid within the time specified in the offer or within such extended period as the Controller or the Deputy Controller or any person authorized in writing by the Controller may grant, prosecution for the offence may be instituted at any time thereafter against the person to whom the offer was made.
(3)
Where an offence has been compounded under subsection (1)—
(a)
no prosecution shall thereafter be instituted in respect of such offence against the person to whom the offer to compound was made; and
(b)
any goods, thing, book, document, record or other article seized in connection with such offence may be released as directed by the Controller.
(4)
Any moneys paid to the Controller or the Deputy Controller or any person authorized in writing by the Controller, as the case may be, under this section shall be paid into and form part of the Federal Consolidated Fund.
Institution of prosecution