Hotels (Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur) Act 2003 · Updated to 1 Aug 2013 · Part IV · Miscellaneous
32. Compounding of offences
Feedback & supportThe Commissioner or any officer specially authorized in writing by the Commissioner for that purpose may with the consent of the Public Prosecutor compound any offence committed by any person under this Act and prescribed 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
Commissioner
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the City of Kuala Lumpur appointed under section 4 of the Federal Capital Act 1960;
Commissioner of an amount of money not exceeding the amount of the maximum fine for that offence within the time specified in the offer.
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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 period specified in the offer or within such extended period as the Commissioner or the specially authorized officer may grant, prosecution for the offence may be instituted at any time after that against the person to whom the offer was made.
person
“person” includes a body of persons, corporate or unincorporate, a joint venture or trust;
If 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 and any thing seized in connection with the offence shall be released, subject to such terms and condition as may be prescribed.
condition
“condition” or “restriction”, when used in connection with a licence, means a condition or restriction imposed under subsection 4(4).
All moneys received under this section shall be paid into the fund constituted under any law relating to local government.