Section 46
Compounding of offences
of Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Act 2011
The Director General may, with the consent in writing of the Public Prosecutor, offer in writing to compound any offence committed by any person under this Act and prescribed to be a compoundable offence by making a written offer to such person to compound the offence upon payment to the Director General of such amount not exceeding fifty per centum of the amount of the maximum fine for that 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.
(3)
If the amount specified in the offer under subsection (1) is not paid within the time specified in the offer or within such extended period as the Director General may grant, prosecution for the offence may be
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instituted at any time after that against the person to whom the offer was made.
(4)
Where an offence has been compounded under subsection (1), no prosecution shall thereafter be instituted in respect of such offence against the person to whom the offer to compound was made.
(5)
The Director General may, in writing, delegate his functions and duties under this section to any enforcement officers subject to such terms and conditions as he thinks fit, but a delegation under this subsection shall not preclude the Director General from performing or exercising the functions and duties that have been delegated.