Malaysian Rubber Board (Incorporation) Act 1996 · Updated to 1 Dec 2011 · Part VIII · General
57. Compounding of offences
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
The Director General may compound any offence committed by any person under this Act, 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 maximum fine for that offence within such time as may be specified in the offer.
Director General
“Director General” means the Director General of the Board appointed under section 18; _____________________________________________________ *NOTE−All reference to “West Malaysia” shall be construed as reference to “Peninsular Malaysia” −see the Interpretation (Amendment) Act 1997, subsection 5(2). Malaysian Rubber Board (Incorporation) 9
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 Director General may grant, prosecution for the offence may be instituted at any time
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thereafter against the person to whom the offer was made.
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.
Terms defined in s 2
Director General
Defined · s 2“Director General” means the Director General of the Board appointed under section 18; _____________________________________________________ *NOTE−All reference to “West Malaysia” shall be construed as reference to “Peninsular Malaysia” −see the Interpretation (Amendment) Act 1997, subsection 5(2). Malaysian Rubber Board (Incorporation) 9
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