Section 50A: Compounding of Offences
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50A. Compounding of Offences
(1) (a) Notwithstanding section 50, the Registrar may, with the consent
of the Director of Public Prosecutions, compound an offence committed by a
person under this Act where the person agrees in writing to pay an amount
acceptable to the Registrar not exceeding the maximum penalty imposable
under this Act for that offence.
(b) For the purpose of paragraph (a), the Registrar shall chair a
committee which shall include 2 other senior officers from his staff designated by him.
(2) Every agreement to compound shall be in writing and signed by the
Registrar and the person referred to in subsection (1) (a), and witnessed by
an officer, and a copy shall be delivered to such person.
(3) Every agreement to compound shall be final and conclusive.
(4) Where the Registrar compounds an offence in accordance with this
section, no further proceedings shall be taken in respect of the offence so
compounded against the person.
[S. 50A inserted by s. 19 (e) of Act 9 of 2015 w.e.f. 14 May 2015.]
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