ENACTMENT NO. 3 OF 2002 CONTROL OF ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS (MALACCA) ENACTMENT 2002
Section 37A. Power to compound offences.
(1) The Director may, with the written consent of the Public Prosecutor, compound any offence under this Enactment except an offence under subsection 5(3) or 18(2) by accepting from the person reasonably suspected of having committed such offence a sum of money not exceeding fifty per centum of the maximum fine for that offence to which that person would have been liable if he had been convicted of that offence within such time as may be specified in his written 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, and if the amount so specified in the offer is not paid within the time specified in the offer, or such extended time as the Director may grant, prosecution for the offence may be instituted at any time after that against the person to whom the offer was made.
(3) If an offence has been compounded under subsection (1)—
(a) no prosecution shall be instituted in respect of the offence against the person to whom the offer to compound was made; and
(b) any article or thing seized in connection with the offence shall be released or forfeited or destroyed, subject to such terms and conditions as may be imposed by the Director.
(4) Any money paid to the Director pursuant to subsection (1) shall be paid into and form part of the Consolidated Fund.