- (b) if there is no such officer, every member of the committee or other similar governing body (other than a member who is proved to have been ignorant of, or to have attempted to prevent the commission of, the offence),
shall also be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
Seizable offence
26. Every offence under this Part shall be deemed to be a seizable offence within the meaning of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68).
Composition of offences
27.—(1) The Registrar may, in his discretion, compound any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder which is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum of money not exceeding $500.
(2) On payment of such sum of money, no further proceedings shall be taken against such person in respect of the offence.
Sanction to prosecute
28. No prosecution for any offence under this Act shall be instituted without the sanction of the Public Prosecutor.
Monitoring powers of Registrar
29.—(1) The Registrar may by notice require the relevant person in the case of any political association—
- (a) to produce, for inspection by the Registrar or a person authorised by the Registrar, any such books, documents or other records relating to the income and expenditure of the political association as the Registrar may reasonably require for the purposes of the carrying out by his function under this Act or any regulations made thereunder; or
- (b) to furnish the Registrar, or a person authorised by the Registrar, with such information or explanation relating to
