Composition of offences
19. The Minister or any person authorised by him may, in his discretion, compound any offence under this Act by collecting from the person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding $5,000, or in the case of an offence under section 17, a sum not exceeding $500.
Regulations
20.—(1) The Minister may make such regulations as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of this Act.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Minister may make regulations relating to—
- (a) the terms and conditions, manner and method of any payment to female employees and self-employed women under section 9;
- (b) the manner and method of determining the income which a self-employed woman is entitled to claim from the Government under section 9;
- (c) the manner by which and the terms and conditions subject to which an employer may be reimbursed under section 10;
- (d) the authority responsible for the assessment and payment of the income which a self-employed woman is entitled to claim under section 9 or the reimbursement which an employer is entitled to claim under section 10;
- (e) the registers and records to be maintained for the purposes of Part III and the forms and contents thereof; and
- (f) the prescribing of anything that may be prescribed under this Act.
(3) Any regulations made under this section may provide that any act or omission in contravention of any regulation shall be an offence and may provide for the imposition of penalties for such offence not exceeding a fine of $20,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or both.
Exemption
21. The Minister may, subject to such terms and conditions as he may specify, exempt any person from complying with any requirement of this Act.
