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NO. 29 OF 2019


“last email address” means—
(a) the last email address given by the addressee concerned to the person giving or serving the document as the email address for the service of documents under this Act; or
(b) the last email address of the addressee concerned known to the person giving or serving the document;
“residential address” means an individual’s usual or last known place of residence in Singapore.

Composition of offences

49.—(1) An authorised officer may compound any offence under this Act that is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding the lower of the following:

(a) one half of the amount of the maximum fine that is prescribed for the offence;
(b) $5,000.

(2) On payment of such sum of money, no further proceedings are to be taken against that person in respect of the offence.

(3) All sums collected under this section must be paid into the Consolidated Fund.

Exemption

50. The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, exempt any person or any class of persons from all or any of the provisions of this Act, subject to the conditions as may be specified in the order.

Amendment of Schedule

51.—(1) The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, amend the Schedule.

(2) The Minister may, in an order under subsection (1), make such provisions of a saving or transitional nature consequent on the