Compounding of offences

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Chapter XI OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

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(1) Any offence, whether committed before or after the commencement of this Regulation, punishable under sections 44 and 45 or any rule made thereunder, may, before the institution of prosecution, be compounded by such officers of the fire and emergency service and for such amount as the Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf: Provided that no offence shall be compoundable which is committed by failure to comply with a notice, order or requisition issued by or on behalf of the Government or of any of the officers authorised under this Regulation and until the same has been complied with.
(2) Where an offence has been compounded under sub-section (1), the offender, if in custody, shall be discharged and no further action shall be taken against him in respect of such offence.

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