Power of compound offences

Power of compound offences. Explanation. The committee or its Executive Officer may authorise any person and shall be deemed to have authorized any person appointed to this end by the State Government to make complaints or to give information, without previous reference to the committee, either generally in regard to all offences against this Act and the rules or bye-laws thereunder, or particularly in regard only to specified offence or offences of a specified class. The person authorized may be authorized of office; if he is president, vice- president, Medical Officer of Health or Secretary of the committee, or officer in charge of a police station; in other cases the authority must be personal. The authority must in all case, be in writing, and may at any time be cancelled by the committee. (1) The committee or with the authorization of the committee its president, vise-president, Executive Officer, Medical officer of Health or Secretary, or any sub-committee thereof, may accept from any person against whom a reasonable suspicion exists that he has committed an offence against this Act or any rule or bye-law, a sum of money by way of compensation for such offence. (2) On payment of such sum of money the suspected person if in custody shall be discharged, and no further proceedings shall be taken against him in regard to the offence or alleged offence so compounded for. (3) Sums paid by way of composition under this section shall be credited to the municipal fund. (4) Authorization under sub-section (1) to accept composition for alleged offences may be given by the committee either generally in regard to all offences under this Act and the rules and bye-laws, or particularly in regard only to specified offences or offences of a specified class, and may at any time be withdrawn by the committee. (5) If the committee has not authorized any of the officers specified in sub-section (1), it shall if so required by the Deputy Commissioner give such authorization to any of the officers specified in sub-section (1), and shall not withdraw authorisa- tion given on such requisition without the sanction of the Deputy Commissioner.