Composition of offences

The market committee may accept from any person who has committed, or is reasonably suspected of having committed, an offence against this Act or the rules or by-laws made under this Act, by way of composition of such offence- (a) where the offence consists of the failure to pay or the evasion of any fee, or other amount recoverable under this Act or the rules or by-laws made under this Act, in addition to the fee, or other amount so recoverable a sum of money not exceeding Rs. 1,000 or double the amount of the fee, or other amount whichever is less; and (b) in other cases a sum of money not exceeding Rs. 1,500.