Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts Sri Lanka Consolidated ActsCompounding of offences
| 21. The Director-General may, having regard to the circumstances in which the offence was committed and with the approval of the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister, compound my offence under this Act for a sum of money equal to not less than one fifth of the maximum fine imposable for such offence, and may, as part of the compounding of the offence, with the approval of such secretary, order the release of any boat, vessel, vehicle or article seized under section 20 on payment of a sum of money not exceeding the aggregate of the estimated value of the boat, vessel, vehicle or article. All sums received by the Director-General for the composition of an offence shall be applied in the manner set out in section 28. |