Section 37
Compounding of offences
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Section 37
(1)
The Director and Deputy Director of Fisheries and any police officer not below the rank of Superintendent may compound any offence against this Act, except an offence under section 17(1) or 18, by collecting from the person reasonably suspected of having committed that offence a sum of money not exceeding $1,000.
[S 81/2010]
(2)
Where a fishing appliance and any fish caught is the subject matter of any offence compounded under subsection (1), such fishing appliance and any fish caught may be confiscated and disposed of as directed by the Director.
Fisheries
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