ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH ACT(CHAPTER 95)ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH(COMPOSITION OF OFFENCES UNDER PART IX)REGULATIONS 2019ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONSRegulation1. Citation and commencement2. Compoundable offences3. Payment into Consolidated FundIn exercise of the powers conferred by section 80A of theEnvironmental Public Health Act, the Minister for theEnvironment and Water Resources makes the following Regulations:Citation and commencement1. These Regulations are the Environmental Public Health(Composition of Offences under Part IX) Regulations 2019 andcome into operation on 1 April 2019.Compoundable offences2.—(1) The Director-General, Food Administration, or anemployee of the Singapore Food Agency authorised in writing bythe Director-General, Food Administration for the purpose of theseRegulations, may compound any offence specified in paragraph (2),by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of havingcommitted the offence a sum not exceeding the lower of thefollowing:(a) one half of the amount of the maximum fine that isprescribed for the offence;1 S 277/2019(b) $5,000.(2) The compoundable offences are as follows:(a) any offence (other than a continuing offence) undersection 79(6) of the Act;(b) any offence under the Environmental Public Health (WaterSuitable for Drinking) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (G.N. No.S 274/2019).(3) On payment of the composition amount under paragraph (1), nofurther proceedings are to be taken against that person in respect ofthe offence.Payment into Consolidated Fund3. All sums collected under these Regulations must be paid into theConsolidated Fund.Made on 1 April 2019