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Rh ::(ii) a question or request of the Authority or an authorised officer made under this Act, the person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the document, statement or information—
 * (a) is not false or misleading in a material particular; or
 * (b) did not omit any matter or thing without which the statement or information (as the case may be) is misleading in a material particular.

Composition of offences

14.—(1) The Chief Executive of the Authority, or any employee of the Authority authorised in writing by the Authority for the purpose of this section, may compound any offence under this Act that is prescribed as a compoundable offence.

(2) A compoundable offence may be compounded under this section by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding the lower of the following:
 * (a) one half of the amount of the maximum fine that is prescribed for the offence;
 * (b) $5,000.

(3) On payment of the sum of money, no further proceedings are to be taken against that person in respect of the offence.

(4) All sums collected under this section must be paid into the Consolidated Fund.

Forfeiture of vehicles, etc.

15.—(1) Subject to this section, all things seized or surrendered under the provisions of this Act are liable to forfeiture by a court.