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26 Jurisdiction of court

18. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68), a District Court shall have jurisdiction to try any offence under this Act and shall have power to impose the full penalty or punishment in respect of the offence.

Composition of offences

19.—(1) The Director-General may, in his discretion, compound any offence under this Act which is prescribed as a compoundable offence 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.

(2) On payment of such sum of money, no further proceedings shall be taken against that person in respect of the offence.

(3) All sums collected under this section shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.

Notices may be given by authorised officer

20.—(1) All notices which the Director-General is empowered to give by or under this Act may, subject to the direction of the Director-General, be given by any authorised officer on behalf of the Director-General.

(2) Where any notice requires authentication, the signature or an official facsimile thereof of the Director-General or any authorised officer affixed thereto shall be sufficient authentication.

Inaccuracies in documents

21.—(1) No misnomer or inaccurate description of any person, premises, building, holding, street or place named or described in any document prepared, issued or served under, by virtue of or for the purposes of this Act shall in any way affect the operation of this Act as