No. S 173
Feeding Stuffs Act
(Chapter 105)
Feeding Stuffs (Composition of Offences) Rules 2005
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 11 of the Feeding Stuffs Act, read with section 199A of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68), the Minister for National Development hereby makes the following Rules:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Rules may be cited as the Feeding Stuffs (Composition of Offences) Rules 2005 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2005.
Compoundable offences
2.—(1)  The following offences may be compounded by the Director-General, or any officer authorised by him, in accordance with section 199A of the Criminal Procedure Code:
(a)an offence under section 4 (5) or 10 of the Act; and
(b)any offence under the Feeding Stuffs (Licensing, Analysis and Fees) Rules (R 1).
(2)  The Director-General or any officer authorised by him may compound any of the offences specified in paragraph (1) by collecting from the person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum of money not exceeding one half of the maximum fine prescribed for the offence.

Made this 17th day of March 2005.

TAN TEE HOW
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of National Development,
Singapore.
[ND 202/1-41 Vol. 31; AG/LEG/SL/105/2005/1 Vol. 1]
(To be presented to Parliament under section 11(5) of the Feeding Stuffs Act).