House to House and Street Collections (Composition of Offences) Regulations 2005

House to House and Street
Collections Act 1947

(Section 5¹)

¹   These Regulations were made under section 5 of the Act read with section 199A of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68, 1985 Revised Edition) and, pursuant to section 429(18) of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010, continue to be in force.

House to House and Street
Collections (Composition of Offences)
Regulations 2005

2025 REVISED EDITION

(2 June 2025)

[14 October 2005]

Citation

1.  These Regulations are the House to House and Street Collections (Composition of Offences) Regulations 2005.

Compoundable offences

2.—(1)  The following offences may be compounded by the Commissioner of Police in accordance with section 243 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010²:

²   The reference to section 199A of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68, 1985 Revised Edition) is updated to section 243 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010, pursuant to section 429(15) of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010.

(a) an offence under section 7 of the Act;

(b) an offence under section 5(3) of the Act in relation to a contravention of regulation 4, 5, 6, 7, 12 or 14 of the House to House and Street Collections Regulations 1976.

(2)  The Commissioner of Police may compound any offence specified in paragraph (1) by collecting from the person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence —

(a) a sum of money not exceeding $50 in respect of an offence mentioned in paragraph (1)(a); or

(b) a sum of money not exceeding $500 in respect of an offence mentioned in paragraph (1)(b).