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Power to compound offences. - The local authority or' the Health Officer may compound i07.Powerto police officers toa1'rest offenders against Act, etc. -Any police officer. who· sees a person committing. an offence against any . of the provisions of this Act or of any rules or bye-laws made thereunder, may al'l."est such person, if' his name" and address are unknown to the. officer and such. person on demand declines to give his name and address or give a name and address which the officer has reason to believe to be falSe~