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Power to compound offences —The executive authority or the Health Officer may compound any offence against this Act or the rules or bye-laws made thereunder which may, by rules made by the Government, be declared compoundable. The power to compound any offence so declared may also be exercised by such other authority or person as may be authoris- ed in that behalf by rules made by the Government.