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Power of compound offences. (1) The committee or with the authorization of the committee its president, vise-president.8[Executive Officer 9[Medical officer of Health] or Secretary, or any sub-committee thereof, may accept from any person against whom a reasonable suspicion exists that he has committed an offence against this Act or any rule or bye-law, a sum of money by way of compensation for such of- fence. (2) On payment of such sum of money the suspected person if in custody shall be discharged, and no further proceedings shall be taken against him in regard to the of- fence or alleged offence so compounded for. (3) Sums paid by way of composition under this section shall be credited to the mu- nicipal fund. (4) Authorization under sub-section (1) to accept composition for alleged offences may be given by the committee either generally in regard to all offences under this Act and the rules and bye-laws, or particularly in regard only to specified offences or offences of a specified class, and may at any time be withdrawn by the committee. 10[(5) If the committee has not authorized any of the officers specified in sub-sec- tion (1), it shall if so required by the Deputy Commissioner give such authorization to any of the officers specified in sub-section (1), and shall not withdraw authorisa- tion given on such requisition without the sanction of the Deputy Commissioner]. The Punjab Municipal Act, 1911, Section 229 115