Section 45: Power to compound offences

(1) The Registrar-General or any person authorised in writing for that purpose by the Registrar-General, may, if he is satisfied that any person has committed an offence against this Act or any regulations made thereunder, compound such offence by accepting from such person a sum not exceeding N200.
(2) The power conferred by this section on the Registrar-General or any person authorised in that behalf shall only be exercised where the person admits that he has committed the offence and agrees to the offence being dealt with under this section.
(3) The person exercising the power under this section shall give to the person from whom he receives the sum of money a receipt thereof and shall as soon as practicable report the exercise of the power to the Registrar-General unless the person exercising the power is the Registrar-General himself.
(4) If any proceeding is brought against any person for an offence against this Act or any regulations thereunder it shall be a defence if the person proves that the offence with which he is charged has been compounded under this section.
(5) The money received under this section shall be dealt with as if it were a fine imposed by a court.