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| (1) Any offence under this Act may, if no prosecution for such offence is actually pending, be compounded by the competent authority on the payment by the accused of such sum of money as may be determined by such authority, or if a prosecution for such offence is actually pending, be so compounded by such authority with the consent of the Magistrate; but the Magistrate shall record his reasons for giving such consent. |
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| (2) The compounding of an offence under this section shall have the effect of an acquittal of the accused. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts