(1) Any offence whether committed before or after the commencement of this Regulation, punishable under sections 44 and 45 or any rule made thereunder, may before the institution of prosecution, be compounded by such officers of the Fire and Emergency Service and for such amount as the Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf:
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Provided that no offence shall be compoundable which is committed by failure to comply with a notice, order or requisition issued by or on behalf of the Government or of any of the officers authorised under this Regulation and until the same has been complied with.
(2) Where an offence has been compounded under sub-section (1), the offender if in custody, shall be discharged and no further action shall be taken against him in respect of such offence.
53. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of the provisions of this Regulation or any rules made thereunder.
54. No court shall take the cognizance of an offence under this Regulation, except on the complaint of, or upon information received from, the Director or the officer authorised by him.
55. No court inferior to that of a Judicial Magistrate of the first class shall try an offence punishable under this Regulation.
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