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What is the legal consequence of paying a composition fee under Section 74 of the Excise Act for a minor offence?

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1It results in a summary conviction recorded in police registers
2It grants a temporary stay of proceedings until the next court hearing
3It mandates the immediate destruction of all seized licensed apparatus
4It acts as an acquittal and bars any further criminal proceedings for that offence✓

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It acts as an acquittal and bars any further criminal proceedings for that offence

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