Section 15: Receiving gift for a corrupt purpose
consolidated text (as at 2012, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
15. Receiving gift for a corrupt purpose
Any public official who solicits, accepts or obtains a gratification for himself or for any other person—
(a) from a person, whom he knows to have been, to be, or to be
likely to be, concerned in any proceeding or business transacted
or about to be transacted by him, or having any connection with
his functions or those of any public official to whom he is subordinate or of whom he is the superior; or
(b) from a person whom he knows to be interested in or related to
the person so concerned,
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shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to penal servitude
for a term not exceeding 10 years.
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Questions this section answers
- Can a public official be charged for accepting a gift from someone involved in a matter they are handling?