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Prevention Of Curruption
Cap. 105 · Revised Edition 2020 · 63 sections
- s. 1Short title
- s. 2Interpretation
- s. 3Establishment of Integrity Commission
- s. 4Functions of the Commission
- s. 5Commission not subject to control or direction
- s. 6Annual report of Commission to National Assembly
- s. 7Establishment and functions of Secretariat
- s. 8Duty as to secrecy and to make declaration
- s. 9Protection of disclosure of information
- s. 10Duty to file declaration of financial affairs
- s. 11Contents of declaration
- s. 12Examination and public disclosure of declarations
- s. 13Commission may require further information and inquiry into declaration
- s. 14Failure to file declaration
- s. 15Commission may hold formal inquiry
- s. 16Powers of Tribunal
- s. 17Findings of Tribunal
- s. 18Indemnity
- s. 19Declaration offences
- s. 20Prosecutions
- s. 21Application of Act
- s. 22Act of corruption
- s. 23Presumption of corruption in certain cases
- s. 24Contracts corruption offences
- s. 25Offence for acquisition of private interest in contract, agreement, etc. of public body
- s. 26Bribing Members of National Assembly
- s. 27Bribing members of public bodies
- s. 28Corrupt acts of agents
- s. 29Offence by body corporate
- s. 30Obligation to disclose advantage received or offered
- s. 31Offence for failure to disclose advantage
- s. 32Threats, interference, etc., with disclosure, an offence
- s. 33Possession of unaccounted property or pecuniary resource
- s. 34Complaint to Commission
- s. 35Protection of persons making complaint
- s. 36Rejection of complaint by Commission
- s. 37Investigation of breach of Act
- s. 38Report to Director of Public Prosecutions or Attorney-General
- s. 39Power to summon and examine witnesses
- s. 40Powers of investigation, appointment of ad hoc investigator, etc
- s. 41Special powers of investigation
- s. 42Powers of investigation authorized by the Commissioner of Police
- s. 43Retaining legal counsel
- s. 44Penalties on witnesses
- s. 45Protection of witnesses
- s. 46Payment to witnesses
- s. 47Legal & obligation to give information
- s. 48General offences
- s. 49Abetment, attempt and conspiracy to commit offence
- s. 50Assistance by Commissioner of Police
- s. 51Staff of Commission,
- s. 52Budget estimates of the Commission
- s. 53Constitutional privileges and immunities not affected
- s. 54Commission and staff to be immune
- s. 55Non-application of Act
- s. 56Proceedings for offences and penalties
- s. 57General penalty clause
- s. 58Limitation of time to commence proceedings
- s. 59Notice of provisions to persons or prospective persons in public life
- s. 60Deductible income tax expenses
- s. 61Regulations
- s. 62Commencement
- s. 63Repeal