Corruption, oppression and extortion

(1) Every public officer or juror who is guilty of corruption or of wilful oppression or of extortion in respect of the duties of his office, shall be liable to imprisonment for three years. (2) Every person, other than a public officer or juror, who is guilty of corruption or of wilful oppression or of extortion, shall be liable to imprisonment for three years. (3) A person, other than a public officer or juror, is guilty of– (a) corruption, in relation to his decision to do any act or omission, if he directly or indirectly agrees or offers to do that act or omits to do that act, to be influenced by the gift, promise or prospect of valuable consideration to be received by him or by any other person from any person whoever, which he knows that he is not lawfully authorized to demand; (b) wilful oppression, if he wilfully commits any excess or abuse of his authority to the injury of the public or any person; (c) extortion, where by virtue of his position, that person demands or obtains from any other person whether for himself or any other person, any money or valuable consideration which he knows that he is not lawfully authorized to demand or obtain.