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Act of corruption

Cap. 105, s. 22 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) A person who, by himself or in conjunction with any other person, or an agent, engages or attempts to engage in any of the acts specified in Part I of the Third Schedule commits an (2) Any person who commits an act of corruption commits an offence and is liable, (a) on summary conviction, (i) in the case of a first offence, to a fine not less than ten thousand dollars; and (ii) in the case of a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not less than twenty thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years or to both fine and imprisonment, (b) on conviction on indictment, (i) in the case of a first offence, to a fine not less than twenty-five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years or to both fine and imprisonment; and (ii) in the case of a second or subsequent offence to a fine not less than fifty thousand dollars or to imprisonment Prevention of Corruption 27 for a period not exceeding three years or to both fine and imprisonment.
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