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PREVENTION OF BRIBERY BILL
30 (1) No prosecution for an offence under Part II shall be instituted except with the consent of the Attorney Generalỵ.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) this section or subsection (280) of sect Provided that a person charged with an offence under Part II may be arrested, or a warrant for his arrest may be issued and executed and any such nercon mau ha
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Consent of Attorney General required for prosecution of offences
under Part II.
Á but no such person shall be remanded in custody or on bail for longer than seven days on such charge unless in the meantime the consent of the Attorney General aforesaid has
been obtained.
onan nớt ve cancu upon to plead and the provisions of the law for the time being in force relating to criminal procedure shall be modified accordingly.
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May
3. (1) If, on the trial of any person for any offence under Part II, if it is not proved that the accused is guilty of the offence charged but it is proved that the accused is guilty of some other offence under Part II, or of attempting or being a party to such other offence, the accused shaft notwithstanding the absence of consent under section 30 in respect of such other offence, or of attempting or being a party to such other offence, be convicted of such other offence, or of attempting or being a party to such other
dealt with offenee, and be liable to be punished accordingly.
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Alternative
convictions, and amending particulars.
(2) If on the trial of any person for any offence under Part II there is any material variance between the particulars of the offence charged and the evidence adduced in support thereof, such variance shall not, of itself, entitle the accused to an acquittal of the offence charged if, in the opinion of the court, there is prima facie evidence of the commission of that offence, and in such a case the court shall, notwithstanding the absence of consent under section 30-in respect of the particulars supported by the evidence adduced, make the necessary amendment to the particulars, and shall, read and explain the same to the accused, and the parties shall be allowed to recall and examine on matters relevant to sprovisions of subsection (3), amendment any witness who may have been examined and to call any further witness.
There'
under subsection (2)
such
(3) If an Provided that if the amendment is made after the case for the prosecution is closed no further witness may be called by the prosecution other than such and on such matters only as it would,
apart from notwithstanding, the provisions of this subsection, be permissible to call and put in evidence in rebuttal.