(c) any person knowingly gives to any agent, or if any agent knowingly uses with intent to deceive his principal, any receipt, account or other document in respect of which the principal is interested, and which contains any statement which is false or erroneous or defective in any material particular, and which to his knowledge is intended to mislead the principal;
he shall be guilty of an offence.
5. (1) Any person who commits an offence against section 3 shall be liable--
(a) on summary conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars and imprisonment for two
years;
(b) on conviction on indictment to a fine of ten thousand dollars and imprisonment for
five years;
(c) in addition be liable to be ordered to pay to such body, and in such manner as the magistrate or the court directs, the amount or value of any gift, loan, fee or reward received by him or any part thereof;
and in the event of a second conviction for a like offence, in addition to the foregoing penalties, be liable to be adjudged to be incapable for seven years of being registered as an elector of members of any public body, and any enactment in force in the Colony for preventing the voting and registration of persons declared by reason of corrupt practices to be incapable of voting shall apply to a person adjudged in pursuance of this section to be incapable of voting.
(2) Any person committing an offence against section 4 shall be liable--
(a) on summary conviction to a fine of one thousand dollars and imprisonment for two
years;
(b) on conviction on indictment to a fine of ten thousand dollars and imprisonment for
five years,
and in addition to be ordered to pay to his principal and in such manner as the magistrate or the court may direct, any gift or consideration or any part thereof.
6. A person convicted on indictment of an offence under section 3 or 4 shall, where the matter or transaction in relation to which the offence was committed was a contract or a proposal for a contract with His Majesty or any Government department or any public body or a sub-contract to execute any work comprised in such a contract, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven nor less than three years: Provided that nothing in this section shall prevent the infliction-
(a) in addition to imprisonment of such punishment other than imprisonment as may be
inflicted under subsection (1) or (2) of section 5; or
(b) in lieu of the punishment provided for by this section of any punishment which by
virtue of section 5 may be inflicted for an offence under section 3 or 4.
“B”—Contd.
Penalty for offences.
Increase of maximum penalty in certain cases.
7. A person shall not be exempt from punishment under this Ordinance by reason of the invalidity of the appointment or election of a person to a public office.
8. A prosecution under this Ordinance shall not be instituted except by or with the consent of the Attorney General.
9. Notwithstanding any rule of practice or procedure to the contrary in the event of a person being charged with an offence against section 3 or 4, a judge shall not be required to direct the jury that it is dangerous to convict on the evidence of an accomplice without corroboration in a material particular implicating the accused but it shall suffice if the judge shall give the jury such instructions regarding the reliability of the evidence of an accomplice as he may deem appropriate.
10. (1) Notwithstanding anything in any other law contained, the Attorney General if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that an offence against this Ordinance has been committed by any person may in writing specially authorize a police officer not below
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Savings.
Restriction on prosecution.
Evidence of accomplice.
Special powers of investigation.