“C”—Contd.
"public body" means-
(a) the Government;
(b) the Executive Council;
(c) the Legislative Council;
(d) the Urban Council;
(e) any board, commission, committee or other body, whether paid or unpaid, appointed
by or on behalf of the Governor or the Governor in Council; and
(f) any board, commission, committee or other body specified in the Schedule;
"public servant" means any employee or member of a public body, whether temporary or permanent and whether paid or unpaid, but the holding of a share in a company which is a public body shall not of itself constitute the holder a public servant;
"spouse" includes a concubine.
(2) For the purposes of this Ordinance—
(a) a person offers an advantage if he, or any other person acting on his behalf, directly or indirectly gives, affords or holds out, or agrees, undertakes or promises to give, afford or hold out, any advantage to or for the benefit of or in trust for any other person;
(b) a person solicits an advantage if he, or any other person acting on his behalf, directly or indirectly demands, invites, asks for or indicates willingness to receive, any advantage, whether for himself or for any other person; and
(c) a person accepts an advantage if he, or any other person acting on his behalf, directly or indirectly takes, receives or obtains, or agrees to take, receive or obtain any advantage, whether for himself or for any other person.
Soliciting or accepting an advantage.
Bribery.
3.
PART II
OFFENCES
Any Crown servant who, without the general or special permission of the Governor, solicits or accepts any advantage shall be guilty of an offence.
4. (1) Any person who, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, offers any advantage to a public servant as an inducement to or reward for or otherwise on account of that public servant's-
(a) performing or abstaining from performing, or having performed or abstained from
performing, any act in his capacity as a public servant;
(b) expediting, delaying, hindering or preventing, or having expedited, delayed, hindered or prevented, the performance of an act, whether by that public servant or by any other public servant in his or that other public servant's capacity as a public servant; or (c) assisting, favouring, hindering or delaying, or having assisted, favoured, hindered or
delayed, any person in the transaction of any business with a public body,
shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) Any public servant who, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, solicits or accepts any advantage as an inducement to or reward for or otherwise on account of his-
(a) performing or abstaining from performing, or having performed or abstained from
performing, any act in his capacity as a public servant;
(b) expediting, delaying, hindering or preventing, or having expedited, delayed, hindered or prevented, the performance of an act, whether by himself or by any other public servant in his or that other public servant's capacity as a public servant; or
(c) assisting, favouring, hindering or delaying, or having assisted, favoured, hindered or
delayed, any person in the transaction of any business with a public body,
shall be guilty of an offence.
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