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CAP. 201]

Bribery for giving assistance, etc. in regard

to contracts.

Bribery for procuring withdrawal

of tenders.

Prevention of Bribery

[1974 Ed.

(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.

5. (1) Any person who, without lawful authority or reason- able excuse, offers an advantage to a public servant as an induce- ment to or reward for or otherwise on account of such public servant's giving assistance or using influence in, or having given assistance or used influence in-

(a) the promotion, execution, or procuring of--

(i) any contract with a public body for the performance of any work, the providing of any service, the doing of any thing or the supplying of any article, material or sub- stance, or

(ii) any subcontract to perform any work, provide any service, do any thing or supply any article, material or substance required to be performed, provided, done or supplied under any contract with a public body; or (b) the payment of the price, consideration or other moneys stipulated or otherwise provided for in any such contract or subcontract as aforesaid,

shall be guilty of an offence.

(2) Any public servant who, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, solicits or accepts any advantage as an induce- ment to or reward for or otherwise on account of his giving assist- ance or using influence in, or having given assistance or used influence in-

(a) the promotion, execution or procuring of, or

(b) the payment of the price, consideration or other moneys

stipulated or otherwise provided for in,

any such contract or subcontract as is referred to in subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.

6. (1) Any person who, without lawful authority or reason- able excuse, offers any advantage to any other person as an induce- ment to or a reward for or otherwise on account of the withdrawal of a tender, or the refraining from the making of a tender, for any contract with a public body for the performance of any work, the providing of any service, the doing of any thing or the supplying of any article, material or substance, shall be guilty of an offence.

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