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PREVENTION OF BRIBERY (AMENDMENT) BILL 1987
Resumption of debate on Second Reading (27 May 1987)
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The OMELCO Standing Panel on Security was consulted by the Secretary for Security in May last year on a paper outlining the main proposals in the Prevention of Bribery (Amendment) Bill 1986 and Independent Commission Against Corruption.
The Bills introduced into Legislative Coon (Amendment) Bill 1986.
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Legce on 27 May 1987 incorporated many of the suggestions of the panel. Sir, we welcome the Administration's continued efforts to review procedures and levels of penalties to enable the Independent Commission Against Corruption to carry out its duties with improved efficiency.
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The Legea fa foc group set up to examine the Bills supports the proposed legislation in principle. During the e many working sessions, Members raised a number of issues and
held in-depth discussions with the Administration. result, the group and the Administration were able to agree on five amendments which we believe, are an improvement to the
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In this speech, I shall confine myself to the Prevention of Bribery (Amendment) Bill 1987. Clause 4 of the Bill is without doubt the most important. It provides for the making of an order for the confiscation of property or
pecuniary resources found to be in the control of a crown hat is, servant who is convicted of a section 10 (1) (b) offence, e being in control of unexplained pecuniary resources or property disproportionate to his official emoluments. In practical terms, the Bill is to give the court power to order the confiscation of property found at the trial to be in the