Prevention of Corruption Act 1906
- Prevention of Corruption Act 1906
The Prevention of Corruption Act 1906 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
This Act makes it a misdemeanour subject to imprisonment up to 7 years:
* for an "agent" to obtain a "consideration" as an inducement or reward for doing any act, or showing favour or disfavour to any person, in relation to his "principal's" affairs.
* for any person to give a "consideration" to an "agent" to induce him to do an act in relation to his "principal's" affairs.
* for any person or "agent" to knowingly falsify receipts, accounts or other documents with the intent to deceive the "principal".
An "agent" is any person employed by or acting for another, and the "principal" is the person he is employed by or acting for. Anyone working for the government counts as an "agent".
In 2002, Part 12 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 extended this law for England, Wales and Northern Ireland internationally so that it could be exercised in cases where neither the "agent's" nor the "principal's" affairs had any connection with the UK. An equivalent change was made for Scotland by the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003.
A prosecution in England, Wales or Northern Irelandfor an offence under this Act cannot be instituted without the consent of the Attorney-General. This provides him with the power to discontinue an investigation that is working towards a prosecution under this Act.
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