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Part III

100. Bribery of public officials by persons having dealings with the Government

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

A person-

(a)

who offers any gratification to any person as an inducement or a reward for–

(i)

his procuring from the Government the payment of the whole or a part of any claim;

(ii)

his procuring or furthering the appointment of the first-mentioned person or of any other person to any office;

(iii)

his preventing the appointment of any other person to any office;

(iv)

his procuring, or furthering the securing of, any employment for the first-mentioned person or for any other person in any department, office or establishment of the

Government;

(v)

his preventing the securing of any employment for any other person in any department, office or establishment of the

Government;

(vi)

his procuring, or furthering the securing of any grant, lease, service, favour, advantage or other benefit from the Government for the first-mentioned person or for any other person; or

(vii)

his preventing the securing of any such grant, lease, service, favour, advantage or other benefit for any other person; or

(b)

who solicits or accepts any gratification as an inducement or a reward for his doing any of the acts specified in subparagraphs (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi)

and (vii) of paragraph (a) of this section, commits an offence of bribery under this Act and on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one million rupees and to a term of rigorous imprisonment not exceeding seven years.

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