Anti-Corruption Act 2023 · As enacted · Part III
Section 102
Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails.
Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged
Bribery of a member of a Provincial Council or a local authority, or of a scheduled institution, or of a governing body of a scheduled institution, and bribery of official of a Provincial Council or a local authority or a shceduled institution or a governing body of such scheduled institution
A person -
who offers any gratification to any member of a
Provincial Council or a local authority, or of a scheduled institution, or of the governing body of a scheduled institution, as an inducement or a reward for -
such member’s voting or abstaining from voting at any meeting of such Provincial
Council, local authority, scheduled institution, or governing body or of a committee thereof in favour of or against any measure, resolution or question submitted to such Provincial Council, local authority, scheduled institution, governing body or committee;
such member’s performing, or abstaining from performing, or his aid in procuring, expediting, delaying, hindering or preventing the performance of any official act; or
such member’s aid in procuring or preventing the passing of any vote or the granting of any contract or advantage in favour of any person;
who offers any gratification to any officer or employee of any local authority or a Provincial
Council, or of any scheduled institution, as an inducement or a reward for –
such officer’s or employee’s performing or abstaining from performing, or his aid in procuring, expediting, delaying, hindering or preventing the performance of, any official act; or
such officer’s or employee’s procuring or preventing the passing of any vote or the granting of any contract or advantage in favour of any person;
who, being such member as is referred to in paragraph (a) of this section, solicits or accepts any gratification as an inducement or a reward for any such act, or any such abstaining, as is referred to in subparagraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) of that paragraph; or
who, being such officer or employee as is referred to in paragraph (b) of this section, solicits or accepts any gratification as an inducement or a reward for any such act, or any such abstaining, as is referred to in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of that paragraph, commits an offence of bribery under this Act and on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one million rupees and to term of rigorous imprisonment not exceeding seven years.
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